What do you know about skiing？

Knowledge of Skiing

Skiing is a competitive sport in which athletes mount skis on the soles of their boots to perform speed, jumps, and rappelling on snow. Skis are usually made of a mixture of wood, metal materials and plastic.

Alpine skiing consists of downhill, slalom and giant slalom (obstacle skiing).

It is a sport in which people slide across the snow in a standing position, holding ski poles and stepping on skis. The key elements of skiing are "standing", "board", "snow" and "skating".

Skiing (especially modern competitive skiing) development to the present day, the project is constantly increasing, the field is constantly expanding.

World competition regular big project is divided into: alpine skiing, Nordic skiing (Nordic Skiing, cross-country skiing, ski jumping), freestyle skiing, biathlon skiing, snowboarding and so on.

Each major event is divided into numerous smaller events, with dozens of dazzling gold medals in national competitions and the Winter Olympics inspiring people to fight and share.

Pure competitive skiing has a distinctive competitive, specialization, related conditions require strict, not the average person can have and adapt.

Tourism skiing is for recreation, fitness purposes, subject to human constraints to a very light degree, men and women, young and old can be in the snow field easily and happily skating, enjoy the endless fun of skiing.

As alpine skiing has a thrilling, beautiful, comfortable, dynamic, charming, can participate in a wide range of characteristics, so alpine skiing is regarded as the essence of skiing and symbol, but also the first choice of tourism skiing and the main project. Usually, the assessment of the level of people's skiing skills, more alpine skiing as a yardstick.

FIS is the world's skiing sports management organization. The main international ski competitions are the World Ski Championships and the Ski World Cup.

Classification of Skiing

1.Practical skiing

Practical skiing is used in forestry, border defense, hunting, transportation and other fields, is now mostly replaced by mechanical equipment, gradually losing the former application value.

2.Competitive skiing

Competitive skiing is to sublimate the skiing in specific environmental conditions, the use of the function of the competition, to achieve the purpose of the competition.

3. Recreation and fitness skiing

Recreation and fitness skiing is adapted to modern people's life, cultural needs and the development of mass skiing.

The above three types of skiing, from its requirements of equipment, venues, equipment and sports technology in the form of view, to achieve the purpose of the basic similar, but the role and some other aspects are still very different.

The latest tourism skiing program there are snowboarding, skiing, cross-country skiing and so on. Among them, cross-country skiing is a long-distance skating in the low hills and ridges (flat, downhill and uphill each account for about 1/3).

Although it is far less fun and glamorous than alpine skiing, it is more widely participated in terms of safety and fitness. Ultra-short skiing, snowboarding (both feet on the same wide snowboard) than alpine skiing is more exciting, the technology is more flexible, in China has not yet been generally carried out.

4.Modern Skiing

Modern skiing can be broadly categorized into three types: Alpine Skiing, Nordic Skiing and Freestyle.

Alpine Skiing

Skiing refers to the skiing sport of descending along snowy slopes. Its name is derived from the fact that the sport of downhill skiing originated in the Alps, and includes a variety of techniques and maneuvers, the three most basic of which are: descending, traversing, and turning.

Nordic Skiing

Nordic Skiing includes Cross Country Skiing and Ski Jumping, named after the Nordic countries from which the sport originated. Cross country skiing is the most popular form of skiing.

Freestyle

 Freestyle skiing is actually a kind of stunt show, the performer from the steep and rugged snow slope downward slide, but also have to perform back jump, kick, and even somersault and other thrilling stunts.

Essential Ski Equipment

1. Professional ski helmet

Buying advice: Prioritize your purchases

When it comes to life saving equipment for your own safety, it is recommended to choose a ski helmet from a big brand and try to buy it after trying it on in a store to ensure a comfortable and perfect fit for your head.

It is not recommended to buy soft helmets, which offer little protection, so don't risk your life!

2. Snow goggles

Buying advice: Rent them for beginners.

Skiing, the snow on the sun reflection is very strong, ultraviolet rays are easy to burn eyes or suffer from snow blindness; skating in the cold wind on the eye stimulation injury, easy to tears or can not open the eyes; mirror fog caused by the inconvenience of action, and even more dangerous. Purchase snow goggles must go to the store to try on, each person's face is different, it is recommended to choose the time to try on a variety of models, choose to fit the width of their own cheeks, the height of the bridge of the nose and the shape of the cheekbones of the snow goggles. You should also choose ski goggles with lenses that have different light transmission rates depending on the weather.

3. Protective gear 

Buying advice: Priority purchase

As the sport of skiing becomes more and more popular, a good protective gear can provide you with professional protection in the event of an accident on the piste (e.g., fish collision), allowing you to greatly reduce the injuries caused by the accident.

4. Snowshoes

Buying advice: Priority purchase

The best equipment for newcomers to enhance their comfort and experience is snowshoes, and when newcomers first start learning, less hard snowshoes are the best.

When newcomers are just starting to learn, snowshoes with less hardness are the best choice for you.

5. Snowboard + fixtures

Purchase advice: newcomers can hold off on purchasing at the beginner stage

Newcomers to the pit, you can rent snowboards and fixtures in the snow field, the first experience, interested in the purchase of snowboards and fixtures, the brand try to choose a big brand, sturdy and durable, cost-effective.

6. Skiing clothes or pants

Buying advice: Priority purchase

Skiing may fall on the snow, you can reduce the fall of the injury and avoid the snow into the water into the clothes, to protect their own safety.