Männlichen Ski School Group lessons for children

The winter panorama of Switzerland is best experienced while skiing. So that you can soon ski with your whole family in the beautiful scenery of the higher pistes, kids often need a lot of practice.

This ski course in the ski area Männlichen is perfect for learning to ski at a young age. Together with the ski instructor, your child will improve their skiing skills in a beautiful environment.

The skill levels according to the Swiss Snow League are as follows:

Bambini:

• Suitable for kids from 3 to about 6 years old
• Information about the history of Snowli
• Walking, climbing, turning
• Riding downhill parallel and braking
• First direction change from the fall line

Blue Prince/Princess:

• Suitable for kids from 5 to about 12 years old
• Info about the equipment
• Climbing with stair and stepping techniques
• Gliding and braking in a snowplow
• Riding in a parallel ski position with switching and tricks
• Snowplow turning

Blue King/Queen:

• Suitable for kids from 5 to about 12 years old
• Info about the safe use of lifts
• Traversing and tricks
• Side sliding
• Parallel riding on simple waves and jumps
• Snowplow swinging on easy blue slopes

Blue Star:

• Suitable for kids from 5 to about 12 years old
• Info about behavior on slopes (FIS rules)
• Swinging in a mini-pole forest and course
• Riding in waves and hollows
• Switch riding in V-position with direction change
• Snowplow swinging on varied blue slopes

Red Prince/Princess:

• Suitable for kids from 5 to about 12 years old
• Info about warming up
• Braking parallel
• Carving on easy slopes
• Waltz
• Parallel swinging (sliding)

Red King/Queen:

• Suitable for kids from 5 to about 12 years old
• Info about behavior in the snow park
• Short swinging on easy slopes
• Skate step on flat ground
• Basic Air (small kicker)
• Parallel swinging with different radii

Red Star:

• Suitable for kids from 5 to about 12 years old
• Info about nature, forests, and landscapes
• Parallel swinging in the pole couloir and course
• Parallel swing "switch" (sliding)
• One-legged swinging on easy slopes
• Short swinging on medium-difficult slopes

• Take along: Ski clothing, skis and equipment, ski pass, snack