Skiing

Skiing is snow or a moving art ski slope by using one or more ' planks ', ski's, which at the feet (ski boots) are confirmed.

Skis were originally of wood, but nowadays they are made of fiberglass or other composite materials, or a combination of wood and composite materials. On the page aboutski equipment is a closer look at the composition, form and functionality of the "shelf (s)".

A skier is someone, which deals with any kind of skiing, as described below.



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[hide] *Forms 1  ==Forms[ Edit] == There are various forms of skiing. The following skiing championships exist:
 * 2 Competitions
 * 3 ski equipment
 * 4 see also

With sheets up walkDescent through powder snow*Ski Mountaineering: this is the Alpine variant of cross-country ski runs and one overcomes obstacles with a trail/mountaineering techniques. One can ski with wide Alpine skis. This sport has a lot of participants from the military field and staff of ski resorts and mountain rescue services. ==Competitions[ Edit] == Competitions in Netherlands happens on the art ski course and indoor halls. Netherlands has around 14 brush courts and indoor halls where slalom races are organised weekly between september and april. ==Ski Equipment[ Edit] == <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Not every ski is the same in any kind of skiing. For each branch of sport one uses other ski equipment. So is a alpine ski equipment for example, other than the equipment forcross-country skiing. Additionally, there are several skis are. This can range from carving skis up to the thin slats. There is also a difference between advanced and skis skis for beginners.This can also make the price of skis very difference.
 * Nordic skiing
 * Also called cross-country skiing: Cross-country, cross-country skis must be made on a special trajectory. There are several variants, depending on the length, what style of walking may be used and whether the participants start at the same time or one after the other.
 * Ski jumping: the participants jumping from a ramp and in doing so try to get as far as possible. In addition to the jump distance is also by some jurors assessed the implementation of the jump. There are two types of ski, the 90-meter ski jump and the 120-meter ski jump, the typical distance that there can be jumped.
 * Nordic combined: this is a combination of cross-country skiing and ski jumping and contains three parts: the sprint, the individual discipline and team discipline.
 * Biathlon: a route must be made On special cross-country skis. In the meantime, the targets are hit with a rifle.
 * Telemark: telemark skiing with skis-with loose heel-in which the skier bends the knees to rotate. Here, the Nordic style used on steeper slopes. As a result, this can be considered as a mixture of the Nordic and alpine style.
 * Alpine Skiing
 * Descent: a speed trail that downhill runs without many curves, and with jumps to be made as soon as possible (usually in 1 manche).
 * Slalom (ski): a course between Poles, which in turn about left and right need to be passed, very technical curves (in 2 manches).
 * Giant slalom (ski): same as slalom but then longer and less twisty, technical discipline (in 2 manches).
 * Super G (ski): Serious speed trail, by leaps and bounds (usually in 1 manche).
 * Alpine combination: participants must be both 1 manche descent and 1 manche slalom skiing; the times are added together.
 * Parallel-ski-event: the participants start at the same time
 * Team events: participants racing per team
 * Freestyle Skiing
 * Aerials: a ski jump, somersault, be the kicker's made.
 * Buckelpisteskiën (moguls): it is to be in as straight a line as possible between the moguls skiing down. There are two jumps In the race course. The classification is drawn up on the basis of the achieved points on the curves, the jumps and the fastest time.
 * Buckelpisteskiën (Dual-moguls)
 * Ski cross : on a trail by 4 in order to fastest racers raced, the winner goes through to the next round.
 * Halfpipe : make the participants In a half pipe jumps and tricks that are graded.
 * Snowboarding
 * Slalom-sb: a course between Poles, which in turn about left and right need to be passed, very technical curves (in 2 manches).
 * Giant slalom-sb: same as slalom but then longer and less twisty, technical discipline (in 2 manches).
 * Super G-sb: Serious speed trail, by leaps and bounds (usually in 2 manches).
 * KO-events-sb: participants racing against each other with the winner goes through to the next round
 * Half-pipe-sb: make the participants In a half pipe jumps and tricks that are graded
 * Big-air: a be the kicker, jumps and tricks made.
 * Border-cross: on a trail by 4 in order to fastest racers raced, the winner goes through to the next round.
 * Speed skiing: or kilomètre lancée: the records are here expressed in km/h (currently above the 250)
 * Grass skiing: Skiing on grass, for if there is no snow more, usually with special skis. The normal skis are not suitable.
 * Zandskiën: as with grass or drying-skiing is here on the sand dunes of the desert skied.
 * Borstelskiën: Skiing on slopes with an artificial surface that replaces the snow, such as brushes, mats, is also called "dry-slope" or "artificial-slope"-skiing called.
 * Ski touring: ski touring is the same sports as ski mountaineering (but without the mountaineering and rescue techniques), in which a mountain drive makes outside the ski areas; to increase one will walk up with sheets under the skis, then down to skiing.
 * Heliskiing: skiers are at one point dropped by a helicopter and skiing then, with or without Guide, their descent.