Questions about the sport of skiing.
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Learning ski jumping
Since visiting Calgary Olympic Park and seeing their exhibit on ski jumping within the ski jumping tower, I've wanted to have a go at the sport.
Do you have to be good at downhill skiing to start ski ...
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How can I improve my endurance while skiing?
When I go on a ski trip I usually like to go at least two days in a row. The issue I run into by about midday on the second day is that my legs are pretty much shot.
I would like to be able to do at ...
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How can I improve my turns when downhill skiing?
How can I improve my turns when downhill skiing?
Whenever I make passes back and forth, my uphill ski is at an angle and is awkward, often causing me to stumble. I would have much better control if ...
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Hole patterns X-Country skis
Do the hole patterns for SNS, NNN and 3-pin (including Back Country variants) cross-country ski bindings match up at all, or do you always need to drill new holes in the skis when installing a ...
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What are differences between off-piste alpine skiing equimpments and in piste equipments?
I am a beginner in alpine skiing. It means I can ski parallel and now am trying to increase my speed plus avoiding awkward mistakes in turnings. I want to begin skiing in natural slops and off-piste. ...
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Do folding cross country skis exist?
Do folding (or telescoping) cross-country skis exist and if so are they useable?
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Can I remold an packed out pair of boot liners?
I have a pair of snowboarding boots with a mold-able liner with about 4 seasons on them. They are high quality boots and the fit used to be amazing. My feet were totally happy at the end of the day, ...
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Snowboard boot socks [closed]
I'll start practicing Snowboard and want to know what kind of socks are best. I have read on the Internet that can be a good idea to thin socks, but I'm not sure it's the right thing.
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How to go faster in alpine skiing?
I've trained in alpine skiing for a couple of years now. I'm good at downhill & super g, and my times are improving, but I'm really bad at slalom. How can I go faster in slalom without crashing? ...
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How can I improve my endurance while skiing? [duplicate]
When I go on a ski trip I usually like to go at least two days in a row. The issue I run into by about midday on the second day is that my legs are usually shot.
I would like to be able to do at ...
