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Outline of skiing

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Outline of 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.

Contents

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

    • 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
  • Snowboarding
  • Snowcat skiing
  • Snowkiting
  • Speed skiing

    • Nordic Skiing

  • Cross-country skiing
  • Backcountry skiing
  • Biathlon
  • Disabled Nordic skiing
  • Nordic combined
  • Telemark skiing
  • Skijoring
  • Ski jumping (ski-flying)
  • Ski touring

    • Turning techniques

  • Stem techniques
  • The Snowplough - (also known as the wedge) - see snowplough turn
  • The Stem Christie
  • Parallel turn
  • Carve turn
  • Telemark turn
  • Pivot turn (skiing)
  • Jump turn

    • Paraphernalia

  • Ski bindings
  • Ski boots
  • Ski poles with pole guards if a racer
  • Ski wax depending on the condition and temperature
  • 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

    • Competition events

  • Winter Olympic Games
  • Winter Paralympic Games
  • Four Hills Tournament
  • Winter X Games
  • Birkebeinerrennet
  • American Birkebeiner
  • Tour of Anchorage
  • The British Land National Ski Championships

    • Alpine events

  • Alpine skiing at the Winter Olympics
  • Alpine Skiing World Cup
  • Alpine World Skiing Championships
  • Slalom
  • Giant slalom
  • Super Giant Slalom
  • Downhill
  • Alpine skiing combined
  • Speed Skiing

    • Freestyle events

  • Freestyle skiing at the Winter Olympics
  • FIS Freestyle Skiing World Cup
  • FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships
  • Aerials
  • Mogul skiing
  • Ski ballet
  • Half-pipe skiing
  • Slopestyle
  • Ski cross

    • Nordic events

  • Nordic combined at the Winter Olympics
  • FIS Nordic Combined World Cup
  • FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
  • Biathlon
  • Nordic combined
  • Ski jumping
  • Cross-country skiing

    • Skiing organizations

    International organizations
  • International Biathlon Union (IBU)
  • International Ski Federation (FIS)
  • International Ski Instructors Association (ISIA)
  • International Skiing History Association (ISHA)
    • National organizations
  • Iran Ski Federation
  • US National Ski Hall of Fame
  • Professional Ski Instructors of America
  • Swiss Ski Association (in French and German)
  • British Association of Snowsport Instructors
  • Ski Club of Great Britain
  • United States Ski and Snowboard Association
  • Croatian Ski Association / Hrvatski skijaški savez (HSS)
  • National Ski Patrol
  • CSIA - Canadian Ski Instructors' Alliance
  • Alpine Canada Alpin
  • U.S. Ski Team
  • U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association
  • New Zealand Snowsports Instructors Alliance
  • Snowsport GB - The British Ski and Snowboard Federation
  • CFSA - Canadian Freestyle Ski Association
  • SAHK - Ski Association of Hong Kong, China Limited
  • Nederlandse Ski Vereniging - Dutch Ski Association

    • Ski areas and resorts

  • Ski resorts
  • List of ski areas and resorts
  • National Ski Areas Association
  • Luxury resorts

    • Ski lifts

  • Aerial tramway (or cable car)
  • Gondola lift
  • Hybrid lift
  • Chairlift
  • Detachable chairlift (often a higher speed chairlift)
  • Funitel
  • Funicular
  • Rope tows & handle tows
  • Platter lift (or button lift)
  • J-bar lift
  • T-bar lift
  • Magic carpet

    • Other

  • History of skiing
  • Artificial ski slope
  • Indoor ski slope
  • Ski Simulators
  • Piste
  • Ski resort
  • Ski school
  • Ski season
  • Ski warfare
  • Snow
  • Snow cannon
  • Ice
  • Snowcat (piste basher)
  • Physics of skiing
  • Après-ski

    • Health and injuries

  • Altitude sickness
  • Injuries
  • Anterior cruciate ligament
  • Fracture
  • First aid
  • Wilderness first aid
  • Ski patrol
  • Frost bite
  • Hypothermia
  • Windburn
  • Physical fitness
  • Exercise
  • Snow blindness
  • Ski sickness
  • List of famous skiing deaths
  • Shin-bang
  • Tree well

    • References

    Outline of skiing Wikipedia
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