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Skier

Skier

Cub Scouts learn basic cross-country and/or downhill skiing or snowboarding knowledge and skills, with an emphasis on safety and the Alpine Responsibility Code.

Requirements

  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) or (b):
  • 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

Alpine Responsibility Code

This Code applies to all alpine skiers and snowboarders using alpine ski slopes
 Every skier or snowboarder must:
  1. Obey the signs.
  2. Yield the right of way to skiers or snowboarders downhill, and choose a course that does not jeopardize their safety.
  3. Yield the right of way to skiers or snowboarders uphill when entering a slope, and at intersections.
  4. Use skis equipped with safety edges and a braking system.
  5. Make sure, when stopping on a slope, that you are visible to skiers or snowboarders uphill, and that you are not obstructing the slope
 Skiers or snowboarders must not:
  1. Make a fast downhill run.
  2. Make jumps.
  3. Ski or snowboard outside the ski slopes.
  4. Ski or snowboard on a closed slope.
  5. Ski or snowboard while wearing a portable player (ie. iPod™).
  6. Cross the track of a surface ski lift in operation. 
  7. Remove any signs.
  8. Leave the site of an accident in which you are involved without identifying yourself to a first aider.