Program Info
- Participants must be 3 yrs of age and potty trained prior to their first scheduled lesson date.
- Rates include a snack for the kids and one General Admission Ticket
for a parent.
- Helmets are mandatory and included with the Ski Wee & Wee Riders program. Helmets can also be purchased at Outfitters in the Chalet (Passholders receive 20% off).
- Registration must be complete by 4pm the day prior.
- Please meet a Wee Instructor outside the Peak Chalet 15
minutes before the start of the session.
- Children 3-4 yrs old can purchase Season’s Pass for $40.
- Parents who book their child in a Wee program will
receive 10% off an adult group lesson for themselves and discounts off lift tickets.
Ability Level
In order to provide the most suitable training for all students, lessons are divided into groups based on their ability level. Please review the Ability Chart to determine the skill level of the student.
Ski Wee Ability Levels:
FAQ Display
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+Purple Beginners
- Putting on & taking off my skis
- Skating around on one ski
- Side stepping up the Black Carpet
- Sliding down to my instructor
- + Yellow Sliders
- Side stepping all on my own
- Turning around & sliding down to my instructor by myself
- Making a wedge shape
- I can control my skis
- + Orange Turners
- I can control my wedge and stop
- Learning to make my skis turn
- I can ride the Magic Carpet
- I can make my skis jump and land
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+ Green Skiers
- I am ready for a chairlift
- Making 'ssssnake' turns down Paradise Bowl & The Magic Carpet
- I can follow my instructor
- Getting ready to ski down The Cut
- I am learning to get up on my own
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+ Blue Explorers
- I am able to ski The Cut and Paper Trail
- I am making my turns big and round behind and in front of my instructor
- I will practice making train track across the hill
- I can ski down expo and ride the Olympic Express chairlift
- I can ski over big and little bumps
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+ Red Rippers
- Skiing Blue runs with our skis on the train tracks
- My instructor may introduce poles
- Learning to control my speed
- Learning J-Turns and Hockey Stops
- Using my edges and learning traverse
Wee Riders Ability Levels:
FAQ Display
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+Level 1: Yellow
- I know all the parts of my snowboard
- I can put on and take off my own board
- + Level 2: Yellow
- I can slide straight all by myself
- I can slide straight then stop
- + Level 3: Green
- I can get up on my own
- I can slide on my heels and stop
- I can slide on my toes and stop
- I can ride the Magic Carpet
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+ Level 4: Green
- I can go side to side on my heels
- I can go side to side on my toes
- I can do banana turns
- I am ready for the chairlift
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+ Level 5: Red
- I can turn all the way down The Cut
- I can follow my instructor's tracks
- I can make all my turns look the same
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+ Level 6: Red
- I can do all sizes of turns on the Blue runs
- I don't need my instructor's help
