Skiing


Tiger Cubs, Cub Scouts, and Webelos Scouts may complete requirements in a family, den, pack, school, or community environment. Tiger Cubs must work with their parents or adult partners. Parents and partners do not earn loops or pins.

Belt Loop
Complete these three requirements:
______ 1.  Explain the conditioning, clothing, equipment, and planning needed for a ski activity.
______ 2.  Be able to explain safety and courtesy codes for a downhill or cross-country ski trip.
______ 3.  Go skiing. Demonstrate how to stop and turn.

Sports Pin
Earn the Skiing belt loop, and complete five of the following requirements:
______  1.  Explain the differnt kinds of ski lifts and how they work. Use one.
______  2.  Describe the four universal symbols used to indicate ski trail difficulty.
______  3.  Demonstrate how to snowplow (wedge position), hold your position, and get up from a fall.
______  4.  Demonstrate how to do a basic christie.
______  5.  Demonstrate five cross-country skills, such as a kick turn, the diagonal stride, double poling, sidestepping, the step turn, the herringbone, straight downhill running, the snowplow, sideslipping, dragging the pole, the diagonal stride uphill, and a traverse.
______  6.  Participate in at least three games using skis, such as relays, races, treasure hunts, and skiing around poles or flags.
______  7.  Explain what to do if you see a skiing accident.
______  8.  Take skiing lessons.
______  9.  Watch a film on skiing.
______ 10.  Talk with a member of a ski patrol and learn about the job he or she does at the ski slope.
 
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