Best Buddy Relay
Basic skiing skills, cooperation, and balance.
- 10+ years
- Group size: 4+
- Duration: 30 min
- Relay
- Partner exercise
- Snow / ice
- Skis
- Rope
Participants pair up. One takes off their right ski, the other takes off their left. The leg that still has a ski on for each of them is tied together with a scarf, jump rope, string, or similar.
The pairs will now move together by pushing off with their free foot, like on a kick sled. Mark a start and a finish area. The first pair to reach the finish wins.
Variations
- The exercise doesn't have to be performed as a relay; it can be done on a small slope.
- How long can they stay on their feet before their foot touches the ground or they fall?
- Pairs can compete against themselves: How far can they get on each attempt? Feel free to mark intermediate goals along the way to show progress.