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Cub

Cubs stay with their mother for one or two years. Cubs are born in the winter in a den.
If you:

  • Have never snowboarded before
  • Are learning to skate with your board
  • Are learning to stop

You are a CUB!

Panda

There are probably fewer than two hundred giantpandas living in the wild.
If you:

  • Know your board parts
  • Can hike up hill
  • Can skate across the hill
  • Can one foot glide
  • Can one foot J-turn child lessons


You are a PANDA!

Koala

Some eucalyptus leaves make Koalas sick. Koalas can tell by smelling the leaves which ones are not good to eat.
If you:

  • Can balance strapped in
  • Can basic side-slip heel side
  • Can basic side-slip toe side
  • Use up & down movement in side-slip
  • Can make a controlled stop

You are a KOALA!

Polar

Polar Bears have thick, furry soles on their feet to help them walk on ice.
If you:

  • Know chair lift riding procedures
  • Can falling leaf heal side
  • Can falling leaf toe side
  • Use up & down movement in side-slip
  • Can make a controlled stop

You are a POLAR!

Grizzly

Male Grizzlies are called boars. Females are called sows.
If you:

  • Can spin flat 360's
  • Can make a basic linkied "S" turns
  • Use flexion and extension with turns
You are a GRIZZLY!