1. Complete these three requirements for Belt Loop (Year One):
   
   

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   Explain the conditioning, clothing, equipment, and planning needed for a ski activity.
   
   

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   Be able to explain safety and courtesy codes for a downhill or cross-country ski trip.
   
   

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   Go skiing. Demonstrate how to stop and turn.

   
   
   
2. Earn the Skiing Belt Loop and complete five of the following requirements for the Skiing Pin (Year Two):
   
   

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   Explain the different kinds of ski lifts and how they work. Use one.
   
   

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   Describe the four universal symbols used to indicate ski trail difficulty.
   
   

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   Demonstrate how to snowplow (wedge position), hold your position, and get up from a fall.
   
   

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   Demonstrate how to do a basic christie.
   
   

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   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.
   
   

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   Participate in at least three games using skis, such as relays, races, treasure hunts, and skiing around poles or flags.
   
   

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   Explain what to do if you see a skiing accident.
   
   

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   Take skiing lessons.
   
   

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   Watch a film on skiing.
   
   

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   Talk with a member of a ski patrol and learn about the job s/he does at the ski slope.

   
   
3. Earn the Skiing Belt Loop and Skiing Pin and complete remaining requirements above to earn the Skiing Letter (Year Three).

To help with Den/Patrol organization: Print out this page, check off requirement as completed, and turn in to Leader when all requirements for Belt Loop, Pin, or Letter are completed.

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