Requirement · part of 7. ONE of four options, and answer this before requirements 4 and 5
7(A). Option A, Downhill (Alpine) skiing
Optional May not apply
Ten parts. Needs a lift-served area. Your counselor decides what counts as a gentle, steeper, moderate or intermediate slope for your skill level.
Notes and warnings
Note. The slope grades in this option are guidance, not rules. The requirement notes that a gentle slope is generally a green circle and an intermediate one a blue square, but adds that your counselor should determine what hill suits your skill level and lets you show the skills. Option C carries the same note.
What this is made of
- 7(A)(1). Wax, maintain, and the DIN standard
- 7(A)(2). The American Teaching System
- 7(A)(3). Types of Alpine ski, and carrying them
- 7(A)(4). Ride one lift, explain two more
- 7(A)(5). Beginning manoeuvres on a gentle slope
- 7(A)(6). Linked wedge turns
- 7(A)(7). Five to 10 christies
- 7(A)(8). A controlled run down an intermediate slope
- 7(A)(9). Ski in varied conditions
- 7(A)(10). The major US ski organisations
Where this step comes from
- Snow Sports Merit Badge Requirements (Merit Badge Hub, last modified 2025-12-31), Requirement 7(A) · Carries the note that the counselor determines what type of hill suits your skill level; Option C carries the same note.