
02/02/2025
Exercise Snow Stripes 2025
This past week, 36 SUOTC Officer Cadets and Staff took to the slopes of Valloire in the French Alps.
Throughout the week both Staff and Officer Cadets enjoyed great weather whilst working towards achieving their SF1 and SF2 qualifications.
With 5 groups total, 3 SF1 groups, with a range of past skiing experience and ability, learnt the basics of Alpine Skiing. From starting the week learning how to put on skis, to skiing down a variety of slopes and even off piste by the end of the week. This made them competent skiers and prepared them for taking the next step into SF2. Further to this, the remaining 2 groups took on SF2, they took on challenges such as touring and carving, polishing their abilities as established skiers and enabling them to look to complete their SF3 qualifications.
This was a great opportunity for those involved which promoted unit cohesion and provided everyone with a platform to push themselves out of their comfort zones.
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