Outline of skiing

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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.

Video Outline of skiing

Overview

Maps Outline of skiing

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

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Skiers

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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

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

Water skiing

• Water skiing

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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

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Paraphernalia

Ski

• 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 skija?ki 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

Ski lift

• 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

See also

• Outline of sports

References

External links

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