Ski school

Ski schools (or ski schools in Austria and Switzerland ) are small or medium enterprises that offer courses to learn or refine the skiing technique and related winter sports. The main offers include basic courses and advanced courses for

• Alpine Skiing - usually after each advanced driving and teaching methods
• Cross-country skiing
• Snowboarding
• And occasionally basic courses for snowshoeing, skiing and short ski techniques.

Courses and Curricula

Almost all ski schools also offer several courses for children of different ages and abilities, as well as organizing ski courses for school classes. Many schools also offer the rental of skis and ski boots or cooperate with a corresponding rented locally. In addition to private schools, there are also of Alpine clubs (such as the DAV) powered course centers and publicly funded ski schools, such as at the federal and state sports schools.

In the Alpine countries, with about 30-50 million skiers all ski schools are subjected to strict quality control, which in addition to the teaching program and the training of instructors and various safety aspects and the 10 FIS rules. To further develop driving techniques, teaching methods and new trends, experiences contribute in racing with crucial.

An example of a mandatory curriculum Austria may serve, where every 9-10 million skiers are traveling. Here is the current " Skilehrplan " shared by all ski instructor associations, which all ski schools can teach their customers in both theory and practice on the basis of the same information object. This Skilehrplan is as short as possible and simply designed for learners to be easy to implement (see 2 web link). After the preliminary basic (stability, falling techniques, snow plow, etc.) worked swiftly today to the teaching goal average momentum (English carving ). For children and youth ( new short glides with 80 to 100 cm ) are particularly fast educational paths possible with the "Short carvers " until well -controlled cornering, sliding and speed control is achieved in the now already classic cut swing / carving.

Among the previously learned alpine driving techniques include Telemarking, the " Beinspieltechnik " of the 1950s, the stem turn, mortising and parallel turn, Jetschwung and fronds (short swing ).

The sports promotion group of the Bundeswehr for skiing located in Sonthofen (Bavaria) and Todtnau -Fahl (Baden- Württemberg).