Grindelwald Freestyle Snowboard Course Advanced
Highlights
- Get lots of tips and tricks to practice your new snowboard skills on the slopes and in the park
- Be accompanied through the course by an experienced coach at Snow Park First
- Learn tricks like the ollie, slope spins, tail spins, nose-tail turns, terrain jumps and much more
- Particularly fast progress due to lessons adapted to the level of the group
- Learn in a small group from 3 to a maximum of 8 people
Description
The course takes place in the Snowpark First. After you have mastered the beginner park on Oberjoch, you will move on to the Pro Park Bärgelegg. Here bigger obstacles and kickers are waiting for you
Meeting point: 14:00 h First mountain station
An experienced ski instructor will show you many practical tips and tricks to improve your freestyle skills
Besides all the tricks you will learn the rules of conduct in the park and get an introduction in boxing. Thanks to the professional supervision, you will quickly make progress, which you can then try out yourself.
Practical Information:
- Requirement: advanced snowboarder (min. level Blue Star)
- Minimum number of participants: 3
- Maximum number per instructor: 8 people
Learning objectives
- Slope Tricks: Fakie rides, ollie, slope spins, worm turn, nose tail turns, tail spin, slide out, terrain jumps, 180°, 360°
- Park / Rails: Rules of conduct park, fakie rides, introduction to riding boxes, 180°, slides on boxes, introduction to rails
- Park / Air: Rules of conduct park, basic air, fakie rides, 180°, grabs, switch jumps, jump variations, 360°
Levels Swiss Snow League
Blue Star:
- Suitable for children from 5 to approx. 12 years old
- Info on how to behave on slopes (FIS rules)
- swinging in mini - pole forest and parcours
- Wave and trough skiing
- switch skiing in V-position with change of direction
- Plough swinging on varied blue slope
Red Prince/Princess:
- Suitable for children from 5 to approx. 12 years old
- Info about warming up (warm-up)
- Braking parallel
- Bow treading on easy slope
- waltz
- Parallel swing (slid)
Red King/Queen:
- Suitable for children from 5 to approx. 12 years old
- Info on how to behave in the snowpark
- Short swinging on easy slope
- Skate step on the flat
- Basic Air (small kicker)
- Parallel swinging with different radii
Red Star:
- Suitable for children from 5 to approx. 12 years old
- Info about nature, forest and landscape
- Parallel swing in the pole couloir and parcours
- Parallel swing "Switch" (slid)
- Single leg swing on easy slope
- Short swing on medium difficult slope
Black Prince/Princess:
- Info about the material preparation
- Short swing with pole use on difficult slope
- Jumping straight and fifty-fifty over box
- Parallel turn in unprepared snow
- Carve turns (cut parallel turns) on wide, easy slope
Black Academy:
- Parallel turn "Race
- Short turn "Race
- turn variations
- Carve swing variations (at least one)
- short turn variations (at least one)
- Race technique in a given course
- squat jump
- giant slalom
- slalom
Swiss Activities Tip
A must-do when staying in Grindelwald is to ride the Velogemel. This special vehicle is a mix of a bicycle and a Gemel, which is a dialect word for sled. The Velogemel is an original Grindelwald piece of sports equipment and is extremely fun on the slopes
What's included
2 hours professional introduction to the Snow Park First
Explanation of the park rules
Skiwear
Ski equipment
Ski pass Grindelwald - Wengen
Meeting point
Bergstation First, 3818 Grindelwald, Schweiz
Important information
- Bring along: Snowboard equipment, snowboard clothing, ski pass
- For children and adults from level Blue Star
Operator
Operated by
Outdoor Switzerland AG Berg- und Schneesport
Verified operator