Scouting, Volume 30, Number 1, January 1942 Page: 21
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in the United States have become
a colorful horde of fevered en-
thusiasts. National Park Service
estimates placed the number of
recreational skiers last season in
the neighborhood of one and a half
million. Here is the help that will
keep the "out in Scouting" the
year round.
The U. S. Eastern Amateur Ski
Association is actively cooperating
with Scouting in Region One. Its
Publicity and Junior Ski Commit-
tees are working hand in hand
with the Winterfront Committee.
Commissioners and Scoutmasters
be a relatively simple matter. If
skiing instruction is being given to
Scouts, a goodly number of Scout-
ers will also contract the fever
and thus be able to supply the
leadership. It is equally to be ex-
pected that many of the skiers
who have agreed to provide in-
struction will fall prey to the lure
of the Scouting program, and
carry on their activity. The boys
won't need urging to apply their
newly acquired skill and to test
out their ability to take the good
with the bad in winter weather.
Ski hikes and slope skiing lead
The "snow plow" is the best brake
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A U. S. ski patrol moves into the woods near Plattsburgh, N. Y. The sled
carrying supplies also moves on skis, but note that the soldier pulling it wears
snow shoes for greater traction.
turn to the member clubs for help
in securing skiers to man the in-
struction program.
In communities where there is
no organized club, there should
be no trouble discovering who the
skiers are, thanks to their color-
ful attire and the inherent diffi-
culty in getting about unobserved
with seven feet of lumber over
one's shoulder.
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nce proper ski instruction has
laid the foundation, the actual
conduct of skiing activities will
to a knowledge of the snowy out-
of-doors that invites the greater
adventure of winter camping. The
skiing program makes the transi-
tion from the hot stove league an
easy and pleasant one.
No better means of promoting
the winter program exists than the
winter carnival. It has been tested
in various places in Region One
and has proved remarkably ef-
fective. Combining sport, competi-
tion, and showmanship, a carnival
provides the objective that paves
the way for the less spectacular
phases of the program. It also
serves to give the uninitiated or
the hesitating an alluring picture
of the fun that goes with partici-
pation.
A typical winter carnival fea-
tures skiing events, but not to the
exclusion of other events that can
be entered into by all of those
present. Snowball throwing con-
tests, using barrels at thirty yards
for targets, snow sculpturing, tug
of war, and treasure hunts are
some of the sports that will serve
to encourage participation by those
who do not ski.
The skiing events will include
downhill, cross-country and slalom
races. In some regions where ski
jumping is particularly popular,
the inclusion of jumping events
may be expected.
The carnival is usually an all
day affair. Local conditions will
dictate the arrangements for the
mid-day meal. At one winter
carnival this past season, the com-
mittee provided a hot beef stew,,
and the participants stopped only
long enough to hunt up their bowl
and spoon before diving in.
Commissioners, Scouters and
Scoutmasters who get behind this
winter program, who get their
Troops away from the hot stoves,
will have the satisfaction of seeing
in action a program that will teach
their boys self-reliance, that will
increase their physical fitness, and
that will prepare them equally
well for fair and foul weather
emergencies.
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