List of skiing topics

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 1 Overview 2 History 3 Lists 4 Skiers 5 Types of skiing 5.1 Alpine Skiing 5.2 Nordic Skiing 6 Turning techniques 7 Paraphernalia 8 Competition events 8.1 Alpine events 8.2 Freestyle events 8.3 Nordic events 9 Skiing organizations 10 Ski areas and resorts 11 Ski lifts 12 Other 13 Health and injuries

Overview

History

Lists

• List of ski areas and resorts
• List of ski jumping hills
• 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 ski jumping
• List of Presidents of FIS
• List of skiing deaths

Skiers

Types of skiing

Alpine Skiing

• Alpine skiing (also known as downhill skiing)
• Disabled alpine skiing
• Extreme skiing
• Freeskiing
• Freestyle skiing
• Glade Skiing
• Heliskiing
• Newschool skiing
• Speed skiing
• Snowkiting
• Ski mountaineering
• Alpine touring (Randonée)
• Monoskiing
• Skwal
• Snowboarding

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

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Paraphernalia

• Ski bindings
• Ski boots
• Ski poles with pole guards if a racer
• Ski wax depending on the condition and temperature
• Ski suit
• Ski helmet
• Gloves or mittens to keep hands warm
• Goggles or sunglasses to protect eyes from harm
• Fleece top or sweater; the mid-layer or insulating garment
• Parka, anorak, or shell
• Thermal underwear and ski socks
• Pants or salopettes
• Specialized Alpine touring equipment
• Face Mask to protect from wind
• Hand Warmers
• If a Racer—a race suit

Competition events

• Winter Olympic Games
• The Honda Ski Tour
• 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 World Cup
• Alpine World Skiing Championships
• Slalom
• Giant slalom
• Super Giant Slalom
• Downhill
• Alpine skiing combined
• Speed Skiing

Freestyle events

• Aerials
• Moguls

Nordic events

• Biathlon
• Nordic combined
• Ski jumping
• Cross-country skiing

Skiing organizations

International organizations

• International Biathlon Union (IBU)
• International Free Skiers Association (IFSA)
• 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
• 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
• CSIA - Canadian Ski Instructors' Alliance
• SAHK - Ski Association of Hong Kong, China Limited

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
• Telemix
• 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
• Ski Resort Jobs

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