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	Physics of skiing - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Physics of skiing refers to the analysis of forces applied on a skier using the discipline of physics.
		The reason larger skis generally move faster is basically because the weight is spread out and less force is applied per unit snow, allowing the skis to glide on the thin water coating on the top of the snow.
		In ski racing it is the person who allows the least amount of friction between themselves the snow and air who wins.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Physics_of_skiing (331 words)

	Skiing - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Skiing or snowboarding outside a ski resort's boundaries, also known as backcountry skiing, is illegal in some countries, due to the danger of avalanches on the un-patrolled areas; or the cost of search-and-rescue for lost or overdue skiers.
		Skiing technique is difficult to master, and accordingly there are ski schools that teach everything from the basics of turning and stopping safely to more advanced carving, racing, mogul or "bump" skiing and newer freestyle techniques.
		Ski troops played a key role in retaining Finnish independence from Russia during the Winter War, and from Germany during the Lapland War, although the use of ski troops was recorded by the Danish historian Saxo Grammaticus in the 13th century.
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		The sidecut radius of a ski is a design feature of a ski found by assuming the ski edge is an arc of a circle and determining the radius of that circle.
		The arc the carving ski follows is the curve at the intersection of the cylinder and the inclined plane.
		To use this approximation, you have to calculate the radius of the cylinder, and this involves the geometry of the ski.
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	The Physics of Skiing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		In ski racing it is the person who allows the least amount of friction between themselves the snow and air that wins.
		It also demonstrates that when you hit something while you are quickly accelerating skiing, you probably have quite a bit of force, and it is this force that actually hurts people.
		That means that when I ski down the slalom course and bash the gates each gate is exerting the same amount of force back on me that I am on it.
	www.physics.ox.ac.uk /schools/inset/Ski-phys1.htm (699 words)

	SNOW HYDROLOGY (GEOG 4321): PHYSICS OF SKIING
		However, the word "ski" is definitely from the old norse language (from skith a stick of wood).
		Friction of a ski passage on the snow surface generates heat that causes localized melting of the snow surface.
		The ice grain becomes smoother with repeated ski passes as ice melts on the summits or asperities of the grain and refreezes in the valleys.
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	Skiing - Voyager, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Many different types of skiing are popular, especially in colder climes, and many types of competitive skiing events are recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the International Ski Federation (FIS), and other sporting organizations.
		Ski routes are referred to as 'runs,' 'trails,' or 'slopes.' Off-piste riding, also known as "back-country skiing", includes unmarked areas within the ski resort's boundaries, frequently amongst trees ("glade skiing"), or usually in pursuit of fresh fallen snow, known as powder.
		Skiing or snowboarding beyond the ski resort's boundaries is illegal in most countries, due to the danger of avalanches on the un-patrolled areas; or the cost of search-and-rescue for lost or overdue skiers.
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		Cross-country skiing endurance is best improved either on the course or in the gym, but for the shooting aspect of the sport, high technology is there to help.
		Participants in competitive alpine ski racing, snow boarding, and hockey are required to wear helmets, but there's no such requirement for participants in recreational winter activities like skiing and snowboarding.
		Skiing was once an unpredictable adventure not only because of the chance of accidents, but because you never knew if there would be enough snow for good skiing when you arrived.
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	Re: What are the physics of snow skiing?
		Skis are designed to spread the weight, or more appropriately the normal force of the skier over a wider surface area.
		A ski moving on a snow surface and the skier moving through the air is a two part fluid dynamics problem.
		At slow speeds the interaction of the ski and snow dominates, while at higher speeds because air drag goes as approximately speed squared, air resistance becomes important.
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	Retired FHSU physics professor's skiing goal makes news in Colorado (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Witten began skiing as a hobby 36 years ago after colleague Wilmont "Bill" Toalson, retired professor of mathematics, invited him to join him and his wife.
		This group comprises 26.6 percent of the skiing population, according to the National Ski Areas Association's most recent demographic study.
		Witten, professor emeritus of physics, has been an airplane and engine mechanic instructor in the U.S. Air Force, an electronic engineer for IBM Corporation and a physicist for the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory and the Boeing Company.
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		The thing that we must realize is that without the laws of physics Skiing would not be possible at all.
		The other Physics concept that I consider integral to skiing is that of Potential and Kinetic Energy.
		When someone is at the top of the ski slopes and stationary their Potential Energy is at a maximum and their Kinetic Energy is at a minimum.
	www.hesston.edu /academic/faculty/nelsonk/PhysicsResearch/Ski/matts_page.htm (468 words)

	The Physics of Cross Country Skiing
		Cross-country skiing is as much of a competitive sport, as it is a back country one.
		Cross-country skiing is enjoyed by people of all ages, and can be relatively inexpensive.
		This web page was designed to briefly describe some of the concepts behind the physics of skiing, and give a basic understanding of both the sport and the science.
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		In the process of this I could not help but contemplate all of the laws of physics that were being applied to these very practical areas of life and how they would not even be possible without all of the laws of physics that we have come familiar with in this class.
		Some of the events that struck me as having the closest relationship to physics were all of the skiing events and then the different sledding events including Luge.
		As I stated before I find skiing to be especially applicable to many of us who although are not Olympic athletes have very likely been snow skiing at one time or another in our lives.
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