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Overview of and topical guide to skiing From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to skiing:
Skiing is a recreational activity using skis as equipment for traveling over snow. Skis are used in conjunction with boots that connect to the ski with use of a binding.
Overview
Lists
- List of ski areas and resorts
- List of ski jumping hills
- List of Olympic venues in freestyle skiing
- List of FIS Cross-Country World Cup champions
- List of FIS Ski Jumping World Cup team medalists
- List of FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in ski jumping
- List of Olympic medalists in freestyle skiing
- List of Olympic medalists in ski jumping
- List of presidents of FIS
- List of skiing deaths
Skiers
Types of skiing
Alpine Skiing
- Alpine skiing (also known as downhill skiing)
- Alpine touring (Randonée)
- Extreme skiing
- Freeriding
- Freeskiing (or newschool skiing)
- Freestyle skiing
- Glade Skiing
- Heliskiing
- Mogul skiing
- Monoskiing
- Disabled alpine skiing
- Ski mountaineering
- Skwal
- Snowcat skiing
- Snowkiting
- Speed skiing
Nordic Skiing
Non-snow skiing
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Instruction and techniques
Turning techniques
- Stem techniques
- The Snowplough - (also known as the wedge) - see snowplough turn
- The Stem Christie
- Parallel turn
- Carve turn
- Pivot turn (skiing)
- Jump turn
- Telemark turn
Cross-country techniques
Ski-jumping techniques
Equipment and Apparel
- Skis
- Ski bindings
- Ski boots
- Ski poles with pole guards if a racer
- Ski wax depending on the condition and temperature
- Ski skins if climbing uphill
- Ski suit
- Parka, anorak, or shell
- Ski pants or salopettes
- If a Racer — a race suit
- Fleece top or sweater; the mid-layer or insulating garment
- Thermal underwear and ski socks
- Gloves or mittens to keep hands warm
- Hand Warmers
- Ski helmet
- Goggles or sunglasses to protect eyes from harm
- Face mask to protect from wind
- Specialized Alpine touring equipment
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Competition events
- Winter Olympic Games - A major international sporting event held once every four years for sports practised on snow and ice.
- Winter Paralympic Games
- Four Hills Tournament
- Winter X Games
- Birkebeinerrennet
- American Birkebeiner
- Tour of Anchorage
- The British Land National Ski Championships
Alpine events
Freestyle events
Nordic events
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Skiing organizations
- International organizations
- International Biathlon Union (IBU)
- International Ski Federation (FIS)
- Worldloppet Ski Federation
- International Ski Instructors Association (ISIA)
- Fédération Internationale des Patrouilles de Ski (FIPS)
- International Skiing History Association (ISHA)
- National organizations
- U.S. Ski & Snowboard
- United States Ski Team
- Women's Ski Jumping USA
- US National Ski Hall of Fame
- US National Ski Patrol
- Professional Ski Instructors of America
- U.S. National Ski Areas Association
- Alpine Canada Alpin
- Biathlon Canada
- Canadian Snowboard Federation
- Nordic Combined Ski Canada
- Ski Jumping Canada
- Cross Country Canada
- Canadian Freestyle Ski Association
- Canadian Ski Instructors' Alliance
- Canadian Ski Patrol
- Canadian Adaptive Snowsports
- Snowsport GB - The British Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Ski Club of Great Britain
- British Association of Snowsport Instructors (BASI)
- Snowsport Cymru/Wales
- New Zealand Snowsports Instructors Alliance
- Snow Australia
- Austrian Ski Association (ÖSV)
- Fédération Française de Ski (FFS)
- German Ski Association (DSV)
- Norwegian Ski Federation
- Swedish Ski Association
- Swiss Ski
- Italian Winter Sports Federation (FISI)
- Royal Spanish Winter Sports Federation (RFEDI)
- Ski Association of Slovenia (SLOSKI)
- Finnish Ski Association
- Ski and Snowboarding Foundation Nepal
- Ski Federation of Ukraine
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Ski areas and resorts
Ski lifts
- Aerial tramway (or cable car)
- Gondola lift
- Hybrid lift
- Chairlift
- Detachable chairlift (often a higher speed chairlift)
- Funitel
- Funicular
- Surface lift
- Rope & Handle tow
- T-bar, J-bar & Platter lift
- Magic carpet
Media
- Ski film
- Ski Canada magazine
- Ski Sunday UK TV
- The Ski Channel
- Norsk idrætsblad magazine, particularly 1881–1915
- The Master Skier magazine of USSA
- Skiing magazine of US
Culture
Other
Hazards
See also
References
External links
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