Freestyle - Esf net

What are the tests for?

Created by esf, the tests allow everyone to progress step by step in their snow sports practice.

Based on specific technical criteria, our esf instructors validate the technical level of your child or teenager, their skills and the improvement required to progress in freestyle.

The freestyle ski tests

young freestyler

Validate 3 of the 4 tests in red

Flat

Impulse two feet in direct track
180° slide in each direction
Tail press
Switch in direct track

Jib

To pass the initiation boxes in 50/50

Kicker

Straight jump with two-foot grouping impulse on initiation kicker

Air-bag / backcountry

Straight jump with counter rotation (shiffty, twist, ...)

Soft track / initiation
Flat : gentle slope
Jib : dancefloor and box, not very long, close to the floor, large kickers glued to the jib box.
Kicker / backcountry : flight curve line from 1 to 3 meters of low height

medium freestyler

Validate 3 of the 4 tests in red

Flat

Switch evolution on gentle slope
360° slide in each direction
Cross Jump

Jib

To pass intermediate boxes in 50/50
Shuffle on initiation box

Kicker

Straight jump with counter rotation (shiffty, twist, ...) on initiation kicker

Air-bag / backcountry

Straight jump with grab
180°

Gentle track / initiation

Flat : gentle slope

Jib : dancefloor and box, not very long, close to the floor, large kickers stuck to the jib box.

Kicker / backcountry : flight curve line from 1 to 3 meters of low height

Freestyler

Validate 3 of the 4 tests in red .

Flat

Awareness of reading and land use awareness
Low to moderate slope switch evolution
180° jump in each direction
Ollie

Jib

180° slip on initiation box
Slide on initiation box

Kicker

180° slide on initiation kicker
Straight jump on intermediate kicker
Straight jump with grab on initiation kicker

Air-bag / backcountry

Attempt backflip / frontlip
360°

Moderate / intermediate slope
Flat : medium slope, use of landforms and slope edges
Jib : box, more length, less width, single kink
Kicker / backcountry : flight curve line from 1 to 6 meters, moderate height

expert freestyler

Validate 3 of the 4 tests in red .

Flat

Analysis and autonomous use of the terrain
Controlled switch evolution moderate to steep slopes
360° slide switch
Nose press

Jib

Unnatural slide on initiation box
Entrance on switch on initiation box
Slide on intermediate box

Kicker

180° grab on intermediate kicker
360° on initiation kicker
Straight jump to expert kicker

Air-bag / backcountry

Backflip / frontlip
540°
Switch 180°

Straight jump to expert kicker

Flat : medium slope, use of landforms and slope edges

Jib : box, more length, less width, single kink

Kicker / backcountry : flight curve line from 1 to 6 meters, moderate height

Freestyler pro

Validate 3 of the 4 tests in red

Flat

Optimized land use
Switch evolution all tracks
Nollie
360 jumped

Jib

Unnatural slide on intermediate box
Switch entrance on intermediate box
270° exit
Slide on initiation rail

Kicker

360° grab on intermediate kicker
540° on initiation kicker
180° switch on initiation kicker
Straight jump with grab or counter rotation on expert kicker

Air-bag / backcountry

720°
Off-center rotations
360° Switch°

All tracks / expert
Flat : all slopes, use of all landforms track edges, track breaks/breaks
Jib : box and rail, all shapes, all entrances, multiple kink
Kicker / backcountry : 6-meter flight curve line, great height

Freestyler élite

Validate 3 of the 4 tests in red

Flat

Switch evolution for all types of snow and terrain
Hand drag

Jib

270° entrance
Unnatural slide on initiation rail
Control of street entrances
Slide on intermediate rail

Kicker

720° on intermediate kicker
360° switch on intermediate kicker
Backflip / Frontflip
360° on kicker expert

Air-bag / backcountry

Cork / organic 720° Cork
900°
Switch 540

All tracks / expert
Flat : all slopes, use of all landforms, track edges, track breaks/breaks
Jib : box and rail, all shapes, all entrances, multiple kink
Kicker / backcountry : 6-meter flight curve line, great height

The freestyle snowboard tests

P'tit freestyler

Validate 3 of the 4 tests in red

Flat

Nose slide / tail slide
The four 180° jumped
Ollie / nollie

Jib

50/50 intermediate box
Back boardslide (initiation box)
Back boardslide (initiation box)

Kicker

180° Fs cab (initiation kicker)
Single grab (intermediate kicker))
Series of intermediate kickers

Airbarg / backcountry

360°
Attempt to backfip / frontlip
Grab tweaked (backside air, ...)

Freestyler

VValidate 3 of the 4 tests in red

Flat

Ollie / Nollie 180°
360° jumped

Jib

180° back boardslide
Front boardslide (initiation box)

Kicker

360° grab (intermediate kicker)
180° back switch (initiation kicker)

Airbarg / backcountry

540° or more
Frontflip / backflip

Freestyler expert

Validate 3 of the 4 tests in red .

Flat

Ollie / Nollie 360°
Combo
Flat on all types of snow and terrain

Jib

Street entrance
180° / 270° in / out

Kicker

540° or more (intermediate kicker)
360° Cab switch (initiation kicker)

Airbarg / backcountry

Off-center rotations
Switch start rotation

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