Ski Lessons For 5-6 Year Olds

5-6 Years Kids Lessons - Levels 1a & 1b

Ages: 5-6 | Activity Duration: 1 Hour | Instructor Ratio: 3:1

Level 1a

Our Level 1a lesson will introduce your child to the ski equipment, putting their skis on with assistance and walking around the flat area with skis on. They will start to learn to side-step up the slope with assistance and learn to turn around on the slope and hold a pizza shape. They will also slide down with their skis parallel.

Level 1b

In the level 1b lesson your child will learn to put their skis on by themselves, will learn to turn around and hold themselves in a pizza shape without assistance and complete several activities with their skis parallel.

5 Years Kids Lessons - Levels 2a & 2b

Ages: 5-6 | Activity Duration: 1 Hour | Instructor Ratio: 3:1

Level 2a

Our Level 2a lesson will introduce your child to the trainer slope lift and will start to learn to ski down slowly in a snowplough. They will also start to make their snowplough bigger and smaller.

Level 2b

In the Level 2b lesson, your child will start to ski from higher up the trainer slope, control their descent and start learning to steer left and right in a snowplough. They will start to link their turns together and follow a short set path.

5 Years Kids Lessons - Level 3

Ages: 5-6 | Activity Duration: 1 Hour | Instructor Ratio: 3:1

Level 3

In our Level 3 lesson, your child will start to snowplough in control from the top of the trainer slope and follow the instructor making turns. They will learn to turn to a stop and turn in control from the top of the trainer slope.

5 Years Kids Lessons - Level 4

Ages: 5-6 | Activity Duration: 1 Hour | Instructor Ratio: 3:1

Level 4

In the Level 4 lesson, your child will be introduced to the main slope lift and will start to follow their instructor on the lower part of the main slope. They will learn to control their speed and stop using snowplough from the lower part of the main slope and will start to match their skis at the end of the turn.

5 Years Kids Lessons - Level 5

Ages: 5-6 | Activity Duration: 1 Hour | Instructor Ratio: 3:1

Level 5

In the level 5 lesson, your child will learn to confidently use the main slope lift to the top of the main slope, and learn to follow the instructor down from the top of the main slope. They will start to match their skis through the end of their turns and control their speed and direction using linked turns and stop when required.

If you’ve progressed to this point, congratulations, it means you’ve finished levels 1-5 and are moving on to our Kids Coaching Lessons.

At The Snow Centre, we believe that snowsports should be open to everyone and recognise the importance of participation, building self-confidence, exploring new experiences and feeling a sense of achievement.

If you have any additional needs that you feel may be a barrier to learning a snowsport, please contact us and speak to one of the team. We will be able to find the right pathway to help you unlock your learning and participation potential.

Our team consists of some of the best and most experienced snowsports instructors. We are also privileged to work with the top specialist organisations dealing with various additional needs while learning snowsports.