Skier Badge

For downhill or cross-country skiing.

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1.     Show how to carry poles and skis properly.

2.     Show how to care for your equipment properly, including how to store it off-season.

3.     Explain some rules for safety when skiing.

4.     Put on your own skis and adjust the bindings properly.

5.     Climb a hill using side-step, traverse and herringbone.

6.     Snowplow straight down a hill in complete control.

7.     Do right and left linked snowplow turns.

8.     Describe how to get help in case of a skiing accident.

9.     Explain how to dress for various types of weather.

10.  Do either:
a)    Show the safe use of a rope tow, T-Bar or chair lift
b)    Describe the emergency equipment and supplies you should carry on a cross-country ski trip

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