COURSE LEVELS
The level descriptors are an indicator of your current ability. Your goal may be to progress to the next level or more during the course.
I always have a chat with each lady before booking, to hear about your ski history and make sure you are looking at the right course level etc. So do feel free to book in a call with me to help you clarify what might fit you best, with no obligation. I look forward to chatting with you! Katie x
Aphrodite
Level: Bronze
Novice. (May have a few days to 1+ week or more’s experience)
You are a novice skier, i.e. one step above beginner. You are becoming familiar with the equipment and know how to put your skis on. You can snowplough-turn – left and right and stop on a very easy nursery slope whether that is alpine, dry slope or snowdome.
You may be able to snowplough turn down an easy green. You would not yet be comfortable on a blue run.
We will practice on nursery slopes, greens and maybe the easiest blues as and when you’re fully ready. We will take our time and build confidence in a fun and engaging way. This course will develop enjoyment and control.
Level: Silver
(May have 1+ weeks skiing experiencealready)
Aphrodite Silver ladies mostly snowplough turn and ski a green with relative ease. You can ski very easy blues in snowplough and very occasionally might parallel turn. A mid to steep blue might get you very tense and nervous.
This course will develop fundamental movements, timing and co-ordination to help you feel control, flow and get you ready to ski blues with confidence.
This course is for Goddesses at the beginning of their ski career. Or for those who have struggled with skiing for a long time and wish to start again to build better foundations.
Level: Gold
(May have 2+ weeks skiing already or have several weeks but plateaued here.)
Goddesses can often ski fairly parallel on easy blues. A steep blue may cause you to tense and use defensive skiing tactics like sitting back, stiff legs or a large snowplough. Gold ladies often tell me they “got down” an easy red but would never choose a red for fun!
This course continues to develop your fundamental movements, timing, and co-ordination, helping you to reduce fear and find a sense of flow. The goal is for you to confidently ski all blue runs.
Venus
Level: Bronze
(You may have 4+ weeks skiing already. This is also a common place to plateaux so you may have been 12+ weeks!)
Venus Bronze ladies can ski parallel on most blues and may have tried several easy reds. Snowplough can still feature a fair bit at Venus Bronze level. You are not comfortable on steep or narrow reds at all. The challenging sections can easily bring on ‘overwhelm’ resorting to ‘survival skiing’ and no sense of fun.
This course is to get you feeling a nice flow and rhythm on easy reds and to help you understand and manage those tricky sections with more finesse and joy!
Level: Silver
(You may have 7+ weeks skiing already. This is also a common place to plateau so you may have been 20+ weeks!).
Venus Silver ladies can ski parallel fairly well on most reds. You are happy to attempt challenging sections, but you are aware that you may not ski your best on them. On these sections your skiing may feel scrappy and much less controlled. You are not keen to ski any black. You may struggle with very bad conditions and most off piste.
This course will work out what’s holding you back, release bad habits, build new quality technique and get you ready for Gold level.
Level: Gold
Goddesses are very experienced and can ski parallel on all sections of all reds. You are happy on steep and going quite fast with strong technique. You are now ready to develop more advanced techniques to enjoy all types of piste skiing. You may, or may not, try a little easy off piste at this stage. Not much phases you at this point except very bad conditions, some types of off piste, big moguls.
This course will develop your carving, dynamic short turn &bumps. We sometimes dabble in easy off piste on this course.
Artemis
This trip is for Goddesses who are very skilled and experienced.
You are starting to see the whole mountain as your playground, and you are excited to try various off-pistesections. You can handle all runs including piste bumps and black runs without too much problem and now are looking to refine your high-level skills whilst enjoying being challenged by on and off-piste terrain. You prefer to ski off piste with an expert to make sure you are challenged but also kept in a safe environment. Coming on an Artemis Ski Goddess course can be a standalone high energy development course. It can also be used to train your skills with a view to coming on our Global Adventures! We went powder skiing in Japan 2025. Future Plans: Cat skiing in Georgia 2027, Heliskiing in Greenland 2028 0R 2029.
This course covers a lot of ground on and off piste. We ski fairly fast with tips and video development feedback on the go.
THE COURSES
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