Little Bear :Your child has never skied before.

Brown Bear : Your child, aged 5 or over, has never skied before or has only had a few hours’ practice.

White Bear : Your child has between a few days and a week’s experience; they can put on their skis and get back up on their own, move in a snowplough zigzag on green runs and stop.

1st Ski : Your child has between 1 and 3 weeks experience; they can make snowplough turns on easy green and blue runs, can get back up on their own and move using the staircase or duck walk techniques.

2nd Ski :Your child has between 2 and 4 weeks experience. They are comfortable on blue runs and are starting to turn in parallel.

3rd Ski: Your child has between 3 and 5 weeks experience. They ski in parallel on easy blue and red runs. They are comfortable moving using the skating step and anticipate changes in the terrain.

Ski Bronze : Your child has more than 7 weeks experience. They are comfortable skiing parallel on red runs with large turns and small turns on blue runs. They can stop quickly in all situations. They know and follow the rules of the slopes to ski safely.

Ski Diamond : Your child has more than 8 weeks experience. They are comfortable on all slopes, making both small and large turns, as well as on different types of snow. They know the rules for staying safe on the slopes.

Pro-Rider Bronze : Your child has more than 10 weeks experience. They are comfortable on all slopes, making both small and large turns. They are familiar with the different skiing disciplines and have been introduced to some of them.

Pro-Rider Gold :Your child has more than 12 weeks experience. They are comfortable on all types of terrain and wish to continue improving their technique on the slopes and in the snowpark, as well as gaining more knowledge about off-piste skiing and practising it safely.