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Sidecut — The sidecut is a general term for the inner curvature of a ski, snowboard, or skiboard. The sidecut depth is measured as the distance between the waist of the board and an imaginary straight line that strikes both of the contact points at the tip … Wikipedia
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Snowboard — A snowboard is a thin, hourglass shaped board ridden down a sloped section of earth covered in snow. It is often thought of as the winter equivalent of a wakeboard, as the rider s feet are bound to the board via bindings. Snowboards generally… … Wikipedia
Cross-country skiing — Priit Narusk in the qualification for the Tour de Ski in Prague. Nickname(s) XC skiing Characteristics Categorization Outdoor or indoor in ski tunn … Wikipedia
Dual Edge Snowboard — The Dual Edge Snowboard (DES) is a technical categorization of a general snowboard concept and technology, where a device or mechanism creates two simultaneously ridden edges for a snowsport equipment that allows the user to ride in a similar… … Wikipedia
Ski — This article is about the sporting device. For the related activity, see Skiing. For other uses, see Ski (disambiguation). A shaped, twin tip alpine ski A ski is a long, flat device worn on the foot, usually attached through a boot, designed to… … Wikipedia
History of skiing — Skiing, or traveling over snow on wooden runners, has a recorded history of almost five millennia. Ancient history The first hints to the existence of skis are on 4500 to 5000 year old rock drawings, e.g. at Rødøy in Norway (discovered 1933) or… … Wikipedia
Carve turn — A carve turn happens when the skis shifts to one side or the other on its edges and lets the ski turn itself driven by the sidecut geometry while not losing any speed, as happens in a normal parallel turn. Shaped skis, first developed in 1989,… … Wikipedia
Teleboard — History= Developed during the winter of 1996 by Martin and Erik Fey, the Teleboard consists of a long, narrow, snowboard with two free heel telemark bindings arranged one in front of the other at a slight angle. This unique alignment coupled with … Wikipedia
Slalom skiing — Slalom is an alpine skiing discipline, involving skiing between poles (gates) spaced much closer together than in Giant Slalom, Super G or Downhill, thereby causing quicker and shorter turns. Origins Slalom from the Morgedal dialect of Norwegian… … Wikipedia
