What are the different types of skiing?

Answer 1

If you are talking about brands, Head, Salomon, K2, Rossignol, Nordica. If you mean styles of skis, park and pipe, all mountain, powder, race and performance. The difference between race skis and performance skis is that race skis are made for racing on a race track for a professional, performance skis are made to use on regular runs at fairly high speeds for the advanced to expert recreational skier.

Answer 2

All-MountainThis ski is ideal for those who like to ski all areas on a mountain. It performs as well on groomed trails as on moguls and also handles well in powder. Built with an hour-glass shape, these skis are easier to turn than other straight-edged models. If you are an intermediate skier who enjoys being able to navigate any terrain a mountain may hand you, this is the ski for you. FreerideThese skis are designed for the ambitious trickster. Most have twin tips, which means that they turn up at both ends. This allows for easy backward skiing, making tricks and jumps more exciting. If you spend most of your time in the terrain park or the half pipe and eagerly anticipate the day when you'll be able to throw a perfect daffy, these are your boards. Most brands make at least a few models of freeride skis--just be sure to look for the ones with twin tips. RecreationalThis ski is for the all-around newbie. It is soft and short, making it easy to control. For those who prefer to spend the day cutting up corduroy, these skis perform well under beginner and intermediate conditions. If you ski just a few times a year and avoid moguls and powder like the plague, strap these skis on for a fun, stress-free day on the mountain. PowderPowder skis are wide, light and long to create the snow equivalent of a surfboard experience. In its article about choosing downhill skis, REI explains that because of their increased surface area, these skis will float any skier through powder. If you regularly ski in deep powder or you live in places like the Rocky Mountains or the Pacific Northwest, these may be a good choice for you. The skis don't handle well on hard-packed terrain, so don't bother if you generally ski groomers or ice. RacingRacing skis are obviously made for racers. Specifically built to turn on a dime at high speeds, these skis are really only useful if you are already a racer. According to the Ultimate Online Ski Shop, they are stiffly built to absorb vibrations, thus allowing them to carry a skier at faster speeds than softer alpine skis. If you haven't recently donned a GS suit and bombed a slalom course, you can probably skip these skis.

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Answer 3

There are two main parts of skiing which are sand skiing and snow skiing. classes include trick skiing and freestyle skiing.

Answer 4

There is alpine skiing, cross country,Nordic,freestyle, speed skiing, acrobatic and ski jumping

Answer 5

Wow...there are SOOOO MANY! here are some of the more popular brands: *Fischer (my favourite) *Atomic *Rossignol *Head *Dynastar *Blizzard *Elan *Armada *Line *Nordica

Answer 6

Downhill, cross country, slalom.