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Skiing

Questions about the sport of skiing, how to take care of skis, and different competitive skiing events.

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Is snow skiing more dangerous than water skiing?

if u hit something or someone, it could kill you OR if you fall and your ski hits you in the head, it could knock you out and you could drown. not to mention paralization, broken bones, loss of limbs, etc. but it is still fun, and you should try it! =)

What is the best temperature to go skiing 20c 20f?

Neither one. Snow starts to melt at 0 c, so you'd be looking at really ugly conditions at 10 c. 40 c is a good temperature for water skiing. Minus-10 c would be a fine temperature for snow skiing; minus-40 c would be dangerous because of the risk of cold weather injury.

Do you need specific sunglasses for skiing?

Skiing is a very intensive sport on the eyes, due to there often being little cloud cover and a bright sunshine that reflects off the snow. It is best to use sunglasses that offer good UV protection, such as the ones from a ski shop. There are many sunglasses available at the resorts if you are having problems picking the right ones, but these are likely to be more expensive.

What is zigzag skiing called?

"wedeln" I learned this on Wii Ski :-)

we·deln(vdln) n. A snow skiing style in which the skier executes a series of short quick parallel turns by moving the backs of the skis from side to side at a constant speed. origin: German, from wedeln, to wag the tail, fan

(from http://www.thefreedictionary.com/wedeln)

Why is skiing easy but difficult to walk on snow?

Ice skates have less surface area in contact with the ice.

I'm a figure skater, and I think for most people who have never ice skated before, walking on frozen ice is easier, because you are use to walking, and you have more of you touching the ice, while in ice skating you only have the bottom of a blade

but the blade is sharp metal so it grabs the ice in a way shoes slip n slide on ice

Where can you go skiing in France?

february for best conditions but it is often busy, it is usually good until Easter time, if you go in December it won't be busy but there is a large chance that a lot of the runs and lifts won't be open yet because of needs for repairs and pisting, if you go to a resort with a small choice of ski area this may be a problem,xx hop this helps!!

Is soccer good for the body?

Soccer is generally a very active sport. Depending on your position, you may get lots of cardio exercise. For example, forwards and midfielders usually get a lot of cardio exercise since they're constantly running after the ball.

Can you list the ski resorts in Europe?

Many thousands!

Here you will find a list of over more than 1000 ski resorts in Europe:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ski_areas_and_resorts_in_Europe

However, this is only a small fraction of all the ski resorts. For example, of Sweden's 250 resorts are only 35 in the list.

What is a good diet for a cross country runner?

Eat fruit for snacks!

Meals you have a bit of meat and lots of vegatables!

And keep carrying on like that until the actual start of the Marathon!

What are age categories for alpine ski racing?

All ages are as of the first of the year

JV- 8 to 10 year olds

JIV- 11 & 12 year olds

JIII- 13 & 14 year olds

JII, JI, Seniors- 15 to 24 year olds (all compete together)

What were the first pair of skis made of?

About the same as they do right now, except in 1860 skis and poles were wood and the bindings were leather straps. The biggest change is in the bindings, which are made to release when a certain amount of force is exerted against them to keep you safe.

What do you do if your ski falls off on the chair lift?

Depending on the type of lift you could get mauled by the machinery or you could go back down the lift in the cabin...

How much do skis cost?

It really depeends where you go. Most ski places are very expensive. In Aspen, for example, a lift ticket could cost up to $150 dollars per person per day. Then you have the cost of staying in a condo, up to $300 dollars a night in some places, and there is the price of food, which is usually very expensive on the slopes. Any eqipment you could also very well cost in excess of $600 dollars minus ski rentals which can run at about $100 dollars per day. It really depeends where you go. Most ski places are very expensive. In Aspen, for example, a lift ticket could cost up to $150 dollars per person per day. Then you have the cost of staying in a condo, up to $300 dollars a night in some places, and there is the price of food, which is usually very expensive on the slopes. Any eqipment you could also very well cost in excess of $600 dollars minus ski rentals which can run at about $100 dollars per day.

Where is the best place to ski or snowboard?

It depends on where you live there are a lot of good places in California, Utah, Colorado. And there also a few good ones in West Virginia and Pennsylvania.

a really good place is The Village at Mammoth

Next answerer: The best place to go skiing is in the Alps. All northamerican resort are tiny to what the Alps can offer. For example is Paradiski more than ten times (in area) as big as Whistler-Blackcomb (the largest northamerican resort). Some other top resorts: Les 3 Vallées, 4 Vallées, Dolomiti Superski, Portes du Soleil and Alpe d´Huez.

Where can a person get tips on skiing in powder?

plastic bag on a ski, use a knife to add or remove your junk

What are the blue markings on downhill skiing course?

The blue lines on the hill are to give an athlete depth perception.

answer 2:

I think you're asking about the dye sprayed on the snow? This is applied after the course is iced down and before the race begins and is a visual aid in case the light goes flat. It approximates the line the racers will take and gives them terrain definition. It is more common to Downhill and Super GS, though, than it is to slalom. At those speeds on an overcast day, you might think you're still a few feet in the air when suddenly OOF!, you're hitting the snow before you were ready to absorb. Conversely, you might not be able to tell when there is a rise or dip in terrain and you get thrown or compressed. On flat days, to humans, the horizon becomes the same color as the snow, Blue is the color that works best both peripherally and near distance.

Who are some of NH's famous skiers?

Bode Miller, Warner Nickerson, Jimmy Cochran, Barbara Ann Cochran

How do you start your own ski apparel business?

Firstly create a business plan. You cannot hope to even get started without one.

Decide (as your question does not indicate is) if its a retail business or a manufacture business. They are completely different and will need to be approached a diffiernt ways in full.

Assuming its for an outlet:

Plan to seek out an area for the outlet - if its a shop/store envirnment your loking to start

Using the plan identify competition in the area - if your doing this from a outlet rather than on line then this is critical as thre may be business a plenty in your target area making it really difficult to even get on the first rung of the ladder.

Identify you target customer base. How will they get to you, how will you get to them. Are you in a"good footfall area".

How will you fund the initial first months of creating the business as well as the openeing. Most people forget to plan in finacial coverage for the purchase of premises, licences, untilities. EPOS (tills) stands, for the outlet, fittings and fixtures plus legal fees such as insurances for the premisies, stock and fittings, and in addition such things as company facias with business names on etc and then of course how will you advertise this venture. (this goes back to the basics of whose going to be my custoemer)

You will need to seek out reliable suppliers for a vast range of areas across the the sports areas you wish to cover. then idenfiy the key suppliers, negociate the purchases and set upi credit limits for your ordering.

Staffing will need to be considered. no one can run a business like this and be there every open hours and still survive.

these are just a few of the basic considerations

How do you ski backwards?

You weave in and out of a series of 5 feet tall gates inside the ground along a defined course. If you skip a gate you DNF "did not finish". The faster you complete the course the better. It is important to hit the gates every time you go for the gate...the correct gear will prevent you from getting hurt. If you find yourself not hitting the gate make your turns closer to the gate then once they are close enough to hit them, put you pole guard (hand) in-front of yourself to push the gate away. This is a good strategy but not needed.

You also have Giant Slalom, Super G (Super Giant Slalom) and Downhill. These are faster variations of the traditional slalom. The course is longer and the flags are positioned further apart. This makes the course faster as you need to make less of a sharp curve to reach the next flag. Downhill being the fastest.

In case you are talking about waterskiing, slalom is the same as in snow but with boueys floating on the water.

they go in between gates and they if they miss one there is a penalty

How do skis help you to go fast downhill?

Yes, skis WILL help you get downhill faster if there is snow. You need to know how steep the hill is to know how fast you will go. If you add some ski wax to the bottom of your skis, you will go extra fast.

What is the largest ski resort in the US?

You can define largest in several ways: largest vertical drop, uphill lift capacity, highest elevation or most skiable acres (on 1 lift pass). I will rank the top 7 (because 2 on the list are on a combined lift pass) using the last method as it seems to be the best way to relay the largness of a resort, and I'll include other statistics.

1. Whistler Blackcomb (British Columbia, Canada) - 8,171 Acres - Highest Elevation 7,494 ft. - Vertical drop 5,200 ft.

2. Big Sly/Moonlight Basin (Montana, USA) - 5,512 Acres on a combined lift pass (Big Sky 3,812 ft./Moonlight Basin 1,700 ft.) - Highest Elevation 11,166 ft. - Vertical drop 4,350 ft.

3. Vail Resort (Colorado USA) - 5,289 Acres - Highest Elevation 11,570 ft. - Vertical Drop 3,450 ft.

4. Heavenly (California/Nevada, USA) - 4,800 Acres- Highest Elevation 10,067 ft. - Vertical Drop 3,500 ft.

5. Snowbird/Alta (Utah, USA) - 4,700 Acres on a combined lift pass (Snowbird 2,500 ft./Alta 2,200 ft.) - Highest Elevation 11,000 ft. - Vertical Drop 3,240 ft.

6. Lake Louise (Alberta, Canada) - 4,200 Acres - Highest Elevation 8,650 ft. - Vertical Drop 3,250 ft.

7. Squaw Valley (California, USA) - 4,000 Acres - Highest Elevation 9,050 ft. - Vertical Drop 2,850 ft.

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Highest Vertical Drop - Revelstoke (Alberta, Canada) 5,620 ft.

Highest Ski Lift Elevation - Breckenridge (Colorado, USA) 12,840 ft.

Highest Resort Elevation - Silverton (Colorado, USA) 13,487 ft.

Highest Average Annual Snowfall - Mount Baker (Washington, USA) - 647 inches

* Powder Mountain in Utah lists over 7,000 Acres but this includes lifts, snowcats and back country access.