Print Page
Active as of Fall Semester 2010
I. General Information
1. Course Title:
Advanced Skiing/Snowboarding
2. Course Prefix & Number:
PHED 1511
3. Course Credits and Contact Hours:
Credits: 2
Lecture Hours: 1
Lab Hours: 2
4. Course Description:
This course is for experienced skiers/snowboarders to enhance their skills on the slopes. Safe practices, controlling turns, learning to jump and maneuver in the terrain park will be covered. Students will have a chance to teach/assist others.
5. Placement Tests Required:
6. Prerequisite Courses:
PHED 1511 - Advanced Skiing/Snowboarding
There are no prerequisites for this course.
9. Co-requisite Courses:
PHED 1511 - Advanced Skiing/Snowboarding
There are no corequisites for this course.
II. Transfer and Articulation
III. Course Purpose
Other - If this course is not required in a program or is not part of the MN Transfer Curriculum, it may be used for the purpose(s) listed below:
- Liberal Arts Elective
- AA Degree Fitness for Life Course
- Technical Elective
IV. Learning Outcomes
1. College-Wide Outcomes
| College-Wide Outcomes/Competencies |
Students will be able to: |
| Demonstrate interpersonal communication skills |
“Teach” and summarize a lesson given to another skier/snowboarder |
| Apply abstract ideas to concrete situations |
Demonstrate an understanding of a skier’s responsibility on the slopes |
2. Course Specific Outcomes - Students will be able to achieve the following measurable goals upon completion of
the course:
|
Expected Outcome
|
MnTC
Goal Area
|
|
Identify rules of and conduct on the slopes
|
|
|
Identify ways to prevent hypothermia
|
|
|
Demonstrate improved skills on the slopes
|
|
V. Topical Outline
Listed below are major areas of content typically covered in this course.
1. Lecture Sessions
|
I. FIS rules of conduct
|
|
II. Signs and their meaning
A. Colors and run difficulty
B. Ski gull signage and rules
|
|
III. Proper dress and preventing hypothermia
|
|
VI. Controlling your turns on skis
A. Snowplow
B. Stem Christie
C. parallel
|
|
V. Controlling your turns on snowboards
A. Falling Leaf
1. Heel
2. Toe
B. C turns
C. S turns
D. Carving – heel to toe
|
|
VI. Jumps
A. approach
B. take off
C. maneuver
D. landing
|
2. Laboratory/Studio Sessions
|
IV. Getting on and off the chair lift/rope tow
|
|
V. Skating on flat terrain
|
|
VI. Stopping
|
|
VI. Controlling your turns on skis
A. Snowplow
B. Stem Christie
C. Parallel
|
|
VI. Controlling your turns on snowboards
A. sideslips
B. Falling Leaf
1. Heel
2. Toe
C. C turns
D. S turns (connecting C turns across hill)
|
|
VII Terrain Park
A. Etiquette and Safety
B. Jumps
C. Rails and boxes
|
I. General Information
1. Course Title:
Advanced Skiing/Snowboarding
2. Course Prefix & Number:
PHED 1511
3. Course Credits and Contact Hours:
Credits: 2
Lecture Hours: 1
Lab Hours: 2
4. Course Description:
This course is for experienced skiers/snowboarders to enhance their skills on the slopes. Safe practices, controlling turns, learning to jump and maneuver in the terrain park will be covered. Students will have a chance to teach/assist others.
5. Placement Tests Required:
6. Prerequisite Courses:
PHED 1511 - Advanced Skiing/Snowboarding
There are no prerequisites for this course.
9. Co-requisite Courses:
PHED 1511 - Advanced Skiing/Snowboarding
There are no corequisites for this course.
II. Transfer and Articulation
III. Course Purpose
3. Other - If this course does NOT meet criteria for #1 or #2 above, it may be used for the purpose(s) selected below:
- Liberal Arts Elective
- AA Degree Fitness for Life Course
- Technical Elective
IV. Learning Outcomes
1. College-Wide Outcomes
| College-Wide Outcomes/Competencies |
Students will be able to: |
| Demonstrate interpersonal communication skills |
“Teach” and summarize a lesson given to another skier/snowboarder |
| Apply abstract ideas to concrete situations |
Demonstrate an understanding of a skier’s responsibility on the slopes |
2. Course Specific Outcomes - Students will be able to achieve the following measurable goals upon completion of
the course:
|
Expected Outcome
|
MnTC
Goal Area
|
|
Identify rules of and conduct on the slopes
|
|
|
Identify ways to prevent hypothermia
|
|
|
Demonstrate improved skills on the slopes
|
|
V. Topical Outline
Listed below are major areas of content typically covered in this course.
1. Lecture Sessions
|
I. FIS rules of conduct
|
|
II. Signs and their meaning
A. Colors and run difficulty
B. Ski gull signage and rules
|
|
III. Proper dress and preventing hypothermia
|
|
VI. Controlling your turns on skis
A. Snowplow
B. Stem Christie
C. parallel
|
|
V. Controlling your turns on snowboards
A. Falling Leaf
1. Heel
2. Toe
B. C turns
C. S turns
D. Carving – heel to toe
|
|
VI. Jumps
A. approach
B. take off
C. maneuver
D. landing
|
2. Laboratory/Studio Sessions
|
IV. Getting on and off the chair lift/rope tow
|
|
V. Skating on flat terrain
|
|
VI. Stopping
|
|
VI. Controlling your turns on skis
A. Snowplow
B. Stem Christie
C. Parallel
|
|
VI. Controlling your turns on snowboards
A. sideslips
B. Falling Leaf
1. Heel
2. Toe
C. C turns
D. S turns (connecting C turns across hill)
|
|
VII Terrain Park
A. Etiquette and Safety
B. Jumps
C. Rails and boxes
|