Telemark Lessons
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Falls Creek Snowsports School
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Now is your chance to give telemark skiing a try?
Lessons are offered through our variety of Group and Private Lesson products or alternatively through the options below...
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First Timers
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Tele Thursday - group lessons every Thursday afternoon from July 7 through August 25 from 1.30pm – 3.30pm. $58 / session.
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Intermediate
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Women’s Freeheel Sunday Slide – A women’s only clinic designed to give you confidence and inspiration while learning the technical side to telemark riding with like minded participants.
July 31, August 14 & August 28. 9am – 12am $87 / session, $235 for all 3 sessions.
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Intermediate
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Falls Freeheel Explorers – Learn to ski the resort confidently and techniques to take you beyond.
August 5, 7, 19, 21 1:00pm – 3:30pm $73 / session.
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Advanced
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Falls Freeheel Rippers – Advanced sessions looking at steep skiing, high end carving and bumps, racing and terrain park.
August 5, 7, 19, 21 9:30am – 12pm $73 / session.
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More Info...
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- Advanced bookings with the Snowsports School office are essential and minimum numbers apply to group lessons. Call 03 5758 1070 for more details.
- Please view our grading levels to assess your abilities.
- Telemark rentals are available at Falls Creek Sports and Gebi’s rental outlets.
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Photo - Telemark skier at Falls Creek, by Chris Hocking.
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Telemark Grading Levels
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- First Timer, New to Skiing on Telemark & Freeheel equipment.
- Intermediate, Telemark Skiing: Basic Turns up to Varied Turn Shapes.
- Advanced, Telemark Skiing: Refined skills edging up to Dynamic turns.
- The symbols used to mark the ski trails on the mountain are consistent with on mountain signage.
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| First time on snow. Never skied before.
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| Learn basic ski techniques common to all disciplines (Alpine, Nordic, Telemark).
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| | First time Telemark skier with some Alpine, XC ski experience. A basic parallel turn is the ideal minimum standard.
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| Learn the basics of telemark skiing. Stance, ‘tele movement’ and equipment. Try your first telemark turns.
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| | Have tried Telemark skiing but possibly not with a lesson and want to refine the basics for control.
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| Learn to make basic telemark turns in both directions. Link turns with rhythm.
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| | You can link skidded turns on easy terrain.
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| Learn to link turns with confidence and a stronger more dynamic stance.
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| | You can link turns on intermediate terrain & in varied conditions. Beginning to appreciate steering, edging & pressuring.
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| Introduce varied turn shape. Develop and refine edging and rotary skills. Introduce varied terrain (bumps, off-piste).
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| | You can confidently ride most of the mountain trails with control. You strive to become an all-mountain, all-condition skier.
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| Develop skills in varied snow conditions and steeper terrain. Learn to control pressure.
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| | Minimum standard: You can ski the whole mountain in all conditions. You would like to refine your technique. **Level 7 programs tend to be more focussed on coaching fine movements and tactics.**
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| Extend into advanced off-piste skiing, high level carving bumps and basic terrain park features.
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