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Title: | Snowboarding II |
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Long Title: | Snowboarding II |
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Course Description: | Introduces advanced snowboarding designed for those with prior snowboarding experience and can link skidded turns with good speed and control on green and blue terrain. Covers a combination of on the snow classes at an established ski area and classroom instruction at the college. Students are assigned to small groups based on their present snowboarding ability. Snow instruction is taught by certified ski instructors. |
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Min Credit: | 1 |
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Status Notes: | Was PED 134, changed 1/21/13 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 snowboarding.
IV. Recognizing potential avalanche hazards and awareness of survival and rescue procedures.
V. Recognize the legal risks and liabilities assumed when snowboarding.
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 boots, bindings, and snowboards.
XI. Demonstrate carved turns with confidence on green and blue terrain under good snow conditions.
XII. Demonstrate fine tuning carved turns on bumps and varying snow conditions.
XIII. Demonstrate carves turns on all terrain.
XIV. 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 executing carved turns with confidence on green and blue terrain under good snow conditions.
XII. Techniques for fine tuning carved turns on bumps and varying snow conditions.
XIII. Techniques for carved turns on all terrain.
XIV. Recognize the procedures for safe riding of ski lifts.
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