| Transport is essential, regardless of the | | | | the best out of the sport. It became |
| weather conditions. Sometimes, man has to | | | | necessary to have the right clothing and |
| rise above his surroundings and devise | | | | equipment for all-around safety.Skiing has |
| innovative means of transport. This was | | | | proved to be a sport where even physically |
| especially true in places where snow is an | | | | challenged people are able to join in, thanks |
| almost permanent feature. Skiing originated | | | | to technological advances. The use of |
| in Scandinavia as a necessity and since then, | | | | outriggers, ski tip retention devices, sit |
| has seen a lot of progress in style, | | | | skis, single and double color guides and |
| technology and use.The father of modern | | | | inter-skier communication takes care of most |
| skiing is said to be Sondre Norheim. He came | | | | needs of these people.Ski slopes are color |
| up with the idea of using bindings that help | | | | coded to define difficulty levels with green |
| in turning when skiing downhill, and this was | | | | indicating beginners' slopes and black for |
| improved upon by Mathias Zdarsky, which led | | | | the experts. Snow conditions that are favored |
| to what is now known as alpine skiing. Hannes | | | | by all are the packed powder, granular snow, |
| Schneider came up with the idea of body | | | | corn snow, and the most challenging of all, |
| rotation for steering. The Arlberg technique | | | | crusts.There are many types of resorts for |
| became popular as the popularity of the sport | | | | the uninitiated as well as the experts and |
| also increased.There are numerous types of | | | | competitions are held for every level. |
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