Snowsports Stage 4 Activity Badge (Royal Marines)

Snowsports Stage 4 Activity Badge (Royal Marines)

How to earn the badge:

Before you attempt Stage 4, you need to have completed all the requirements to gain Snowsports Stage 3 in your chosen discipline. You then need to complete the following:

1. Show you understand what equipment to carry for the different two types of activity you may undertake (a single lesson, day on the hill, expedition in the woods, off-piste experience, session at a snow park)

2. Show how to look after yourself and others in the event of not being able to return down the mountain, or being stranded on a route

3. Show your ability to use a ski map or resort map and identify where you are on the map

4. Plan a half days activity, considering location, group, equipment and abilities, this should include a plan B in case of bad weather, etc.

5. Participate in a snowsport activity different from that which the other requirements have been completed in, this could be something completely new or an activity you’ve not done for a while such as skiing, snowboarding, cross country skiing, ski touring and slalom

6. Choose and complete two of the following:

• Demonstrate your ability to safely descend a black run
• Perform a sequence of turns in fresh snow, leaving even tracks behind
• Complete a day’s cross country ski trip, planning your route before you go
• Complete a cross country timed route and then improve your time over a two further attempts

You can do this stage by taking part in a snowsport activity on either a natural or artificial slope. But it is encouraged to experience both environments as part of this badge. 

About Royal Marines

The Royal Marines are the UK’s Commando Force and the Royal Navy’s own amphibious troops. They’re an elite force, optimised for worldwide rapid response and are able to deal with a wide spectrum of risks and security challenges.

Fully integrated with the Royal Navy’s amphibious ships, they can be deployed globally without host nation support and projected from the sea to conduct operations on land.

A key component of the Royal Navy’s maritime security function, they provide a unique capability and are experts in ship-to-ship operations.