| Alpine skiing is also called down hill skiing. Lengthy skis | | | | The skiers can tackle steep long and slopes that are |
| are attached with each of the foot to slide down the | | | | uneven easily as the gain confidence. In North |
| hills covered with snow. It is a sport liked by many | | | | America flat easy and smooth slopes are highlighted |
| people around the world. It is widely popular in the | | | | with green colour markings on the circles. Difficult and |
| countries of North America South America East Asia | | | | medium slopes are marked with blue squares. They |
| Japan South Korea and Europe. Skiing is becoming | | | | are not groomed by machines and their natural state |
| increasingly popular in China also. Steep Mountain | | | | is left unaltered. The black diamond slope is |
| slopes combined with snows proves to be the best | | | | comparatively steeper and it consists of double fall |
| combination for the development of skiing at | | | | lines and gladed sections that are challenging. |
| mountain resorts. | | | | There are two disciplines that are involved in the |
| Skiers face many technological challenges like | | | | competitive alpine skiing. They are free style and |
| controlling the speed and direction of the descent. | | | | racing. The fastest turning around the gates can be |
| Skiers adopt snowplough technique accordingly to | | | | attained with the help of racing. Slalom giant slalom |
| stop and turn the skis in the inward direction. | | | | down hill and super giant slalom are the four popular |
| Advanced skiers adopt elegant and speedy methods. | | | | racing disciplines. Slalom is regarded as the technical |
| Parallel turn is the popular method of turning adopted | | | | and the downhill is considered as a fast event. |
| by the advanced skiers in alpine skiing. Each of the | | | | The rules of the skiing sport are governed by a set |
| skis is placed parallel to one another so that | | | | of rules that are prescribed by the FIS. Some of the |
| distribution of the weight can be altered during the | | | | rules include side cuts boot heights binding risers and |
| turning in any particular direction. The angle of the ski | | | | regulation of the ski sizes. Alpine skiing competitions |
| is related to the slope, which is also called, the edge | | | | are also in existence apart from free style and racing |
| angle is a vital factor that is to be taken in to | | | | competition. Many non FIS competitions have |
| consideration as the friction that is created on the | | | | emerged in recent years. |
| edges is being determined. | | | | Big mountain and Extreme skiing contests are the |
| Carving is the advanced skiing technique used by the | | | | recent introductions that have gained popularity. The |
| modern skiers. The knees of the skier are rolled on | | | | ski routes start from the top of the mountains and |
| the sides so that they can be turned easily. The | | | | include rapid turns and cliff drops. Athletes are judged |
| upper body and the hip should be placed vertically | | | | based on the technical difficulty that tend to appear |
| that will enable easily turning of the knees and the | | | | on their routes and the tricks that are adopted by |
| feet. Turning can be done smoothly with out skidding | | | | the skiers. |
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| against the centre of the mass while turning. | | | | |