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Title: | Alpine Skiing I |
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Long Title: | Alpine Skiing I |
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Course Description: | Presents a basic Alpine skiing course designed for those who have had little or no prior downhill skiing experience. The course will consist of a combination of on the snow classes at an established ski area and classroom instruction at the college. For purposes of instruction, students will be assigned to small groups based on their present skiing ability. All on snow instruction will be by certified ski instructors employed by the ski area. |
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Min Credit: | 1 |
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Status Notes: | Was PED 141, changed 1/17/13 effective 201410 CFE |
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STANDARD COMPETENCIES:
I. Identify proper techniques for dressing for the cold and recognizing the physiology of the cold.
II. Identify the elements associated with hypothermia and frostbite and treating both conditions.
III. Identify methods for protecting the skin and eyes from sun exposure while skiing.
IV. Recognizing potential avalanche hazards and awareness of survival and rescue procedures.
V. Recognize the legal risks and liabilities assumed when skiing.
VI. Recognize the proper accident procedures for on slope incidents.
VII. Recognize the ski area safety rules.
VIII. Recognize ski area boundaries.
IX. Recognize the color-coded ski trail signage.
X Recognize the importance of the proper selection and adjustment of skis, boots and poles.
XI. Demonstrate the basic straight running skiing position.
XII. Demonstrate wedge stops and wedge turns.
XIII. Demonstrate a wedge turn and return to the parallel position.
XIV. Demonstrate linking wedge turns on green and easy blue runs.
XV. Recognize the procedures for safe riding of ski lifts.
TOPICAL OUTLINE:
I. Dressing for the cold and understanding the physiology of the cold.
II. Understanding the elements associated with hypothermia and frostbite and treating both conditions.
III. Protecting the skin and eyes from sun exposure while skiing.
IV. Recognizing potential avalanche hazards and awareness of survival and rescue procedures.
V. Understanding the legal risk and liabilities assumed when skiing.
VI. On slope accident procedures.
VII. Safety rules of the slope.
VIII. Observing ski area boundaries.
IX. Understanding color-coded ski trail signage.
X Selection and adjustment of skis, boots, and poles.
XI. Techniques for establishing the basic straight running skiing position.
XII. Techniques for executing wedge stops and wedge turns.
XIII. Techniques for executing wedge turns and return to a parallel position.
XIV. Techniques for linking wedge turns and stops on green and easy blue runs.
XV. Procedures for safely riding the ski lifts.
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