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Swiss Snow League medals

From the Snowli medal to the Snow Academy, all the information you need about the Swiss Snow League medals, and how they compare with the French ESF medals. At the booking, please mention the last level that has been COMPLETED!

Swiss Snow Kids Village

  • The story of Snowli
  • Getting to know the skis and the snow
  • Walking, climbing uphill (turning around)
  • Skiing in the fall line with skis parallel and braking
  • First changes of direction from the fall line

Blue League - Blue Prince/Princess

  • Equipment
  • Climbing uphill by side stepping and herringbone (scissor) stepping
  • Gliding and braking with the snow plough
  • Skiing with skis parallel with steps and tricks
  • Turning snow plough turns (wedge turns)

Blue League - Blue King/Queen

  • Safe use of lifts
  • Traversing and tricks
  • Side-slipping
  • Skiing with skis parallel over easy bumps and jumps
  • Snow plough turns (wedge christie) on an easy blue slope

Blue League - Blue Star

  • Behaviour on the slopes (FIS rules)
  • Turning in a miniature slalom jungle and in a set course
  • Skiing over bumps and dips
  • Skiing backwards (switch) with skis in a V shape with change of direction
  • Snow plough turns (wedge christie) on a versatile blue run

Red League - Red Prince/Princess

  • Warming up
  • Braking with skis parallel
  • Turning steps on an easy slope
  • Waltzing
  • Skidded parallel turns

Red League - Red King/Queen

  • Behaviour in the snowpark
  • Short turns on an easy slope
  • Skating step on the flat terrain
  • Basic Air (small kicker)
  • Parallel turns with various radii

Red League - Red Star

  • Nature, forest and the environment
  • Parallel turns through a corridor of slalom gates and in a set course
  • Skidded parallel turns backwards (switch)
  • Single ski turns on an easy slope
  • Short turns on an intermediate slope

Black League - Black Prince/Princess

  • Preparation of equipment
  • Short turns with pole planting on an difficult slope
  • Jumps: Straights and fifty/fifty over box
  • Parallel turns off-piste
  • Carved parallel turns on a wide, easy slope

Swiss Snow Academy Ski

The focus is on safety, fun and learning achievements. You like skiing through the gates and it is never fast enough for you. Under the watchful eye of the instructor, you learn fantastic tricks in the snow park and develop your own cool style. You are challenged and encouraged in many different ways – you learn what you enjoy doing!

Swiss Snow Kids Village

  • Equipment
  • Skating on a flat surface with one foot strapped
  • Fullbase riding on a gentle slope
  • Edging down the fall line
  • Flat base riding to edging on a gentle slope

Blue League - Blue Prince/Princess

  • Behaviour on the slopes (FIS rules)
  • Edging in the traverse
  • Edging to fullbase riding
  • Using the T-bar lift
  • Skidded turns

Blue League - Blue King/Queen

  • Warming up
  • Turns using rotation techniques
  • Waltzing
  • Wheelie
  • Jumping with both feet in the air on a slope

Blue League - Blue Star

  • Behaviour in the snowpark
  • Riding switch
  • Speed check
  • Fifty/Fifty on an easy box
  • Hitting small jumps

Red League - Red Prince/Princess

  • Small freestyle glossary
  • Turns using stretching and bending techniques
  • Powerslide
  • Ollie/N´Ollie on the slope
  • 180° on the slope

Red League - Red King/Queen

  • Nature, forest and the environment
  • Carved turns
  • Slide on the slope
  • Ollie/N´Ollie 180° on the slope
  • Basic Air

Red League - Red Star

  • Swiss Snow Academy
  • Riding off-piste
  • Frontside noseturn
  • Backside boardslide on a box
  • Straight Air

Swiss Snow Academy

The Swiss Snow Academy Snowboard is characterised by turns, tricks and airs on and off the piste, in the snow park and the pipe. You are challenged and encouraged in many different ways – you learn what you enjoy doing!

ESF medals and equivalences

Swiss medal (SSLE)

Snow Kids Village

French medal (ESF)

Piou-Piou ESF / Ourson ESF

Swiss medal (SSLE)

Blue Prince

French medal (ESF)

ESF Flocon

Swiss medal (SSLE)

Blue King

French medal (ESF)

1e étoile ESF

Swiss medal (SSLE)

Blue Star

French medal (ESF)

2e étoile ESF

Swiss medal (SSLE)

Red Prince

French medal (ESF)

3e étoile ESF

Swiss medal (SSLE)

Red King

French medal (ESF)

Etoile de bronze ESF

Swiss medal (SSLE)

Red Star

French medal (ESF)

Chamois ESF

Swiss medal (SSLE)

Black Prince

French medal (ESF)

Flèche ESF / Etoile d'or ESF

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