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Is there a skill level system?
This may be a trivial question for some of you -- particularly the
instructors and competitors... Is there a unified system to designate one's skill level in alpine skiing? I notice that some of the resorts use the Levels 1 through 10 system with 10 being the most expert. Is that the standard? -------------------------------------------- W R Chan from Upstate NY (to respond, remove ### from email address) * I have no stinking sig * |
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Is there a skill level system?
On 20 Nov 2003 03:13:49 -0500, Wai Chan
wrote: This may be a trivial question for some of you -- particularly the instructors and competitors... Is there a unified system to designate one's skill level in alpine skiing? I notice that some of the resorts use the Levels 1 through 10 system with 10 being the most expert. Is that the standard? Yes - but I ski at "11". JP |
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Is there a skill level system?
PSIA (Professional Ski Instructors of America) uses 1 through 9, and a lot
of resorts have adopted this system for their ski schools. Useful if you're traking lessons, but otherwise don't worry about numbers, just ski and have fun. -- mark "Wai Chan" wrote in message . 1.24... This may be a trivial question for some of you -- particularly the instructors and competitors... Is there a unified system to designate one's skill level in alpine skiing? I notice that some of the resorts use the Levels 1 through 10 system with 10 being the most expert. Is that the standard? -------------------------------------------- W R Chan from Upstate NY (to respond, remove ### from email address) * I have no stinking sig * |
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Is there a skill level system?
Jay Pique wrote:
On 20 Nov 2003 03:13:49 -0500, Wai Chan wrote: This may be a trivial question for some of you -- particularly the instructors and competitors... Is there a unified system to designate one's skill level in alpine skiing? I notice that some of the resorts use the Levels 1 through 10 system with 10 being the most expert. Is that the standard? Yes - but I ski at "11". Isn't it all tracked out by then? -- //-Walt // // The Volkl Conspiracy |
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Is there a skill level system?
In . 1.24, Wai Chan
typed: This may be a trivial question for some of you -- particularly the instructors and competitors... Is there a unified system to designate one's skill level in alpine skiing? I notice that some of the resorts use the Levels 1 through 10 system with 10 being the most expert. Is that the standard? I am not a number, I'm a free skier Chris *:-) |
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Is there a skill level system?
"Wai Chan" wrote in message . 1.24... This may be a trivial question for some of you -- particularly the instructors and competitors... Is there a unified system to designate one's skill level in alpine skiing? I notice that some of the resorts use the Levels 1 through 10 system with 10 being the most expert. Is that the standard? Yes it is, but it's a bit subjective at best. In the US at least. Why do you ask? |
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Is there a skill level system?
Wai Chan wrote:
This may be a trivial question for some of you -- particularly the instructors and competitors... Is there a unified system to designate one's skill level in alpine skiing? I notice that some of the resorts use the Levels 1 through 10 system with 10 being the most expert. Is that the standard? The 10 levels are a PSIA (Professional Ski Instructors of America) level system, used to roughly sort people for lessons. See definitions at http://www.amenta.com/ski/skiknow.htm Note that they usually only go to 9 - sometimes a 10 is also defined, with reference to situational skiing (steeps, race courses, jumping.) Note also, that the levels DON'T cover true expert skiing - the real experts (high level racers, ski mountaineers, etc,) are another 10 or so slots above 9, by any real measure. IMO most mountains will rarely have someone working as an instructor qualified to teach 9 and 10 - if they have such a person on their staff s/he is likely to be a race coach for their team. (BTW, "rec.skiing" is a defunct group - removed from group list.) |
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Is there a skill level system?
On Thu, 20 Nov 2003 09:35:44 -0800, lal_truckee
wrote: Wai Chan wrote: This may be a trivial question for some of you -- particularly the instructors and competitors... Is there a unified system to designate one's skill level in alpine skiing? I notice that some of the resorts use the Levels 1 through 10 system with 10 being the most expert. Is that the standard? The 10 levels are a PSIA (Professional Ski Instructors of America) level system, used to roughly sort people for lessons. See definitions at http://www.amenta.com/ski/skiknow.htm Note that they usually only go to 9 - sometimes a 10 is also defined, with reference to situational skiing (steeps, race courses, jumping.) Note also, that the levels DON'T cover true expert skiing - They are also very much set up so that beginning skiers can feel they are achieving more by the fact they will go up levels quickly. There is more difference in ability between levels 7-8 than there is between levels 1-5. -- Alex Heney, Global Villager He's dead, Jim. Tell the Klingons that dinner is served To reply by email, my address is aDOTjDOTheneyATbtinternetDOTcom |
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Is there a skill level system?
"foot2foot" wrote in
: I notice that some of the resorts use the Levels 1 through 10 system with 10 being the most expert. Is that the standard? Yes it is, but it's a bit subjective at best. In the US at least. Be that as it may. It's still more precise than the green/blue/black system. Why do you ask? More for curiosity than anything else. Also, when asked about level of ability, it would be nice to be able to describe it more definitively than say "high blue at this resort and low black at another". -------------------------------------------- W R Chan from Upstate NY (to respond, remove ### from email address) * I have no stinking sig * |
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Is there a skill level system?
lal_truckee wrote in
: See definitions at http://www.amenta.com/ski/skiknow.htm The following is the rating system that I'm more familiar with (I misspoke about the existence of Level 10). They sort of resemble one another. Do they to you guys? http://www.smuggs.com/winter/alpineSki.html -------------------------------------------- W R Chan from Upstate NY (to respond, remove ### from email address) * I have no stinking sig * |
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