Snowsports Staged Activity Badge
Snowsports Staged Activity 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:
Choose 1 of the following options:
Complete the following badge requirements:
- Identify hazards of the mountain environment.
- Show you understand what to do in the event of an accident.
- Show you know and understand the ‘Ski Way Code’ published by the International Ski Federation (The F.I.S.)
- Understand the effects of extreme temperature in cases of frostbite, hypothermia, sunstroke, heat exhaustion and dehydration. Explain how they are avoided and treated.
- 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
Gain a Personal Activity Permit for Snowsports.
Find out more about the Adventurous Activity Permit Scheme.
November 2024.
Requirements can be adapted to suit each young persons abilities. See our guidance on flexibility.