SKIING AND SNOWBOARDING Snowboard off-piste at a snowsport area

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1 1 of 5 level: 4 credit: 12 planned review date: June 2009 sub-field: purpose: Snowsport People credited with this unit standard are able to snowboard off-piste at a snowsport area in a range of snow conditions, and adhere to safe snowboarding practices off-piste. This unit standard may be of interest to people working towards their snowboard instructor and/or heliski guide qualifications. entry information: accreditation option: moderation option: Prerequisite: Unit 18104, Snowboard on advanced terrain at a snowsport area, or demonstrate equivalent knowledge and skills. Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA and industry. A centrally established and directed national moderation system has been set up by Sport, Fitness and Recreation Industry Training Organisation. special notes: 1 For the purposes of this unit standard, off-piste snowboarding occurs in areas which are untracked and/or ungroomed, on slopes up to and including 40 degrees angle, within the boundaries of a snowsport area. 2 For definitions and explanations of the terms; relaxed centred stance, centred, side slipping, flexion and extension, pressure control, steering, edging, lateral and longitudinal, strong edged, basic skidded, fakie, refer to Jim Hart (principal author), NZSIA Snowboard Stage 1 and 2 Instruction Manual, (Christchurch: Rainbow Print, 2005); available from New Zealand Snowsport Instructors Alliance, PO Box 2283, Wakatipu, website 3 This unit standard is the equivalent of the NZSIA snowboard level 6, up to and including linked turns in all terrain and snow conditions.

2 2 of 5 4 Snowboarding off-piste, away from patrolled snowsport areas, requires knowledge of potential avalanche terrain, safe mountain travelling skills, and avalanche rescue skills. This unit standard may be assessed against in conjunction with Unit 18134, Demonstrate knowledge of avalanche phenomena, Unit 18135, Assist on an avalanche response, and Unit 18136, Demonstrate own party rescue. 5 Snowboarding on glaciers requires knowledge of glaciers, safe glacier travelling, and crevasse rescue skills. This unit standard may be assessed against in conjunction with Unit 20140, Demonstrate technical mountain craft skills. 6 The Snow Safety Code assumes that there is risk inherent in the sport of skiing (alpine, telemark, snowboarding), and that individuals must take responsibility for their behaviour in order to minimise that risk to themselves and to others. The code (in its various forms) is promoted within all snowsport areas and is enforced, where necessary, by patrollers and snowsport area management. For more information on the Snow Safety Code promoted by the Ski Areas Association of New Zealand, contact the New Zealand Snowsports Council, PO Box 27501, Wellington. 7 There are minimum assessor requirements for assessment against this unit standard. The details of these requirements are available on the Sfrito website

3 3 of 5 Elements and Performance Criteria element 1 in a range of snow conditions. performance criteria 1.1 Snowboard techniques are executed maintaining an upright centred stance. 1.2 Snowboard techniques are selected and executed demonstrating efficient blending of the movements. snowboarding movements must include but are not limited to steering, edging, pressure control. 1.3 Turn types and shapes are adapted for the terrain and snow conditions, and linked together through the fall line. turns types may include but are not limited to skidded, edged, carved, up un-weighting, down un-weighting; shape of turn may include but is not limited to small radius, medium radius, large radius. 1.4 Speed is controlled with the shape of the turn and/or by using side slipping. shape of turn may include but is not limited to open, unfinished, incomplete and/or closed, finished, complete. 1.5 Design of equipment is utilised to enhance snowboarding performance. design of equipment must include but is not limited to side-cut, overall length, effective edge, torsional flex, camber, soft or hard boots, soft or hard bindings. 1.6 Airs in off piste terrain are executed, showing extension on take-off, and flexion on landing, with stability throughout.

4 4 of 5 element 2 Adhere to safe snowboarding practices in off-piste conditions. performance criteria 2.1 Maintenance of snowboard equipment matches performance requirements. maintenance must include but is not limited to surfaces waxed, edges sharpened, bindings securely attached, boots fitting firmly. 2.2 Snowboarding skills are used to avoid hazards. hazards may include but are not limited to other snow users, lift queues, snowsport area machinery and signage, bluffs, rocks. 2.3 Snowboarding and speed are controlled in areas of slope usage, and all snowsport area signs and regulations are observed. 2.4 The Snow Safety Code is explained and snowboarding practice complies with the code. Comments on this unit standard Please contact the Sport, Fitness and Recreation Industry Training Organisation info@sfrito.org.nz if you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard. Please Note Providers must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority or a delegated interinstitutional body before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment. Industry Training Organisations must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards. Accredited providers and Industry Training Organisations assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards.

5 5 of 5 Accreditation requirements and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this standard are outlined in the Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP). The AMAP also includes useful information about special requirements for providers wishing to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors and assessors, and special resource requirements. This unit standard is covered by AMAP 0050 which can be accessed at

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