Experience : Your child has a week’s snowboard experience already and can control their speed, turn using the toe and heel edge on green slopes.
Goals of the week : Being able to do linked turns on blue slopes. Developing technique with vertical movement. Introduction to the snowpark, 180° slides and riding switch. Discover more of the specific vocabulary of snowboarding.
Week's program : Meet their instructor and the rest of the group. After a quick check of their gear, they will start warming up on easy slopes. The goal is to improve their linked turns to be able to ride blues slopes. They will learn some more freestyle, flat tricks, 180 slides, switch and the ollie/nollie. An introduction to the snowpark. You will also work on the snowboard vocabulary.
Hours : Sunday (first day) from 10:00 to 12:00, Monday to Friday from 9:00 to 12:00.
More : The Silver Snowboard group lessons are limited to a maximum of 8 children (from 5 to 13 years old). Everybody progresses at their own pace and have the opportunity to change groups during the week.
Remarks : Don't forget their ski-pass for the chairlifts, a little snack in the pocket for the break and sunscreen for the sunny days!