Snowsports – stage 2
How to earn your badge:
Before you attempt Stage 2, you need to have completed all the steps for Snowsports Stage 1. You then need to complete all the steps outlined below.
1. Identify the equipment you require and know how to carry it safely.
2. Climb and then ski or snowboard down a short run, or go on a short cross country ski.
3. Show you can make wide and narrow turns.
4. Show you can stop and wait safely on a run avoiding other users of the slope, or stop safely if doing cross county skiing.
5. Demonstrate how to safely use a drag lift or magic carpet for downhill skiing or snowboarding.
6. Know how to safely fall and get back up onto your feet.
Snowsports – stage 3
How to earn your badge:
Before you attempt Stage 3, you need to have completed all the steps for Snowsports Stage 2. You then need to complete the following:
1. Identify hazards of the mountain environment.
2. Show you understand what to do in the event of an accident.
3. Show you know and understand the ‘Ski Way Code’ published by the International Ski Federation (The F.I.S.)
4. Understand the effects of extreme temperature in cases of frostbite, hypothermia, sunstroke, heat exhaustion and dehydration. Explain how they are avoided and treated.
5. Choose and complete two of the following:
- Demonstrate a sequence of 10 linked turns
- Complete a free run down a moderate to hard slope (red) showing balance, control, good choice of line and awareness of other people on the slope
- Complete a 3km cross country ski route on a prepared track
- Complete a 500m cross country ski route on varied terrain
If you have achieved The Scout Association Personal Activity Permit for Snowsports, you can automatically gain this badge.
Snowsports – stage 4
How to earn your badge:
Before you attempt Stage 4, you need to have completed all the requirements to gain Snowsports Stage 3 in your chosen discipline. You then need to complete the following:
1. Show you understand what equipment to carry for the different two types of activity you may undertake (a single lesson, day on the hill, expedition in the woods, off-piste experience, session at a snow park)
2. Show how to look after yourself and others in the event of not being able to return down the mountain, or being stranded on a route.
3. Show your ability to use a ski map or resort map and identify where you are on the map.
4. Plan a half days activity, considering location, group, equipment and abilities, this should include a plan B in case of bad weather, etc.
5. Participate in a snowsport activity different from that which the other requirements have been completed in, this could be something completely new or an activity you’ve not done for a while such as skiing, snowboarding, cross country skiing, ski touring and slalom.
6. Choose and complete two of the following:
- Demonstrate your ability to safely descend a black run
- Perform a sequence of turns in fresh snow, leaving even tracks behind
- Complete a day’s cross country ski trip, planning your route before you go.
- Complete a cross country timed route and then improve your time over a two further attempts
You can do this stage by taking part in a snowsport activity on either a natural or artificial slope. But it is encouraged to experience both environments as part of this badge.
