Powder skiing is a recreational activity that involves skiing ungroomed trails located inside of avalanche control or ski patrol boundaries. In the Rocky...
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Alpine skiing, or downhill skiing, is the pastime of sliding down snow-covered slopes on skis with fixed-heel bindings, unlike other types of skiing (cross-country...
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Alf Engen (section Alf Engen Ski Museum)
best known for his ski school at Alta in Utah and as the pioneer of powder skiing. Born in Norway in the town of Mjøndalen, in Nedre Eiker municipality...
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uses within a downhill skiing context. Backcountry skiing, also known as off-piste skiing, is any form of skiing done outside of ski area boundaries. Most...
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Snowbird, Utah (redirect from Snowbird (ski resort))
winter and summer (primarily winter) resort. Mainly known for its winter powder skiing and snowboarding, during other seasons Snowbird also hosts hikers, mountain...
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This left powder skiing and off-piste skis among the few markets not being served by parabolic designs. Several skis aimed at the powder market had appeared...
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Alta is centered in the Alta Ski Area, a ski resort that has 500,000 annual visitors. It is known for its powder skiing and its decision to not allow...
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lift-accessed terrain, it can also be accessed by snowcat, cat skiing and guided tours. Powder Mountain had been the winter range for Frederick James Cobabe's...
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Powder Ridge Ski Area is a ski area located in Middlefield, Connecticut. It began operations on January 22, 1961, closed in 2007, and reopened in 2013...
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Freeskiing (redirect from New school skiing)
of skiing resulted from the growth of snowboarding combined with the progression of freestyle skiing. "Newschoolers", or those who specifically ski in...
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trails to fresh snow. This ski was first ever constructed like a skateboard. Since the act of skiing has changed from simply skiing down a hill to grinding...
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freestyle skiing (with the exception of aerials), and cross-country skiing. Ski jumpers do not use poles. As of 2012[update], the earliest ski pole was...
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competitive ski racer but moved on to be featured in a long line of extreme skiing movies. McConkey was known for combining BASE jumping with skiing, as seen...
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Courchevel (category Ski stations in France)
off-piste, powder skiing.[citation needed] Courchevel's sister city is Park City, Utah in the United States, and it has a red-graded ski piste named...
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Armada (company) (redirect from Armada ski)
Armada is an American manufacturer of skis, ski boots, poles, technical outerwear and skiing-related softgoods, based in Park City, Utah with a European...
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easier than ski touring. Cat skiing is guided. Skiing at select, extreme resorts, like Silverton Mountain, is also guided, even when skiing just off the...
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snowpark to powder and backcountry lines, with all-mountain skis or snowboard you’re ready for anything. alpine skiing A discipline of skiing that involves...
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resorts can include night skiing, après-ski, and glade skiing under the supervision of the ski patrol and the ski school. Alpine skiing branched off from the...
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skis are geared for backcountry and powder skiing. All models feature 4FRNT's 4-Lock skin system. Raven - First ski to feature 4-Lock system Nevar Hoji...
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Extreme skiing is a form of skiing performed on long, steep (typically from 45 to 60+ degrees, or grades of 100 to 170 percent) slopes in mountainous terrain...
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The Powder Ridge Rock Festival was scheduled to be held July 31, August 1 and August 2, 1970, at Powder Ridge Ski Area in Middlefield, Connecticut. A...
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like urban skiing and swerve skiing. They have rapidly gained popularity on other parts of the mountain as well. Powder skis, all-mountain skis, and even...
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Conservation Corps Powder Magazine, Torrey, Utah, NRHP-listed "Powderworks" (song), by Midnight Oil, 1978 Powder Magazine (skiing), a snow-skiing magazine for...
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The physics of skiing refers to the analysis of the forces acting on a person while skiing. The motion of a skier is determined by the physical principles...
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States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008. YouTube.com - video - powder skiing into Wardner, Idaho - 2008-02 City of Wardner Homepage Report of the...
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Wayne Wong (skier) (category Canadian freestyle skiing biography stubs)
Championships of Exhibition Skiing 1972: Skiing magazine Freestyle Skier Of The Year 1972: Achieved a Level 4 Certification with the Canadian Ski Instructors Alliance...
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skier. In 2021 she retired from skiing to focus on blue water sailing and lifestyle branding. "A Night of Firsts". POWDER Magazine. December 6, 2015. Retrieved...
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Great St Bernard Pass (section Ski resort)
across the border into Italy. Despite its reputation for excellent powder skiing, the remote location and extreme weather conditions—including frequent...
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Silverton Mountain (category Ski areas and resorts in Colorado)
819 acres of lift accessed skiing, Silverton also serves as a base area for over 22,000 acres of helicopter accessed skiing. Uniquely, Silverton is only...
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miles (35 km) north of Libby. The mountain is known for its fall-line powder skiing.[citation needed] Libby is located along the western portion of U.S...
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