Alpine skiing
Pastime of sliding down snow-covered slopes on skis with fixed-heel bindings, unlike other types of skiing , which use skis with free-heel bindings.
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Slalom skiing
Slalom is an alpine skiing and alpine snowboarding discipline, involving skiing between poles or gates.
Backcountry skiing
Skiing in the backcountry on unmarked or unpatrolled areas either inside or outside a ski resort's boundaries.
This contrasts with alpine skiing, which is typically done on groomed trails benefiting from a ski patrol.
Ski cross
Skiing competition which incorporates terrain features traditionally found in freestyle skiing with courses which include big-air jumps and high-banked turns.
What sets ski cross apart from other alpine skiing disciplines is that it involves more than one skier racing down the course.
Cross-country skiing
Form of skiing where skiers rely on their own locomotion to move across snow-covered terrain, rather than using ski lifts or other forms of assistance.
Modern cross-country skiing is similar to the original form of skiing, from which all skiing disciplines evolved, including alpine skiing, ski jumping and Telemark skiing.
Telemark skiing
Telemark skiing is a skiing technique that combines elements of Alpine and Nordic skiing, using a squatting motion on downhill skis.
Skiing
Use of skis to glide on snow.
As equipment evolved and ski lifts were developed during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, two main genres of skiing emerged—Alpine (downhill) skiing and Nordic skiing.