Ski and Snowboard Training.

Once again for the 2010 Championships we will be offering training classes for all levels of Skier and Rider – see below for your appropriate class level.

The RAF Sports Board will provide Beginners in both sports with their first 12 hours of lessons; additional lessons can be booked and paid for in resort.

As with last year we have again attempted to create a training program that complements the race program, and deconflicts the training from the racing at the same level. Please book your lessons to match your racing, and stay within your training category.

Lessons are booked by using the Race Entry form, available on the Intranet site.

Class Descriptions:

The descriptions below enable individuals to be placed in the correct level of class.

Ski A. Beginner, not yet completed a Beginners course.

Ski B. Completed the Beginners’ course (or equivalent) prior to this year’s Championships, able to ski snowplough and stem christies but pre-parallel.

Ski C. Able to ski parallel but not confidently on red runs.

Ski D. Able to ski parallel confidently on red runs.

Ski E. Able to ski parallel confidently on red and black runs.

Board A. Beginner, not yet completed a Beginners course.

Board B. Able to do side slides, falling leaf, traverse, and basic slide turn on blue pistes.

Board C. (Intermediates 3 - 8 weeks boarding). Able to do slide turns on red pistes; carved turns on blue pistes.

Board D. (3+ wks boarding). Carved turns on blue/red pistes; GS and slalom pole trg (suitable for riders with alpine boards and hard boots or torque (3 strap) bindings).

Board E. (Advanced 8+ wks boarding). Further development of free-riding techniques with focus on free-style; half-pipe and park sessions; airs with horizontal rotation (frontside/backside 180s, 360s, 540s); rotation with grabs; technical grabs; off piste (depending on conditions).

Details of which training category qualifies for what race can be found on the  Rules page.