Davos Snowboarding Lessons and Levels

Whatever your level we’ll make sure you have FUN and progress safely.
Take a look at the levels below and decide where your best placed to meet your goals according to our aims. These aims are based on 12.5 hours across 5 days however, group lessons can run for 3,4 and 5 days
Remember, we are infinitely flexible so there’s always room to move you about if you think something suits you better even once you’ve got started. And there is always the offer of a private progression session.
If you can’t make up your mind we are more than happy to talk it over with you. This is your holiday remember and it’s our job to make sure you get the most out of it.

We work in partnership locally with TOP SECRET to get you the best rental equipment as well. We’ve got your back!

Which one is for me?

PEAK 1:

Ah, the first step! It’s time to discover what all the fuss is about. We’ll teach you about your equipment and get you on your feet.
Once you’re up it’s all about mastering those edges to create grip and take control of your speed and direction. We’ll show you the techniques to turn and safely cover the mountain using those chairlifts in no time.

AIMS:

• Understanding your equipment and how to adjust it
• Turning from both edges down a variety of runs
• To understand basic body alignment and pressure control
• To get on and off chairlifts safely
• To have so much fun you can’t wait to climb PEAK 2!

PEAK 2

: So you’ve done this before? You’re just about linking your turns together but things don’t feel quite right and when the going gets steep or too fast you come unstuck. It’s time to develop your movement over your board and create a greater awareness of your posture and inputs so you’re better at controlling the pressures you put through your boots to the corners of your board.
We’ll have you starting to carve the hill and covering those dreaded flat spots like there’s no tomorrow!

AIMS:

• To build confidence and develop a greater understanding of movements and their outcome on different terrain
• To begin ‘tilting’ the board to enhance grip at different stages of the turn in different snow types
• To adjust pressure to allow you to Ollie and take some air
• To make the 15Km descent from ‘Top of the world’ in Parsenn to Klosters!
• To have so much FUN you can’t wait to climb PEAK 3!

PEAK 3:

OK Mr and Mrs Snowboarder! So it’s time to raise your game is it? You’re covering the whole hill and starting to venture off piste when you spot the opportunity. Is the terrain park starting to look interesting? Well it’s time to sharpen up those edges and give you the skills you’ll need to safely take some air! Fancy learning a bit of switch riding and the finer points of ‘jibbing’ on the piste?
Peak 3 is about developing the way you use your edges for grip and for wash to allow the board to move more freely beneath you across more varied terrain. From steep pistes to Boxes in the park and using natural jumps, we’ll equip you with the knowledge to charge hard and stay off your ass!

AIMS:

• Getting low and getting fast.
• Small cliff drops in Rinerhorn
• 180’s and 360’s on the piste
• Riding the park jumps
• Hitting boxes and rails safely
• To have so much FUN you can’t wait to climb PEAK 4!

PEAK 4:

So it’s time to Summit! You don’t want too much structure to learning at this level. You need the freedom to ride hard and learn on the job. We’ll point out the hidden spots and take you to the natural half pipes as well as showing you the super ones! Fancy building a kicker somewhere? Or maybe just session one in the park? The 4th Peak is about working with your strengths and eliminating your weaknesses and taking you to the limit, every hour of every session. Think of this as guided discovery to becoming an all mountain legend…….like us!

AIMS:

• To ROCK as hard as possible
• To look back and say “I can’t believe I did that”
• To crack all the finer points of making it look stylish
• Make you think about giving up your day job
• Give you stories that will demand an applause when you tell them
• To be so exhausted that you’ll need a holiday after your holiday!