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ISTD Technical vs Eurotest

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I had always assumed that once you have passed the Eurotest you would pretty much walk any remaining BASI modules.

A couple people i know who had passed the Eurotest seemed more nervous about their chances on the tech course and although one passed the other guy failed. These are really, really good dedicated skiers who trained hard all season and spent everyday on skis.

Just brings into context how tough the ISTD technical is.... Shocked Shocked
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david@mediacopy, sad thing was is that this guy was white hot in the bumps, passed everything but got told his longs werent absolutely spot on... Crying or Very sad
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Indeed, but I've also been told that since the Eurotest became compulsory for ISTD, the pass rate on the ISTD technical has gone up quite a lot. Reason being that training for the Eurotest dramtically improves your skiing all round. However it is still important to spend a lot of time skiing the whole mountain. I remember at uni skiing with a member of the Scottish junior team, she absolutely trounced me on groomed pistes. But as soon as we were off piste or in bumps there was not a lot in it.
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skimottaret, I've seen a couple of guys go for it this year, 1 passed, 1 failed. From what I hear the pass rate is 1 or 2 per group.
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david@mediacopy, david@mediacopy, I think the pass rates are published somewhere or other aren't they? Is it the minutes of the AGM?
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beanie1, the pass rates and total number attending each course is in the annual report summer newsletter

ISTD Tech pass rate 07/08 was 50% of the 78 who took it 06/07 24% 05/06 31%
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skimottaret, About the same as it's always been for what was Grade 1 technical - usually used to be about 25% give or take. I know a whole lot passed one year and there was a massive reaction! It's always been the top of the top, the overall standards are higher now, but then so are the holiday skier standards.
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