Brimacombe, home of the Oshawa Ski Club

LessonsRating your Ability

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  Green Terrain: Balanced/Straight Run. Show steering. Snowplow turns. Linked snowplow turns.

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  Green Terrain: Skis brought together during turn. Skis together early in turn / pole plant introduction.

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  Green Terrain: Basic parallel. Linked turns. Pole use.

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  Blue Terrain: Basic parallel. Linked turns. Pole use.

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  Blue Terrain: Early edging. Pressure control. Rhythmical.

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  Blue Terrain: Linked and rhythmical, varied radius, showing ski performance.

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  Black Terrain: Linked and rhythmical, varied radius, showing ski performance.

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  Black Terrain: Strong rhythmical, short radius, dynamic on groomed black terrain.

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  Black Terrain: Strong rhythmical, varied radius, dynamic on varied terrain and snow conditions.

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  No prerequisites required.

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  Student is balanced and has enough board control to enable him or her to control speed while straight running and side slipping.

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  Student is able to execute a traverse (with stop) on both edges.

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  Snowboarder is able to link four to six consecutive beginner turns on beginner terrain.

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  Able to link turns using upper body rotation and extension to initiate the turn, and flexion (pressure control) to complete.

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  Able to link turns using upper body rotation and extension to initiate the turn, and flexion (pressure control) to complete. Steering movements throughout the turns.

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  Edges in the fall line and can perform medium radius sliding turns. Can perform a carved traverse. Tends to lose control and confidence when conditions and terrain become more challenging.

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  Executes rhythmical and linked medium to shorter-radius sliding turns, and carved turns on green terrain. Can adapt to slight changes in terrain (bumps, but has problems with absorption of larger bumps. Able to apply edging before the fall line. Needs to continue to develop pressure control and steering in steeps, terrain adaptation and carving.

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  Can vary turn size and perform short radius turns on black pitches. Can absorb bumpy terrain, but cannot perform turns in the fall line in the bumps. Uses knees and feet to steer and can absorb bumpy terrain. Can use improvement in timing and coordination, and control pressure while carving on steeper slopes.

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  Has developed skills to ride black slopes, groomed and ungroomed. Links turns at high speeds, of varied radius, both carved and sliding. Can show performance by manipulating the fore/aft and lateral pressure on the board, and rebound (resultant pressure).