Know Your Level
Our experienced team of instructors are dedicated to your progression on the slopes.
When you’re booking a lesson, please specify your level so we can match you with the best instructors.
| Level | Lesson Flag | My current ability | What I'd like to do next | Thredboland & Freeriders symbol |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Itโs my first time skiing. |  |
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| 1+ | | Iโve skied before but... | I still need to work on stopping by myself. | |
| 2 |  | I can make a snowplough and stop. | I want to work on linking turns and learn to ride a lift. |  |
| 3 |  | I can ride a beginner lift and link snowplough turns. | I want to learn to make my skis parallel at the end of the turn. |  |
| 3+ |  | I can link snowplough turns with confidence on all Friday Flat slopes. | I want to work on making my skis parallel in the turn, use turn-shape to control my speed and prepare to explore more of the mountain. | |
| 4 |  | I finish my turns with the skis parallel but I still have a snowplough for most of my turn, on all green slopes. | I want to learn to make my skis parallel for more of the turn and ski some easy blue slopes. |  |
| 5 |  | I can keep my skis parallel for most of the turn on easy blue slopes. | I want to work on making my turns completely parallel and learn to pole plant. |  |
| 6 |  | I can make basic parallel turns with a pole plant on blue slopes. | I want to consolidate my parallel turns and work on making long and short turns. |  |
| 7 |  | I can link parallel short turns on blue slopes with strong edging. Iโm starting to attempt these on easier black slopes. | I want to refine my technique and tactics to help me on steeper and more challenging terrain. |  |
| 8 |  | I can link strong parallel short turns on all black slopes with parallel skis. I vary my turn shape to suit the terrain. | I want to develop my technique for skiing ungroomed snow, bumps and steeper terrain. |  |
| Level | Lesson Flag | My current ability | What I'd like to do next | Thredboland & Freeriders symbol |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | Itโs my first time snowboarding. | |
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| 2 | | I can stop and control my speed on one or both edges. I canโt turn yet. | I want to work on linking turns and learn to ride a lift. | |
| 3 | | I can ride a beginner lift and link my turns. | I want to work on varying my turn size and shape to control my speed, to prepare to access more of the mountain. | |
| 4 | | I can confidently link turns on all green slopes. | I want to explore easy blue slopes, learn basic freestyle or ride switch. | |
| 5 | | I can confidently link turns on easy blue slopes. | I want to explore steeper blue slopes, learn to carve, work on my freestyle or develop my switch riding. | |
| 6 | | I can link turns on most blue slopes. | I want to build confidence riding in various conditions on blue slopes or venture onto easy black slopes. I want to consolidate my carving, freestyle or switch riding. | |
| 7 | | I can link turns on all blue slopes in various conditions and Iโm starting to ride easier black slopes. | I want to explore more of the mountain and venture beyond the groomers. I want to refine my carving, freestyle, switch riding or technique on steeper slopes. | |
| 8 | | I can link turns on black slopes. | I want to build confidence riding the whole mountain and explore techniques for riding powder, trees, slush, crud, flat light and ice. I want to take my carving, freestyle or switch riding to the next level. | |
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