Club-Snowsports Proficiency Stages
For reasons of consistency in risk management, BBC Club-Snowsports has adopted the six stage proficiency scale employed by Hemel Hempstead Ski Centre. We have added a 'Stage 0' (zero), for "Complete Beginners". When booking places at Open Ski sessions, and tuition is being requested, the booking form will ask the Group Leader to provide a basic assessment of each individual's abilities on snow. The stages are described for skiers and boarders, as follows:
| Skiers |
| Stage 0 | Complete beginner - No previous experience |
| Stage 1 | Can make a Snowplough (triangle) and descend in control |
| Stage 2 | Can make direction changes using the Snowplough whilst descending |
| Stage 3 | Can ski, linking Snowplough turns |
| Stage 4 | Turns are beginning to blend a combination of Snowplough and Parallel phases |
| Stage 5 | Can ski independently down the Main Slope, controlling line and speed using linked turns |
| Stage 6 | Can confidently ski Parallel from the top of the Main Slope |
| Boarders |
| Stage 0 | Complete beginner - No previous experience |
| Stage 1 | Can heel and toe, and edge side-slip without assistance |
| Stage 2 | Can make a heel & toe, edge, diagonal side-slip, to left & right, without assistance |
| Stage 3 | Can consistently make basic turns, in control |
| Stage 4 | Can use the Button lift without assistance and link turns by travelling diagonally between the turns |
| Stage 5 | Can perform controlled, linked turns, stop when required and understand how to snowboard on steeper terrain |
| Stage 6 | Can vary turn shape and size to match the terrain whilst maintaining constant control |