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Find Your Ski or Snowboard Ability Level

Heavenly has just the right class to satisfy the needs of every skier and snowboarder. All you have to do is find your ability level in the listing below, and choose a lesson option that matches your current skills with your goals.

This will be your first time on skis or a snowboard
Lesson Goals
Skiers Learn to walk, slide, slow down, stop, and begin to turn, in a wedge.	Snowboarders Learn to walk, slide, skate and stop with a sideslip

Skiers can stop and are working on turns. Snowboarders can sideslip in control on their heel edge.
Lesson Goals
Skiers Learn to control your speed by linking wedge turns, ride surface lifts, introduction to chairlifts	Snowboarders Learn to sideslip and turn on toe and heel sides, introduction to chairlifts

Skiers can make wedge turns, but want more control. Snowboarders can turn to both edges, but want more control.
Lesson Goals
Skiers Gain confidence and control on green circle terrain	Snowboarders Learn to link turns from toeside to heelside, on green circle terrain

Skiers start turns in a wedge, and finish with skis close to parallel. Snowboarders can link toe and heel turns most of the time.
Lesson Goals
Skiers Learn to develop versatility and better braking skills, and to make the transition from green to blue runs	Snowboarders Learn to move smoothly from turn to turn and ride confidently, make the transition from green to blue runs

Skiers start turns with a slight wedge, and finish with skis parallel. Snowboarders can consistently link turns.
Lesson Goals
Skiers Skiers learn to develop more dynamic weight transfer and a narrower stance. Learn to make parallel turns on easy blue terrain	Snowboarders Learn to make different size turns for speed control and narrower trails

Skiers can make parallel turns on green slopes. Snowboarders can link toe and heel turns smoothly.
Lesson Goals
Skiers Learn to ski with a consistent rhythm, and to handle the new challenges of blue terrain	Snowboarders Learn to ride with a consistent rhythm, and to handle the new challenges of blue terrain

Skiers can make parallel turns on blue slopes. Snowboarders can adapt their turns to most blue slopes.
Lesson Goals
Skiers Learn to develop independent leg action, enabling you to ski with dynamic balance and to absorb terrain better. Increase your confidence on easy black slopes	Snowboarders Learn to develop independent leg action, enabling you to ride with dynamic balance and to absorb terrain better. Increase your confidence on easy black slopes

Skiers can make parallel turns on some black slopes. Snowboarders can ride some black slopes with speed control.
Lesson Goals
Skiers Learn to ski more aggressively on steeper, more varied terrain, and to link shorter turns on black slopes. Learn to make dynamic parallel turns, and to perfect the subtle timing differences of the pole plant that come into play on steeper terrain	Snowboarders Learn to ride switch stance and beginning freestyle in the park and pipe

Skiers make dynamic parallel turns, and ski black diamond slopes. Snowboarders ride black slopes, pipe, and park with confidence.
Lesson Goals
Skiers Explore tactics, expert techniques, and learn to read terrain with a guide. Perfect your skills in steeps, bumps, crud, powder, park, pipe and extreme conditions	Snowboarders Explore tactics, expert techniques, and learn to read terrain with a guide. Perfect your skills in steeps, bumps, crud, powder, park, pipe and extreme conditions