Part 13 (2/2)

4. Not more than three attempts at Part (b), and not more than three attempts at Part (c) are allowed on the same day.

5. The attention of the Judges is directed to the General Instructions. The gradient on which Third Cla.s.s candidates are expected to do their turns is gentle, as the intention is to secure that candidates should master the proper methods, so as to be able later to make real use of the turns on steep slopes. Judges are therefore urged to insist that the stemming turns and Telemarks are done correctly and in good style. Each turn should be short, well defined, and not a mere change of direction.

QUALIFYING TEST FOR THE SECOND CLa.s.s (CROSS COUNTRY).

No Candidate may enter for Parts (a), (b) and (c) of the Second Cla.s.s Test until he has pa.s.sed the Qualifying Test, and no Candidate may enter for the Qualifying Test until he has pa.s.sed the Third Cla.s.s Test.

The Qualifying Test consists of three parts, which may be pa.s.sed on different days and before different judges, but which must all be pa.s.sed in the same season.

Part (a).--_Four continuous Lifted Stemming turns on a slope of hard snow at an angle of 25-30 degrees_.

Part (b).--_Four continuous Telemark turns on a slope of soft snow at an angle of 25-30 degrees_.

Part (c).--_Christiania swings to a standstill (right and left) from a direct descent at a fair speed_.

INSTRUCTIONS TO JUDGES.

1. Not more than three attempts at any one part should be allowed on the same day.

2. The Christianias should be done on the level or on a gentle slope after a descent from a steep slope, as a stop Christiania is more difficult on the level than on the slope.

3. The Judges must require a considerably higher standard of steadiness and certainty than in the Third Cla.s.s Test. The object of the Third Cla.s.s Test is to ensure that candidates learn the correct methods of making the turns. The object of the Second Cla.s.s Test is to ensure that candidates can make practical use of these turns on moderately steep slopes.

THE SECOND CLa.s.s TEST (CROSS COUNTRY).

The Second Cla.s.s Test consists of three parts, which must all be pa.s.sed in the same season, and should, if possible, be judged by the same Judges.

Part (a).--_A descent of not less than 2,500 feet, mainly on soft snow. The course selected should provide opportunities for straight running on reasonably steep slopes_.

Part (b).--_A descent of not less than 1,000 feet on hard snow, such as unbreakable crust or snow which has been thoroughly beaten down_.

Part (c).--_A descent of at least 500 feet of woodrunning, dense enough to prevent straight running, but not too dense to prevent continuous turns_.

1. A Second Cla.s.s runner may be defined as a runner who can run at a good speed on hard or soft snow of unvarying quality, and who is, above all, thoroughly steady on his turns. A runner who runs recklessly without judgment, and who shows little power of selecting a safe line, should not be pa.s.sed even if he takes slopes straight at the expense of frequent falls. _The Second Cla.s.s Test is, in the main, a test of steady controlled ski-ing at a good, but not at a racing speed_.

2. Candidates must not use their sticks to control speed nor to help out a turn except under very exceptional circ.u.mstances and with the express permission of the Judges. The Judges must, however, satisfy themselves that the Candidates understand the use of the stick, and could, in emergencies, where speed is vital, increase their speed and steadiness on difficult snow by the use of the stick.

QUALIFYING TEST FOR THE FIRST CLa.s.s (CROSS COUNTRY).

No candidate may enter for Parts (a), (b) and (c) of the First Cla.s.s Test until he has pa.s.sed the Qualifying Test that ent.i.tles him to be judged for the First Cla.s.s Test, and no candidate may enter for this Qualifying Test until he has pa.s.sed the Second Cla.s.s Test.

The Qualifying Test consists of five parts, which may be judged on different days and before different Judges, but which must all be pa.s.sed in the same season.

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