Tests & Levels

For children from age 3

• Relax in total serenity, For children from age 3, in the Piou Piou Clubs, everything is organised so that they treat skiing as something fun and a game
• A protected area featuring special equipment including a rope tow, mini-ski tows, moving carpets, structures and welcoming figures to encourage learning
• Male and female instructors to supervise and instruct tiny tots
• A Piou Piou Club medal at the end of their stay

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• A "snaking" line of snowplough turns on a run of 4 to 5 poles.
• Easy Nordic-style course.
• Beginners' direct line facing down the slope finished with a snowplough turn

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• Series of 7 to 8 snowplough turns with the skis brought back to the parallel position in between, over a suitable marked out course.
• Elementary direct line across the slope following a roughly straight trajectory.
• Test of balance when skiing while facing down the slope (with little jumps, from one foot to the other or over little bumps, etc.) on a gentle slope.

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• On a moderately steep slope, series of elementary sideslip turns over a suitable marked out course.
• Direct traversing line following a curved trajectory.
• Step turns on a gentle slope (starting off at an angle)

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• Series of around ten perfect elementary turns over a suitable marked out course on a moderately steep slope.
• Basic direct line passing over hollows and bumps.
• Basic skating step

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• Series of around ten basic turns imposed by 10 to 12 poles on a moderately steep slope.
• Basic single garland on a moderately steep slope.
• Perfect direct line to build up speed, finished with a braking sideslip, all on a moderately steep slope

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• Non-timed line assessed by the pupil's ability to complete perfect basic turns, with two changes of rhythm on a varied slope (alternating medium, short and medium-radius turns through 15 to 20 gates).
• Basic short swings
• Passage over bumps with slight take-off on prepared piste or terrain (skiercross-type run).

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• Short giant slalom, timed (maximum 50% more time allowed compared to the forerunner).
• Technical series of perfect broad and high-speed turns over varied terrain (slope, snow, etc.).

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• Becoming familiar with the equipment and snow.
• Balance while sliding over smooth terrain on a gentle slope.
• Snowplough turn.
• Controlling speed using a snaking trajectory.
• Using ski lifts. 

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• Descending in an elementary turn on a gentle to moderately steep slope.
• Elementary direct line.
• Elementary sideslipping: uphill swing, at an angle.
• Step turns sliding uphill. 

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• Descent with a basic parallel turn on a varied, moderately steep slope.
• Basic direct line.
• Basic sideslips and garlands.
• Basic high-speed turns.

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• Descent with perfect turns on all types of piste.
• Perfect direct line.
• Perfect high-speed turn.
• Experience of skiing in all types of snow and terrain.

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• Changing direction on both sides of the fall line
• Elementary rounded turn.
• Direct line facing down the slop, normal foot or fakie.

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• Completion of elementary turns.
• Forwards and backwards sidesliping or fakie direct line traverse.
• Elementary swivel garland or jumping at will with the snowboard flat.

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• Completion of basic long-radius turns.
• Completion of basic short-radius turns and elementary fakie turns.
• Basic garland or basic ollie with the snowboard flat.

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• Completion of a series of perfect long-radius turns.
• Completion of a series of perfect short-radius turns or basic fakie turns.
• Perfect garland or 180 ollie.

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GIANT SLALOM

25 to 35 gates and a drop of 200 to 250 m

• OR 0 to 17 %
• VERMEIL 17,01 to 30 %
• ARGENT 30,01 to 45 %
• BRONZE 45,01 to 60 %
• FLECHETTE 60,01 to 65 % .

 SPECIAL SLALOM

30 to 40 gates and a drop of 120 m to 200 m

• OR 0 to 17 %
• VERMEIL 17,01 to 35 %
• ARGENT 35,01 to 55 %
• BRONZE 55,01 to 75 %
• CABRI 75,01 to 80 %

DESCENT

15 to 20 gates and a drop of 200 to 300 m

• OR 5
• VERMEIL 10
• ARGENT 15
• BRONZE 30

% allowed in more than minimum basic time.

SKIERCROSS

Completion of a series of different tricks taking in whoop-de-doos, table tops and banked turns on a slope of approximately 15° and 700 m long.

• OR: 0 to 17%
• VERMEIL: 17.01 to 30%
• ARGENT: 30.01 to 45%
• BRONZE: 45.01 to 60%.
   

SKI JUMPING FROM A JUMP

• Or 10
• VERMEIL 20
• ARGENT 40
• BRONZE 60

% in less than basic jump -2 jumps successfully passed over 3.

TEST X-BOARDER

TEST X-BOARDER

• Series of various figures including hoops, tables and bank turns on a slope that has approximately 15° inclination and is 700 meters long.
• OR 0 to 17 %
• VERMEIL 17,01 to 28 %
• ARGENT 28,01 to 40 %
• BRONZE 40,01 to 68 %