| Water skiing is a sport that was first introduced in | | | | made available for this sport should ensure that the |
| 1922 by Ralph Samuelson. Wherever appropriate | | | | expanse of water designated for this is enough to |
| conditions exist, one will find activities involving water | | | | safely allow two or more skiers at one time. There |
| skiing. All that is needed is an expanse of water that | | | | should be a minimum of 6 feet of debris-free water |
| is not affected by the movement of water. | | | | for the boats. Weather conditions have to be taken |
| Sheltered bays, rivers and lakes qualify. Skis are | | | | into consideration as well as proper clothing in cooler |
| made of wood or fiberglass composites.Skiing is a | | | | climes.Some safety points have to be adhered to at |
| recreational sport and has become a very | | | | any given time: the skier must wear a life jacket, |
| competitive one, too. There are many variants of | | | | there must be an observer on the boat besides the |
| this sport. The popular ones would include | | | | driver, keep a look out for physical structures, never |
| Wakeboarding, which combines waterskiing and | | | | ski under the influence of drugs and alcohol, and |
| surfing, and Slalom, which is skiing with one ski. An | | | | memorize certain hand signals common to all skiers |
| interesting variation in this is skiing barefoot, which, as | | | | for effective communication with the driver.Go with |
| the name suggests, is skiing without skis. | | | | the right techniques, the right knowledge and a clear |
| Kneeboarding, hydrofoiling, trick skiing and ski jumping | | | | sense of the dos and don?ts, and one guarantee is |
| are some of the other variations.As with all sports, | | | | that this sport will never fail to thrill.Skiing provides |
| water skiing comes with its own rules, regulations and | | | | detailed information on Skiing, Water Skiing, Cross |
| dangers. One has to be properly trained by | | | | Country Skiing, Jet Skiing and more. Skiing is affiliated |
| professionals, and it is important to know all the | | | | with Colorado Ski Resorts. |
| technical aspects of water skiing. Facilities that are | | | | |