ESI Awards
Ski
Walking and gentle manoeuvres on flat terrain. Getting the very first sensations of sliding.
Straight line snowplough coming to a natural stop.
Snowplough. Knows how to move around without help on flat terrain. Can get up after a fall. Knows how to use a rope-tow or magic carpet without help.
Straight-lining coming to a stop. Knows how to use ski lifts. Snowplough turns. Can put on and take off skis without help.
Plough-parallel turns. Straight running with speed on a gentle slope. Traversing in parallel at speed. Accomplished side-stepping.
Basic parallel turns. Diagonal side slip. Traversing at speed. Straight running on varied terrain at speed.
Parallel skiing. Development of smooth turning arcs. Basic skating turns. Maintaining balance through bumpy terrain.
Accomplished skidded turns. Hockey stops. Downhill skating turns. Basic short turns.
Accomplished turns with a smooth arc and a notion of carving. Basic jumping. Accomplished short turns. Ability to ski in most snow types.
Carved turns in all snow types and all pistes. Carved short turns.
You can ski at ease in all snow types and terrains.
You can vary different turn shapes in all snow and terrain including steeps. Can jump obstacles and control speed in all cirumstances.
snowpark, boardercross and halfpipe. 180°, switch-riding. Basic grabs.
More advanced tricks. 360°. Advanced switch-riding. Advanced grabs.
Snowboard
First ever runs on a snowboard.
You can put on and take off the board. Can take the drag and chair lifts. Straight lining with one foot attached. Basic traversing. Backside falling-leaf drill and stop.
Basic turns. Backside and frontside falling leaf. Backside and frontside garlands. Flat 180° back and front. Basic straight-line jumping.
Basic turns with variations of turn type. Basic switch-riding on easy terrain. Flat 360°. 180° traverse, front and back. Basic Ollie. Introduction to Park.
Advanced turns with all turning radii. Basic Fakie turn with various turning radii. Flat: 180° Nose Slide and Tail Slide. Ollie and Cab 180°. Advanced Snowpark skills: Aerials with Grabs and Handrails. All snow conditions, all terrain, introduction to off-piste boarding.
Carving on all pistes with all types of turn radius. Advanced switch-riding. Flat: 360° / Nose Press & Tail Press. Snowpark: jumps with grab, rotations, rails. Freeride: Riding in deep snow with all turn shapes.