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Accreditation Skiing Standards - Yellow

Groomed easy slope:

  • Release consistently using the old stance leg and foot as the initiators.
  • Both skis maintain the same edge angle and rate of change of edge angle, and shins remain parallel, during transition to engagement.
  • Both skis continue to increase angle to surface as turn progresses using ski design to determine turn size and direction.
Teaching demonstrations:
  • All direction changes begin with a movement toward the little-toe edge.
  • The stance ski remains passive in transition and changes direction through reaction to free foot actions.

 

Accreditation Skiing Standards - Green

Groomed intermediate slope:

  • Release consistently using the old stance leg and foot as the initiators.
  • Both skis maintain the same edge angle and rate of change of edge angle, and shins remain parallel, during transition to engagement.
  • Both skis continue to increase angle to surface as turn progresses using ski design to determine turn size and direction.

Teaching demonstrations:

  • All direction changes begin with a movement toward the little-toe edge.
  • The stance ski remains passive in transition and changes direction through reaction to free foot actions.

 

Accreditation Skiing Standards - Blue

Groomed intermediate slope:

  • Able to demonstrate both types of release:
  1. Lighten old stance ski, transfer to little-toe edge of new ski, initiate turn with Phantom Move
  2. Weighted release - continue to balance on old stance ski
  • Release, transfer, & engagement result in turn arc using ski design (carving).
  • Carve turns in two sizes - short and medium
Intermediate mogul slope:
  • Perform either of the two releases in continuous, fall line skiing.

 

 

Accreditation Skiing Standards - Black

Groomed intermediate slope:

  • Perform clean, non-skidded, carved turns
Intermediate mogul slope:
  • Perform both methods of release consistently in continuous, fall line skiing:
  1. Release with transfer to new ski
  2. Weighted release
Groomed expert slope:
  • Alternate series of short and medium radius carved turns with release.
Expert mogul slope:
  • Perform continuous fall line skiing, releasing consistently from the old stance foot.