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The Ski School

Explication of the symbol of the ski school Mission                       
Ski school history Capability


Symbol
- Skiing soldier: the combat in mountains and searching mission.
- White: purity of the snow of the Lebanese mountains.
- Mountains: the height.
- Cedars: symbol of the nation.
- Laurel: ingratitude.
- Ski school : training ski and combat in mountain.

History of the ski school
- Foundation: 1/5/1986.

- Organisation:
    * In 1934 the French army founded a ski team of both French and Lebanese        soldiers; they rented a local in BECHARRY and trained at the cedars.
    * In 1935 they moved to the cedars Grand Hotel until the foundation of the        school in 1937 by the French army.
    * Since the foundation of the school the French army started training the         Lebanese soldiers. In 1940 the school was delivered to the Lebanese army         and since 1/5/1986 it depends directly to the major state of the Lebanese         army.

Location: Ski school was located since its foundation in the barrack.

- Important dates:
    * In 1957 the Lebanese president Kamil chamoun , the Iranian Chah and his         wife, visited the school.
    * In 1962 the school has accomplished a searching mission of trouble makers         who took refuge in Tannourin mountain.
    * In 1963 till 1975 the school organised the international military championship         of ski and Lebanese championship.
    * In 1969 a successful searching mission was accomplished after they found         soldiers lost in Sheikh mountains.
    * The school participated in international ski championship in Iran and Norway         1974 in Switzerland 1975 and in Finland 1982.
    * Every year the school participates to searching missions and rescue missions of         persons lost and blocked in snow weather.
    * The school trains every year sessions of ski and combat in mountains to many         troops of the Lebanese army.
    * The school participates to all Lebanese and military championship.

Missions
- Missions of combat in mountains in all weather conditions.
- Training sessions of ski and combat in mountains.
- Missions of searching and rescue of people lost and blocked in snow weather.
- Participation in the organisation an formation of the children of the army camp in    summer.

Capability
- Participation to combat in all weather conditions to search and rescue people lost    and blocked in snow weather.
- Training sessions of ski and combat in mountains.
- Participate to military international and local championships.

 
    
 
 
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