 Poster: A snowHead
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Just wondering if these seem about right to any ESF instructors out there:
Piou-Piou == Premier Ski
Beginner
Ourson & Flocon == Level 1
Intermediate
1*, 2*, 3* == Level 2
Advanced
Etoile de Bronze, Etoile d'Or == Level 3
"Expert"
??? == Level 4
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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@Evasion, I think the child "Expert" level would be "Competition".
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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@rjs, thank you. The reason I'm not sure about whether there is an equivalence at the highest level is that Competition seems to be entirely racing on groomed slopes whereas Level 4 for adults seems to focus a lot on off-piste.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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@Evasion, competition (at least in Chamonix/Argentiere) spends less time racing than on other skills, typically there's only 1.5-2 days of racing. There's a lot of off-piste, bumps etc., and even the shooting part of biathlon sometimes for a bit of variety.
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| snowdave wrote: |
| @Evasion, competition (at least in Chamonix/Argentiere) spends less time racing than on other skills, typically there's only 1.5-2 days of racing. There's a lot of off-piste, bumps etc., and even the shooting part of biathlon sometimes for a bit of variety. |
And in Samoens Competition is basically what it says on the tin - my 10yrs old girl spent two weeks with the local ski club racing. Half of the time was spent on the slalom course and the other 1/2 on a different prepared GS course. There was extremely strong emphasis on technique and speed. She found that all local girls and boys, while generally welcoming were super competitive. To make it even more complicated, Competition, at least in Samoens has Bronze, Silver and Gold levels within, based on your timing and instructor report. We got to Silver, but she is not heavy enough to compete with the teenagers for gold, hence this season, fingers crossed, she will be doing Freestyle. In order to do Freestyle, you need to have done at least Etoile d'Or and be 10yo+...
ESF doesn't condone Freeride lessons for kids younger than 13yo, because while technically they could manage pettty much anything even at the age of 10, the likelyhood of them not following orders by the guide or becoming an extra liability when a situation arises are quite high. The latter statement was given to me by a friend, who is a guide with ESF and leads their adult freeride courses...
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