Join us for two Tuesdays of a special Snowboarding (Snow Sports) Merit Badge. March is a great time for snowboarding, especially this year! Snow is expected to dump toward the end of February, and March should be sunny with a decent base.

For a special price of $119, you’ll receive eight hours of lessons, equipment rental, and a modified lift ticket. (Note: Money is paid directly to Snoqualmie Summit.)

Tyler Dewey, Snoqualmie Snow Sports Supervisor and Eagle Scout, will be tailoring the lesson directly to the badge.

The plan (subject to modification) is four hours of lessons in the morning [broken into two two-hour sessions], lunch, then practice afterward.
The most difficult requirements are:
* On a moderate slope, demonstrate an ollie, a nose-end grab, and a wheelie.
* Make a controlled run down an intermediate slope and demonstrate the following:
1. Skidded, carved, and jump turns
2. Stops
3. Riding fakie

Most Scouts in reasonable physical condition should be able to perform the required skills after the completion of the eight hours of instruction time.

This activity is limited to Scouts 12 and older. At time of posting, there are seven spots still available in the class. Contact kitsapscouts@gmail.com for further information.

Please note: This is not an official Scout function, troop outing, District or Council event. Just as you might visit your local or state park for Environmental Science, or a horse farm for Animal Science, you’ll be visiting Snoqualmie Summit for Snow Sports. They are simply accommodating our request to tailor the lesson to the badge by adding instruction time and reducing the price.

For $115, Scouts can have three days of Skiing or Snowboard — including beginning lessons, beginning lift tickets, and equipment. Contact Eagle Scout Tyler Dewey, Snow Sports Supervisor at Summit Learning Center, to customize your troop’s trip.

Hurricane Ridge

Ski, Snowboard, or Snowshoe. Hurricane offers lift tickets for only $20.