Ski school for advanced skiers including lunch at Sunnegga

This course is suitable for children between the ages of 4 and 16 at Swiss Snow League levels. Professional instructors, a great atmosphere, lots of fun and a fantastic winter landscape in the ski area in front of the Matterhorn are guaranteed. Please remember to provide your child with warm clothing, ski equipment and a valid ski pass.

Program Red and Black League

• The group meets every day at 09:00 at the tennis court in front of the Hotel Christiania.
• Between 09:15 and 15:00 your child will be taught by a professional ski instructor. At midday there is a one-hour break including lunch and supervision in the Sunnegga mountain restaurant with reserved seating.
• Your child arrives back at the Sunnegga valley station in Zermatt at 15:30.
• It is possible to pick up the child at 15:00 on Sunnegga.
• The ski race with prize-giving ceremony takes place on the Sunnegga at Eisenflug on Friday.

Practical information:

• Ski clothing and equipment can be rented in Zermatt
• Number of participants: 3-9 children per ski instructor

Red Prince/Princess:

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

Red King/Queen:

• Suitable for children from 5 to approx. 12 years
• 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

Swiss Snow Academy:

• Parallel turn "Race"
• Short turn "Race"
• Turn variations
• Carve turn variations (at least one)
• Short turn variations (at least one)
• Race technique in a given course
• squat jump
• giant slalom
• slalom