Mt Buller - Find Your Level

The Ski & Snowboard School has a range of class lesson levels to categorise skills so we can place you into the best level to maximize learning. The levels guide our instructor team in the lesson progression as they tailor lessons towards the learning outcomes. Our team of professional instructors will ask a range of questions in the meeting area to establish the best level for you.

ADULT / TEEN 15+ SKI LESSON LEVELS

LESSON LEVEL	I CAN/HAVE:	LESSON TYPE	LESSON TIMES	LEARN:	ZONE/MEETING PLACE
Level 1	Never skied before	FIRST TIMER 2 hours	9am 11am 1.30pm	To balance, glide and stop and ride the Magic Carpet	YELLOW ZONE/Level 1 Look for the yellow meeting place flag
*If you have skied before, please book a 2 hour morning (10am) or afternoon (1.30pm) class – our friendly team will assist you into the correct group.*
Level 2	Ride the moveable carpet, stop and turn a little	Morning & Afternoon Class 2 hrs	10am 1.30pm	Improve turning, linking turns and speed control on the movable carpet	GREEN ZONE/Level 2–3 Look for the green meeting place flag
Level 3	Consistently link turns on green runs and are riding the chairlift	Morning & Afternoon Class 2 hrs	10am 1.30pm	Introduction to basic parallel turns and blue runs. I start to ski on blue runs (Summit, Shakey Knees, Family Run)	GREEN ZONE/Level 2–3 Look for the green meeting place flag
Level 4 & 5	Comfortably link parallel turns on green & blue runs	Morning & Afternoon Class 2 hrs	10am 1.30pm	Refine parallel turns, introduction to pole plant, short turns, small bumps, basic carving	BLUE ZONE/ Level 4-5 Look for the blue meeting place flag
Level 6, 7 & 8	Consistently linking parallel turns, exploring black runs	Group Lessons not available. Private lesson recommended		Carving, bumps – tailor the lesson to your individual needs	PRIVATE LESSON FLAG

ADULT / TEEN 15+ SNOWBOARD LESSON LEVELS

LESSON LEVEL	I CAN/HAVE:	LESSON TYPE	LESSON TIME	YOU WILL LEARN:	ZONE/MEETING PLACE
Level 1	Never snowboarded before	FIRST TIMER - 2 hours	9am 11am 1.30pm	Basic introduction, to balance, glide and stop. Introduction to ride the movable carpet	YELLOW ZONE/Level 1 Lookout for the yellow meeting place flag
*If you have snowboarded before, please book a 2 hour morning (10am) or afternoon (1.30pm) class – our friendly team will assist you into the correct group.*
Level 2	Ride the moveable carpet or chairlift, heel side & falling leaf, difficulty link toe & heel side turns	Morning & Afternoon Class 2 hrs	10am 1.30pm	Improve turning, linking turns and speed control on the movable carpet	GREEN ZONE/Level 2–3 Lookout for the green meeting place flag.
Level 3	Can do linked skidding turns and traverse	Morning & Afternoon Class 2 hrs	10am 1.30pm	Refining linked turns on green & blue runs (Summit, Shakey Knees)
Level 4 & 5	Comfortably link heel and toe-side turns on green & blue runs.	Morning & Afternoon Class 2 hrs	10am 1.30pm	Riding more difficult terrain and exploring the mountain, basic terrain features	BLUE ZONE/Level 4-5 Lookout for the blue meeting place flag.
Level 6, 7 & 8	Consistently linking turns, exploring black runs – linking turns on advanced terrain	Class Lessons not available Private lesson recommended		Carving, terrain parks, freeriding, bumps – tailor the lesson to your individual needs	PRIVATE LESSON FLAG

BULLER KIDS (Ski and snowboard) AND BUNYIPS (ski only) LESSON LEVELS

LEVEL		NAME	CURRENT ABILITIES
1	White Koalas	Skiing	Never skied before.
1	White Koalas	Snowboard	Never snowboarded before.
2	Purple Platypus	Skiing	Can stop, turn a little and ride the moveable carpet.
2	Purple Platypus	Snowboard	Can do Falling Leaf on heelside and toeside, and ride the moveable carpet.
3	Green Possum	Skiing	Can link snowplough turns on green runs.
3	Green Possum	Snowboard	Can do single turns and traverse.
4	Orange Echidna	Skiing	Can almost make parallel turns, hockey stop and side slip on blue runs.
4	Orange Echidna	Snowboard	Can link basic turns, do 3-point turns & skidded 360s.
5	Brown Cockies	Skiing	Can ski parallel on all blue runs all the time.
5	Brown Cockies	Snowboard	Can turn on blue runs, ride a little fakie, learn to ollie and start small airs.
6	Blue Emu	Skiing	You are mastering Blue and dabbling in Black runs. You will ski some more challenging areas. Terrain Black runs and Blue moguls.
6	Blue Emu	Snowboard	Can ride all Blue terrain, and ride fakie on Green terrain. Can jump and know park etiquette.
7	Red Wombat	Skiing	Can ski parallel with a pole plant on blue and black runs, make short turns and ski small bumps.
7	Red Wombat	Snowboard	Can carve my turns and am comfortable on black runs, can also spin and grab.
8	Black Kangaroos	Skiing	Can carve turns and ski the whole mountain in all conditions.
8	Black Kangaroos	Snowboard	Can ride pipe and race, do bumps and go off in the park.