Lessons/Rentals

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  • Stratton Ski Race Camps
  • Private Lessons
  • Kid's Programs (6 weeks to 12 years)
  • First Time Skiing?
  • First Time Snowboarding?
  • Season Long Ski and Snowboard Programs
  • Group Lessons
  • Women's Workshops
  • TIPS - Teen Instructor Program at Stratton
  • Cancellation Policies
• Rent Ski and Snowboard Equipment

Little Cub / Big Cub

Skiing

Mouse / Kinabalu: Never skied before. Welcome! 

Squirrel/ Matterhorn: Can stop in a wedge and begin to get up by yourself

Rabbit / Mont Blanc:  Comfortable making wedge turns on all surface lift terrain and can get up without assistance.  

Raccoon / Kilimanjaro: Riding the chair lifts and comfortable on all Green Circle trails, and varying wedge turn size and shape.  

Deer / Denali:  Beginning to match skis parallel.  Skiing all Green Circle and Easy Blue Square trails. 

Wolf / Aconcagua:  Keeping skis parallel from the beginning of each turn, can hockey stop in both directions and beginning to use poles.   

Catamount / Annapurna:  Making parallel turns, using a pole touch, in all conditions on easy Black Diamond terrain.

Moose / K2:  Using a pole touch with proper rhythm on easy moguls, parallel on all Black Diamonds, and ski easy glades comfortably.

Bear / Everest:  You are carving turns on all Blue Squares, skiing intermediate glades safely, and parallel in moguls.

Snowboarding

Mouse / Kinabalu:  Never snowboarded before.  Welcome! 

Squirrel / Matterhorn:Can perform falling leaf on heel-side and are learning toe-side, can stop and can skate.

Rabbit / Mont Blanc:  Can perform falling leaf on heel-side and toe-side edges and can control speed.

Raccoon / Kilimanjaro: Are riding a beginner chair lift safely and are able to make J-turns in both directions.

Wolf / Aconcagua:  Can link turns on all green trails, make S-turns on blue trails and can recite the Responsibility Code.

Catamount / Annapurna: Can link turns on all green and blue trails with proper body position, speed control and can jump while riding.

Moose / K2: Can carve turns on all green, blue and some black trails, ride switch sometimes, make large and small turn patterns, ollie, ride some park and can recite Park Code. 

Bear / Everest:  Can carve turns regular and switch on all black trails, lik turns in blue and black glades and are comfortable riding on elements in all parks