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Group Division - How do i find the right group?

Group Devision - Organization of Groups:

Kaprun Ski School

Frequently Asked Questions

Answers about booking, meeting points, lessons, rental equipment and your ski day in Kaprun.

How are groups devided - Ability Levels - How are Children´s Groups organised?

Groups are formed primarily according to ability level.

  • Before the lessons start, we use the information provided by all participants to determine their skiing or snowboarding ability level as accurately as possible.
    If you have never skied or snowboarded before, or are not yet able to stop safely and confidently, you will start in our beginner area or practise at the beginner lift (Lechnerberg) for safety reasons.
    For intermediate and advanced skiers and snowboarders, our Sunday “warm-up day” is an easy and uncomplicated way to get out on the slopes. You’ll have some time to warm up and get used to the snow while we assess your ability and place you in the group that suits you best during the morning – usually within the first hour.

    If you join a course on another day of the week, we will assess your ability and place you in the most suitable group.
    If you find that your group is too fast or too slow for you, you can change groups at any time!

    Good to know: The lessons and choice of terrain are always adapted to the ability level of the least experienced skier or snowboarder in the group.

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Our Ability Levels – How We Organise Our Groups:

SKI:

  • ⟩ Beginner
    - You have never skied before, or you are not yet able to make a controlled snowplough and stop safely.
  • ⟩ Beginner +
    - You can stop using a snowplough and make turns on easy slopes. Easy blue runs are possible in good conditions, but most blue runs – particularly longer valley runs – are still too challenging.
  • ⟩ Intermediate (or early advanced)
    - You can ski blue runs quite confidently, link and control your turns according to the situation, and are beginning to ski with your skis parallel. You do not yet feel completely confident on red runs, although you can manage them quite well when slope conditions are good. Black runs are still too challenging for you.

    If skiing with parallel skis is no longer an issue for you, you can already register for the Advanced course.

  • ⟩ Advanced
    - You can ski red runs in a controlled and confident way when slope conditions are good and generally keep your skis parallel, even at higher speeds.
    - More experienced advanced skiers are also comfortable on black runs when slope conditions are good.


SNOWBOARD:

  • ⟩ Beginner
    - You have never snowboarded before.
  • ⟩ Beginner +
    - You can already sideslip and stop in a controlled way on both your toe side and heel side, but you are not yet able to link your turns confidently. - For example, your heel-side turn may already work sometimes, while your toe-side turn is still difficult or only works occasionally.
  • ➜ An important question for choosing the right group:
    Can you already use a drag lift? Can you get off a chairlift without regularly falling, with only your front foot strapped into the binding?
  • ⟩ Intermediate (or early advanced)
    - You can already snowboard on blue runs and, in good slope conditions, confidently control and link toe-side and heel-side turns. In more difficult conditions – for example on icy slopes or afternoon moguls – this may not always work consistently yet, and you may still feel unsure when the terrain becomes steeper, such as on red runs or steeper sections.
  • ⟩ Advanced
    - You can snowboard on red runs, link your turns confidently and adapt them to the terrain and conditions. You are also comfortable riding at somewhat higher speeds. You may not yet feel completely confident on black runs, but if the slope is not too steep, you can already handle more challenging conditions safely and with good control.
    - More experienced advanced snowboarders can also confidently ride some black runs in good conditions and may already be starting to carve on easier slopes.

Children’s Group Allocation:

  • Children are grouped primarily according to their ability level and only secondarily according to age. The system is similar to the group allocation for adults and teenagers, but with children we place even greater emphasis on carefully assessing their ability. Groups with similar ability levels often ski or snowboard in the same area. This makes it possible for children to change to a more suitable group quickly and easily if necessary.

  • We kindly ask parents to make sure their children are properly equipped and have safe, suitable ski or snowboard equipment.
    Information about the right ski and snowboard equipment for children

Frequently asked:

  • We are often asked whether siblings or friends can stay together in the same group even if they have different ability levels. In principle, yes – but there is one important rule:

    ➜ The more experienced skier or snowboarder joins the group of the less experienced participant, provided that this does not exceed the maximum group size.

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