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Fun in the sun and snowBy Brad Carver For those who enjoy skiing and snowboarding or are interested in trying, the time to hit the slopes is near-–and for credit. The annual ski/snowboarding trip to the North Carolina mountains, led by Dr. Ken Weatherman, professor of physical education, will be Dec. 18-22.The deadline for the trip, however, is Dec. 3, so registration should be early. The trip offers spring semester credit in PHED 1420 (Beginning Skiing/Snowboarding) and PHED 1421 (Intermediate Skiing/Snowboarding).
Almost 25 years ago two physical education teachers came up with the idea to allow students to earn credit for skiing. Weatherman said, “The trip originated in 1980. The idea for the trip developed from Anthony Dennard, a former physical education instructor, and me.”“We are averaging almost 40 students a year. One year we took 83 students. This was our all-time record,” said Weatherman. “I enjoy seeing my students learn to snow ski or snowboard. Modern equipment and instructional techniques have permitted students to rapidly learn to ski in recent years. It’s a joy to see new students skiing down from the top of the mountain under control by the end of the ski program,” Weatherman said.For more information contact Weatherman at 706-295-6353. |
It is also available for non-credit students, faculty, staff and friends. All non-credit participants will register under Continuing education status, thus requiring a $25 continuing education fee in addition to the regular trip fees.