Today, Snow Skiing Besides Being A Competitive Sport Is Also A Favorite Recreational Activity For Many. Snow Skiing Involves Gliding Over Snow Either In Horizontal Or Sloped Areas. Originally, Snow Skiing Equipment Comprised Of Long, Narrow Wooden Planks Fastened To Boots And Poles To Aid Movement And To Keep Ones Balance. Snow Skiing Has Developed Into Several Variations To Include Downhill Snow Skiing, Cross-country Snow Skiing, Ski Jumping, Freestyle Snow Skiing, And Others. Snowboarding Is One Popular Sport That Evolved From Snow Skiing.Downhill Skiing Is Probably The Most Popular Snow Skiing Technique. In Downhill Skiing, Skiers Must Maneuver Down A Challenging Ski Slope. Form And Speed Are Two Important Factors In This Sport, Which Became Popular In Europe In The 1920s And, Consequently, Became One Of The Sports Events In The 1924 Olympic Games In France. The Winter Olympics Has Five Snow Skiing Events. In Addition To Downhill Skiing, There Is Slalom, Giant Slalom, Super Giant Slalom And The Combined Category. In Competitive Downhill Skiing, Skiers Race At High Speeds That Can Reach About 130 Kilometers Per Hours Navigating Through A Course With Wide Turns, Which Help Control Speed. Skiers Should Have Excellent Turning Skills To Ace Downhill Skiing. However, Only The Skier Who Finishes The Course The Fastest Will Be The Winner. Skiers May Go Through One Practice Run Before The Race.Slalom, Another Snow Skiing Race, Has The Shortest Course In All Of The Snow Skiing Disciplines. Skiers Must Be Quick And Agile As Slalom Courses Can Have Numerous Turns, Anywhere From 40 Up To 75, Between Gates That Can Be 4 Meters Up To 15 Meters Apart. The Skier Who Finishes Two Runs In The Shortest Time Wins.The Difference Between Slalom And A Giant Slalom Or GS Is That Its Course Is Longer With Gates Placed Father Apart Than In A Slalom Course. Usually, The Terrain In Giant Slalom Is Uneven And Skiers Navigate Through A Mix Of Flat, Steep And Rolling Terrain. Similar To Slalom, The Fastest Skier To Complete Two Runs Wins. Super Giant Slalom Or Super G Incorporates Speed And Aggression In A Race That Combines Features Of Downhill Skiing And Slalom. The Turns In A Super G Course Is Long And Sweeping For High-speed Turning And The Terrain Is Hilly And Rolling. In A Combined Snow Skiing Event, Skiers Join The Downhill And Slalom Races And A Specific Computation Of The Skiers Times Determine Who The Winner Is.
