From your first run to park tricks. A structured snowboard progression across 5 levels, from first turns to advanced park laps.

1.Beginner

• Skating & One-Foot Pushing I can move on flat ground with one foot strapped in
• Getting Up From a Fall I can stand back up after falling
• Sliding & Stopping I can slide and stop on a snowboard
• Riding the Chairlift I can load and unload from a chairlift
• Sideslip & Falling Leaf I can control descent on a single edge
• Garlands I can arc partial turns on a single edge without changing edges
• Heel-Edge Turns I can make heel-edge turns
• Toe-Edge Turns I can make toe-edge turns

2.Upper Beginner

• Linking Turns I can link turns down a slope
• Hockey Stops I can do a hard hockey stop on both edges
• Riding Switch I can ride switch down a blue slope
• Dynamic Short-Radius Turns I can make quick, rhythmic, dynamic turns on varied pitch
• Ground spins / pivots I can do ground spins on a snowboard
• Popping / jumping on a snowboard I can do jumps on the slope while riding
• Tail Press I can press the tail of the board while riding

3.Intermediate Slope

• Riding Variable Snow I can ride chop, slush, and wind-affected snow in control
• Ollie I can ollie on flat ground
• Flat Ground 180 I can do a flat ground 180
• Nose Press I can press the nose of the board while riding
• Standing 180 Nose Roll I can do a standing 180 nose roll
• Flatground backside 180 I can do a backside 180 on the slope
• Backside 180 noseroll I can do a backside 180 noseroll on the slope

4.Intermediate Park

• Straight Air I can land a straight air off a kicker
• Indy Grab I can land a straight air with an Indy grab
• 50/50 (Box) I can do a 50/50 on a box
• Frontside Shifty I can do a frontside shifty

5.Upper Intermediate Slope

• Your First Carved Turns I can make basic carved turns on a gentle slope
• Carving on Steeper Terrain I can control speed with turn shape on steeper slopes
• Reverse Eurocarve I can hold a deep carve with the upper body counter-rotated against the turn
• Riding Black Slopes I can ride a black slope top to bottom

6.Upper Intermediate Park

• Frontside 180 I can land a frontside 180 off a kicker
• Switch Straight Air I can land a straight air riding switch
• Backside 180 I can land a backside 180 off a kicker
• Backside Boardslide I can do a backside boardslide on a box
• Frontside Boardslide I can do a frontside boardslide on a box

7.Advanced

• Advanced Carving & Switch Carving I can carve black slopes and carve in switch
• Method Grab I can land a method grab off a kicker
• Frontside 360 I can land a frontside 360 off a kicker
• Backside 360 I can land a backside 360 off a kicker
• Heelside Eurocarve I can hold a deep heelside eurocarve

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