▁the ▁sk ier ▁must ▁go ▁around ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁complete ▁the ▁pass . ▁A ▁complete ▁sl alom ▁water ▁ski ▁course ▁consists ▁of ▁ 2 6 ▁bu o ys . ▁There ▁are ▁entrance ▁gates ▁at ▁the ▁beginning ▁and ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁course ▁that ▁the ▁sk ier ▁must ▁go ▁between , ▁and ▁there ▁are ▁ 6 ▁turn ▁bu o ys ▁that ▁the ▁sk ier ▁must ▁navigate ▁around ▁in ▁a ▁z ig z ag ▁pattern . ▁The ▁remainder ▁of ▁the ▁bu o ys ▁are ▁for ▁the ▁driver ▁to ▁ensure ▁the ▁boat ▁goes ▁straight ▁down ▁the ▁center ▁of ▁the ▁course . ▁For ▁a ▁tournament ▁to ▁be ▁san ction ed ▁as ▁' record ▁capable ' ▁by ▁the ▁International ▁W aters ki ▁& ▁W ake board ▁Federation ▁( I W WF ), ▁the ▁entire ▁course ▁must ▁be ▁survey ed ▁prior ▁to ▁competition ▁by ▁a ▁land ▁survey or ▁to ▁ensure ▁its ▁accuracy . ▁The ▁drivers ▁boat ▁path ▁must ▁be ▁verified ▁as ▁well ▁to ▁ensure ▁that ▁all ▁ski ers ▁are ▁getting ▁a ▁fair ▁pull . ▁ ▁Every ▁consecutive ▁pass ▁is ▁harder ▁than ▁the ▁pass ▁before ▁it . ▁When ▁a ▁pass ▁is ▁completed , ▁the ▁boat ▁is ▁sp ed ▁up ▁by ▁ ▁until ▁the ▁maximum ▁speed ▁has ▁been ▁reached ▁for ▁the ▁division , ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁sk ier ' s ▁gender ▁and ▁age ▁( ▁for ▁women ▁and ▁ ▁for ▁men ). ▁After ▁the ▁sk ier ▁has ▁run ▁their ▁maximum ▁speed ▁pass , ▁the ▁ro pe ▁is ▁short ened ▁at ▁specific ▁incre ments ▁to ▁make ▁it ▁more ▁difficult ▁to ▁reach ▁the ▁bu oy