ADVANCED MERIT: SKIING
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1. Demonstrate your ability to do the following:
a. Step turns.
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b. Right & left kick turns.
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c. Right & left jump turns.
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d. Herringbone climb.
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e. Side step climb.
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f. Diagonal step climb.
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g. Snowplow stop.
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h. Braking.
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i. Christiania turn.
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2. Explain the proper care and storage of skiing equipment.
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3. Demonstrate your ability to fall and get up again on a pair of skis.
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4. Explain the difference between slalom and cross-country skiing. Explain how the
techniques and equipment differ.
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5. Do 1 of the following:
a. ___ Run a slalom course.
b. ___ Take a 5 mile cross-country ski trip.
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6. Present yourself properly dressed and equipped for a day of skiing.
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7. Demonstrate the proper use of ski poles.
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