Männlichen Ski School Group lessons for children

The best way to experience Switzerland's winter panorama is by skiing. Children often need a lot of practice so that you can soon ski with your whole family in the beautiful panorama of the higher slopes.

This ski course in the Männlichen ski area 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 setting.

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

Bambini:

• Suitable for children from 3 to approx. 6 years of age
• Information about the history of Snowli
• Walking, climbing, turning
• Riding parallel to the fall line and braking
• First change of direction from the fall line

Blue Prince/Princess:

• Suitable for children from 5 to approx. 12 years of age
• Information about the equipment
• Climbing with stair and shear step
• Gliding and braking in a plow
• Skiing in parallel ski position with transfers and tricks
• Plow turns

Blue King/Queen:

• Suitable for children from 5 to approx. 12 years of age
• Information on the safe use of transportation equipment
• Inclined driving and tricks
• Side slides
• Parallel riding on simple waves and jumps
• Plow turns on a simple blue slope

Blue Star:

• Suitable for children from 5 to approx. 12 years of age
• Information about behavior on slopes (FIS rules)
• Swinging in the mini pole forest and course
• Wave and trough skiing
• Switch skiing in V-position with change of direction
• Plow turns on a varied blue slope

Red Prince/Princess:

• Suitable for children from 5 to approx. 12 years old
• Information about the warm-up
• Parallel braking
• Bowing on a simple slope
• Waltzing
• Parallel turns (slid)

Red King/Queen:

• Suitable for children from 5 to approx. 12 years of age
• Info about behavior in the snowpark
• Short turns on easy slopes
• Skating step on the flat
• Basic air (small kicker)
• Parallel turns with different radii

Red Star:

• Suitable for children from 5 to approx. 12 years of age
• Information about nature, forest and landscape
• Parallel turns in the pole couloir and course
• Parallel swing "Switch" (slid)
• Single-leg turns on easy slopes
• Short turns on a medium-difficulty slope

Black Prince/Princess:

• Info about the material preparation
• Short turns with poles on difficult slopes
• Jumping straight and fifty-fifty over box
• Parallel turns in unprepared snow
• Carve turns (cut parallel turns) on wide, easy slopes

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