STANDARD COMPETENCIES:

 

 I.      Understand snowboarding equipment

 II.     Demonstrate snowboard stances and more advanced body positions

 III.    Demonstrate carving, turn shapes, and `ride-fakie` (backwards)

 IV.     Demonstrate how to snowboard more varied backcountry terrain and

 V.      difficult conditions

 VI.     Demonstrate self arrest techniques

 VII.    Demonstrate introductory skills and fundamental knowledge of

 VIII.   outdoor leadership and group handling as they relate to backcountry

 IX.     snowboarding

 X       Development of good quality judgment relating to backcountry

 XI.     snowboarding

 TOPICAL OUTLINE:

 

 I.      Snowboarding equipment

 II.     Snowboarding body positions

 III.    Snowboarding carving positions

 IV.     Snowboarding turnshapes

 V.      Riding fakies

 VI.     Varied terrain and conditions

 VII.    Video analysis of students` progress

 VIII.   Self arrest on steep backcountry terrain

 IX.     Techniques for safe and efficient downhill backcountry travel on

 X       snowboards

 XI.     Fundamentals of outdoor leadership and group handling skills in the

 XII.    backcountry

 XIII.   Using experiences gained through backcountry snowboarding to develop

 XIV.    judgment relating to outdoor leadership