Adult beginner : You have never skied before or have skied just once, or a couple of hours on indoor or dry slopes.

Level 1 : A few days to one week’s experience. You can move around on flat ground and uphill with your skis on. You can ski in a snowplough position and know how to stop when moving at low speed on a green run.

Level 2 : You have skied for between 2 and 5 weeks. You ski in parallel on blue runs.

Level 3 : You have already skied for 5 to 10 weeks. You are comfortable with your equipment. You ski with ease on red runs, keeping your skis parallel with vertical movement. You control your speed and direction on all types of runs.

Level 4 : Your experience: You have more than 10 weeks experience. You are comfortable on all types of terrain and wish to further develop your technical skills.