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Photo: Steve Warild
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Book yourself on a tour!
- Contact the tour leader and have your name added to the list or
- Put your name on the tour sheet at Club Night
- The tour leader organises car pooling and gives any information required
- Each passenger contributes towards the driver's expenses
- Checklist provides tips on
- Please send us feedback after your tour!
Fact Sheets
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Tour Program
The CCCSC Tour Program comes free with membership and swings into action as soon as the snow falls. Details and updates are provided in the
Tour Grading
TERRAIN
- Gentle
- Flat to gently rolling hills, no big hills to cllimb or descend. There may be some steep sections but these will be short and easy to negotiate.
- Hilly
- Large rounded hills requiring several turns to descend but not technically difficult. There may be some steep sections but these will be short and easy to negotiate.
- Steep
- The steepest of skiable hills including black runs at resorts, cornices and chutes. Technically difficult slopes to descend.
- Rough
- Descents on narrow trails with limited choice of route because of rock outcrops or trees, exposed routes or high risk of icy conditions.
DISTANCE
- Short
- Under 8km/day and < 200m vertical climb. A moderate level of fitness is required.
- Medium
- 8km to 15km/day OR 200m to 600m vertical climb. A moderate level of fitness is required.
- Long
- Over 15km/day OR > 600m vertical climb. A high level of fitness is required.
SKILL LEVELS
- Basic
- Can maintain control and perform the following skills on gentle terrain: kick turns, snow plough, side step, herringbone, traverse and diagonal stride.
- Intermediate
- Can maintain control and perform the following skills on hilly terrain: kick turns, snow plough turns, step turns, side slip, side step, herringbone, traverse, diagonal stride and self arrest.
- Advanced
- Can maintain control on hilly terrain and pace over long distances. Has good style and technique in the following skills: kick turns, snow plough turns, step turns, side slip, side step, herringbone, traverse, diagonal stride and self arrest.
- Telemark/XC Downhill
- Can maintain control descending steep hills and highly proficient at self arrest technique. Has intermediate skills plus linked stem, parallel or telemark turns.
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