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    A ski binding is a device that connects a ski boot to the ski. Before the 1933 invention of ski lifts, skiers went uphill and down and cross-country on...
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  • in pairs, skis are attached to ski boots with ski bindings, with either a free, lockable, or partially secured heel. For climbing slopes, ski skins (originally...
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  • Norway. The binding is at a small elevated area in the middle of the 172 cm long and 14,5 cm wide ski. According to the report the ski is some 1300 years...
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    Snowboard (redirect from Strap-in binding)
    Sherman took an old water ski and made it into the snurfer for his children who were bored in the winter. He added bindings to keep their boots secure...
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  • Ski boots are footwear used in skiing to provide a way to attach the skier to skis using ski bindings. The ski/boot/binding combination is used to effectively...
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    skiing emerged—Alpine (downhill) skiing and Nordic skiing. The main difference between the two is the type of ski binding (the way in which the ski boots...
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  • 20th centuries Legally binding, enforceable by law Ski binding, an attachment which anchors a ski boot to the ski Snowboard binding, a device for connecting...
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    the front foot to create a carving turn on downhill skis with toe-only bindings. Telemark skiing is named after the Telemark region of Norway, where the...
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    Forward in Slalom Water Ski or Wakeboard Bindings: Are You Goofy Footed In Your Wakeboard Bindings or Slalom Water Ski Bindings?". About.com. Archived...
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  • of products by Marker include ski bindings, ski helmets, goggles, sportswear and accessories. Until the 1950s the ski industry had not split into different...
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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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    Cross-country skiing is a form of skiing whereby skiers traverse snow-covered terrain without use of ski lifts or other assistance. Cross-country skiing is widely...
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  • refer to: A type of foothold trap meant to catch bears Cable bindings, a type of ski binding Beartrap (hauldown device), a device that allows helicopter...
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  • bearing manufacturer National Terminal Number New Telemark Norm, a type of ski binding Newton railway station, station code "NTN" Nike Team Nationals, a cross-country...
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    footwear by means of a binding system. Improved attachment systems – such as a cam action "step-in" system similar to a ski binding and particularly well...
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    ski area boundaries and not accessible via a ski lift. Alpine skiing equipment can be used for ski touring with the addition of a removable binding insert...
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  • with fixed-heel bindings, as opposed to other types of skiing (such as cross-country) which use skis with free-heel bindings. Alpine skiing is popular as...
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  • manufacturing skis. Some of these manufacturers may also produce boots and bindings. The following list consists of companies known primarily for their ski boots...
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    Spademan was a type of ski binding, one of a number of "plate bindings" that were popular in alpine skiing during the 1970s. It used a bronze plate screwed...
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    Look (company) (category Ski equipment manufacturers)
    company based in Nevers that has led the innovation of alpine skiing quick-release binding systems. The company later moved into cycling with innovations...
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    Cable bindings, also known as Kandahar bindings or bear-trap bindings, are a type of ski bindings widely used through the middle of the 20th century....
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    connect to the ski with use of a binding. List of ski areas and resorts List of ski jumping hills List of Olympic venues in freestyle skiing List of FIS...
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  • BURT bindings are classified as plate-style snow ski bindings invented in the 1970s by Burton A. Weinstein. Their unique feature entailed two retractable...
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  • Israel Niš (boat), a sunk Yugoslav ferry Nordic Integrated System, for ski binding Johnson (rapper) (born 1979), Danish rapper previously known as NiggerenISlæden...
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    Look Nevada (category Skiing equipment)
    recognizably modern alpine ski binding. The Nevada was only the toe portion of the binding, and was used with a conventional cable binding for the heel. An updated...
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    Nava System (category Skiing equipment)
    The Nava System was a ski binding and custom ski boot offered for sale in the 1980s. The system used a combination of flexible sole plate to keep the boot...
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  • prevention of ski injuries, and went on to develop a ski binding that was certified by international quality organisations - his ski binding remains an ISO...
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  • Head (company) (redirect from Head Skis)
    during the 1970s, Head acquired a diving manufacturer, Mares, and a ski binding company, Tyrolia. While under AMF ownership, Head manufactured tennis...
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  • halfpipe. Mogul skis are used in moguls and sometimes in aerials. Specially designed racing skis are used in ski cross. Ski bindings took a major design...
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  • Tirol, a Serbian writer, linguist, geographer, and painter Tyrolia, a ski binding company owned by Head (company) This disambiguation page lists articles...
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