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What is your ability level?
Are you a beginner, novice, intermediate, advanced or an expert?
This can
be a confusing question to answer so we're going to try to help you.
What ability level are you?
Beginner- A beginner is
classified as someone who is learning or can only control their speed and
turns on green runs.
Novice- A novice is classified as someone who can control their
speed and turns on green and easy blue runs.
Intermediate- An intermediate is classified as someone who can
control their speed and turns on blue and easy black runs.
Advanced- Advanced is classified as someone who can control their
speed and turns on blue, black and double black runs under good conditions.
Expert- An expert is classified as someone who can control their speed
and turns on ALL slopes in ALL conditions.
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What is a Type I, II, or III skier?
Skier type helps shops determine your DIN settings on your bindings. Less
aggressive skiers (Type I) will have lower DIN setting while more aggressive skiers
(Type III) will have higher DIN settings.
A TYPE I skier is someone who
prefers to ski at slower speeds and prefers cautious skiing on smooth slopes.
A TYPE II skier is someone who
prefers to ski a variety of speeds on varied terrains.
A TYPE III skier is someone who prefers aggressive skiing and
skis on moderate to steeper terrains.
Your Skier Type is not the same as your ability levels. Someone could be an advanced skier yet be a Skier Type I for binding settings.
Why is knowing your ability level important to know?
You want to purchase the right equipment. You don't want to purchase intermediate equipment if you're advanced or an expert.
Equipment prices are based on performance levels. The higher you are in performance, the more your equipment will cost. So why purchase more expensive equipment if you don't need it?
Another reason knowing your ability is important is safety. If you're an novice or intermediate, you'll know to stay off a black and double black runs because you could get out of control and get hurt.