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Snowboarder

Snowboarder

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

Complete the following:

  1. Show how to care for your board and boots, and how to put them on properly, (This should be include the use of a "runaway strap" or a "leash".)
  2. Demonstrate how to mount and dismount either a surface lift (rope tow, T-bar, poma and platter) or a chairlift - whichever is used on beginner and intermediate hills in your area.
  3. Explain proper dress, including the use of a helmet, when in snowboarding parks or half pipes.
  4. Demonstrate your ability to do the following:
  • Walking/skating
  • Climbing side stepping
  • Straight running (toe/heel drag)
  • Traverse with a stop
  • Static rotation exercise
  • Isolated beginner turns
  • Linked beginner turns
  1. Know and understand the Alpine Responsibility Code

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.