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When you point you skis straight down the hill and don't make turns it is called straight lining. Another slang term for this is bombing the hill.
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What is the fastest snow skiing event?
Downhill skiing is the fastest as you can ski up to 100mph! The second fastest is Super Giant Slalom (Super G), which is basically straight down almost.
Down-hill skiing aerobic or anaerobic?
aerobic.
I was skiing down the slope of Mount Bulla and I was going faster and faster. I yelled 'Help' and fell. What causes the acceleration down the slope?
The force of gravity accelerates skiers, skydivers and others who are moving down under its influence.
What is the name of the rocket launcher that shoots straight up in the air and comes down vertically on a target?
The rocket launcher that shoots straight up in the air and comes down vertically on a enemy or target is called a Javelin.
What type of roots grow straight down deep into the groun?
thorns and stinging hairs
What is the fastest snow skiing event?
Downhill skiing is the fastest as you can ski up to 100mph! The second fastest is Super Giant Slalom (Super G), which is basically straight down almost.
How do you make yourself go faster on downhill skiing?
you bend down, don't turn, keep skis straight, and you do better the more weight you have
What is crosscontry skiing?
*Cross country* skiing is where you are skiing on flat terrain. It's much more work than skiing down a hill.
What is skiing and what does it involve?
skiing is......... going down hill on snow using skies to guid you
What is another name for back country skiing?
Back country skiing is where one hikes to the crest of a hill, and alpines down. A type of skiing similar to back country skiing is telemark skiing. Back country skiing has no synonyms.
Straight downhill ski run for high speed skiing?
schuss
How fast do pprofessionals ski?
It really depends on what form of skiing they do. If they are back bowl mountain skiers, I do not know exactly, but it is fast by skiing standards. In the olympics, there's the downhill races. they may reach 95 mph depending on the course. There is also a type of skiing called speed skiing where people lock themselves in a nearly immobilizing suit and bomb down grooves straight down a steep mountain slope. In this, people have exceeded 150 mph. A crash in this could easily be deadly.
When is momentum not useful?
when you are skiing down a hill and you want to slow down
What do you get when a mouse go skiing?
When a mouse goes skiing, it means that you will will lose your speed that will cause you to fall down.
What is the history of skiing?
The First Skiing Skiing may have come from snowshoeing. Though the history of skiing is somewhat obscure, we do know that the first type of skiing was cross country skiing. Down hill skiing evolved later on. The First Ski Poles The first ski poles evolved from walking sticks. They were first used by snowshoers, for balance. Down Hill Skiing Down hill skiing came during a modern era. Sondre Norheim constructed birch bindings, which could be the first stiff bindings. Later on, in 1896, Matthias Zdarsky created firmer bindings. With Zdarsky's bindings, skiers could turn and move about better on skis. Resources Skiing History - The History of Skiing History of Skiing History of skiing - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
What type of activity is down hill skiing?
Snowsport
What is the method of slowing down at skiing called?
Turning!
