Portland Community College | Portland, Oregon

An orientation session will be held at the college to collect fees, distribute tickets and answer questions. At the ski area, students will be placed in small classes with other students of similar ability. Classes will be conducted each of the five weeks on snow at the ski area. Lab/practice time will be available to supplement class time with the instructor, and independent practice is of the utmost importance. In addition to boarding skills,
safety and snowboard skiing etiquette will also be emphasized.
Students must provide appropriate clothing for winter weather in the mountain ski areas.

Upon successful completion of the course the students should be able to:

1. Demonstrate skills developed while snowboarding that improve physical conditioning. 
2. Demonstrate appropriate balance, rotary, edging, and pressure control movements to allow students to snowboard on beginning/intermediate terrain.
3. Demonstrate walking, skating, climbing, gliding, stopping, sideslipping, skidding, turning, and maneuvers.
4. Demonstrate skidded turn without a connecting traverse.

1. Attendance
2. Active participation and effort in class
3. Demonstrated skills

SUBJECT MATTER: CONCEPTS, THEMES, ISSUES (TOPICAL AREAS)

1. Benefits of physically active lifestyle
2. Oregon Skier's Responsibility Code
3. Safe use of equipment, all lifts, and proper operation of the binding system
4. Preparation and awareness of varying weather conditions
5. Evaluating terrain
6. Skiing at proper skill level and terrain
7. Create and learn environment that allows students confidence

COMPETENCIES/SKILLS:

1. Demonstrate balance, rotary, edging and pressure control movements
2. Demonstrate level terrain turning
3. Demonstrate walking/climbing
4. Demonstrate skating/straight sliding
5. Demonstrate sideslipping/skidding, toe and heel side
6. Demonstrate skidded traverse, both directions
7. Demonstrate standing skidded stops, both directions
8. Demonstrate linked turns across the fall line, connected by a skidded traverse
9. Demonstrate linked turns with no connecting traverse