Aurora Lake Slalom Course

This page courtesy of John Kukura

Slalom Course Safety Guidelines

1. Avoid using the course during peak recreational boating times. The lake is too crowded and the water is too rough to ski the course safely.

2. Keep boat and skier at least 100 feet from shore at all times.

3. Only one boat can run the course at a time. Boats waiting to use the course need to wait alongside the course until it is their turn. This way they can communicate with the other boats and maintain orderly rotation. 

4. Each boat can run up to six passes through the course, when other boats are waiting. A fall counts for one pass. When it is your turn, simply idle into the course and pull your skier out. This will make your boat wakes break away from the course, giving your skier smooth water in the course.

5. Do not pull up a skier when you are directly on top of the mainline. The slalom course is held in place by a "mainline", which is lying on the bottom directly under the boat path. Your prop can cut the mainline, causing a lot of work and expense for those who maintain it. The boat path is a straight line between the rows of yellow balls (See Figure 1 at left). Always start at the side of the yellow balls and pull out parallel to the course. Drive on the boat path after you reach normal speed.

6. Do not pull wakeboards or tubes through the course. This breaks off the float balls, causing a lot of work and expense for those who maintain it.

7. The slalom course is in a shallow part of the lake. When the lake level is down, some boats can hit the bottom in that area. Be aware of the minimum water depth required for your boat.