It’s good to have a general idea of your ski level; where you are and where you want to be. You can then book an appropriate course that matches both your ski level and your aspirations.
As long as you have a general idea that is fine. On most weeks we will have a few different courses running for different levels. Just call the office and have a chat and we can direct you to a suitable course.
These levels are used just as an initial guide so we can direct you to an appropriate course. We have the flexibility in the resort to tailor the course accordingly.
Improving skiing is so easy if you are in the right environment. Not too difficult and not too easy, just right. So understanding your level is helpful for you and us to help achieve your skiing goals.
Most of us have been dragged down a slope far too difficult at some point in our skiing. So getting the right level and tackling the right slopes is crucial in developing performance and improving confidence.
If you want to chat further about the best course for you, call our office.
Our current Snoworks ski courses start at red run skiers. We may be able to organise a private group or private lesson for you. Please contact the office. We would love to help in your development.
You are a blue and easy red piste skier, skiing parallel and gaining confidence. You are happy on groomed slopes, in good visibility and happier at lower speeds. If however you are super confident on red pistes then it’s time to join the Snoworks family and open up an exciting new world of all mountain skiing, please read level below, if our level 4 sounds like you then come and join us, we can’t wait to help you take your skiing to the next stage.
If you are still a true Snoworks level 3 on our scale here then please contact the office as we may be able to tailor make a private group or private lesson for you. We would love to help in your development.
You are now confident on all red and easy black pistes, but have no off piste experience. This is your entry into the Snoworks Ski Courses programme and a whole new world of skiing! You may have reached that level which is commonly known as the ‘Intermediate Plateau’. You can ski all the blues and reds providing the terrain is well pisted, with good visibility and good snow. You begin to struggle when the terrain becomes more variable; ice starts to appear, bumps begin to form, the terrain becomes steep, crowded or narrow and visibility goes.
This is where Snoworks is in a class of its own. You’re moving from what we call the ‘closed’ environment into the ‘open’ environment – from terrain which is constant and predictable to terrain which is varied and unpredictable. This is our speciality at Snoworks. Come and join us on an All Terrain course!
To join this level course you need to:
Please add half a rating up if you have good psychological confidence and a higher than average fitness level, or half a rating down if the opposite applies.
You are happy to tackle non-groomed red and black pistes with caution and have some off piste experience. You are keen to take your skiing to a whole new level. You’re ready to begin learning to tackle more difficult blacks, steeper slopes, bumps, ice, ski faster with more control, cope with variable snow and terrain, ski more competently in bad visibility and begin your journey into off piste. Join us on either an All Terrain or Off Piste course.
To join this level course you need to:
Please add half a rating up if you have good psychological confidence and a higher than average fitness level, or half a rating down if the opposite applies.
You are confident skiing on all non-groomed red and black slopes and with multiple weeks of off piste experience. You may still be looking to improve your psychological threshold and speed of travel.
You have the experience, confidence and ability to ski in untracked snow and off piste away from the resort boundaries and ski lifts. You are keen to learn new skills and develop your skiing to cope with steeper and deeper off piste, more demanding bumps and variable conditions.
You are now looking for exciting new skiing experiences and to go to places you would not go by yourself with skiers of a similar ability under expert guidance and tution.
At the same time you’d like to learn new skills and to develop your skiing to cope with steeper and deeper off piste. Welcome to advanced all mountain skiing courses with Snoworks. Ski more, learn more, experience more and enjoy your skiing more then ever before. If this is you, then you are now at the level where you can join most of the Snoworks programme! All Terrain, Off Piste, All Terrain Safari, Backcountry, Ski Touring and Adventures.
To join this level course you need to:
Please add half a rating up if you have good psychological confidence and a higher than average fitness level, or half a rating down if the opposite applies.
Join us with a passion to improve and take your skiing to new heights. If you are booking a Backcountry, Ski Touring, or Adventure course, you will benefit from a higher fitness level to maximise your enjoyment.
You are confident and experienced in all mountain environments, both on and off piste. You now have multiple weeks’ skiing experience on and off piste in more exciting, adventurous terrain, both in and away from the main ski resort. You are now looking for even more exciting new skiing experiences in places you would not go by yourself, with skiers of a similar ability under expert guidance and tution. You have a higher psychological threshold and speed of travel than a level 5 (see above).
If this is you then please come and join us on any course including our amazing once in a lifetime Adventure programme.
To join this level course you need to:
Please add half a rating up if you have good psychological confidence and a higher than average fitness level, and half a rating down if the opposite applies.
Join us with a passion to improve and take your skiing to new heights. We are here to share the love for skiing all conditions all over the world!
You are a very confident and experienced skier in all on and off piste environments. You are happy at higher speeds and more psychologically confidence than a level 5+ (see above).
You’ve arrived at a level where you can competently ski everywhere on and off piste at a good pace whatever the conditions, steepness of the slope, size of the bumps and depth of the powder. You’re very confident skiing ice, skiing in bad visibility and happy to ski off piste well away from the resort boundaries.
You probably like to make the most of your time skiing, searching out the best snow, and the best terrain and skiing with people equally as competent as yourself, we can provide you with exceptional skiing experiences all over the world, with other skiers of a similar level under expert guidance and instruction. As an ‘expert’ skier you may also be interested in our Pro courses.
A high level of fitness is required. You no doubt work out in the gym, or swim, run, cycle or hill walk regularly throughout the year. You will be skiing exciting steep slopes, bumps and deep snow for half days or full days depending on the course you choose.
You are extremely confident skiing all snow conditions on and off piste at speed, with a high fitness level and psychological threshold. Possibly you aspire to, or already hold a ski instructor qualification, or have race experience, or have done multiple seasons working in resort.
We recognise the better you get, the harder it is to find people to ski with and share those experiences. So on certain weeks throughout the season we’ve dedicated ski courses to extremely high level skiers with high fitness levels. Contact the office to see which dates are the most suitable. As an ‘expert’ skier you may also be interested in our Freeride or Pro courses.
