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  2. Ski wax - Wikipedia

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    Some skis are "waxless", having a fish-scale or other texture to prevent the ski from sliding backwards. [29] Ski mountaineers use temporarily adhered climbing skins to provide uphill grip, but typically remove them for descent. [30]

  3. List of ski brands - Wikipedia

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    alpine skis, telemark skis, cross-country skis, ski boots, ski bindings: USA: 1989: Formerly Chouinard Equipment (founded in 1957), Black Diamond first entered the ski market in the early 1980s with the XCD telemark binding. Blizzard: alpine skis: Austria: 1945: Founded by Toni Arnsteiner. It is part of Tecnica Group since 2006. Blossom: hand ...

  4. History of skiing - Wikipedia

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    Kalvträskskidan at the ski exhibition in Umeå. The oldest information about skiing is based on archaeological evidence. Two regions present the earliest evidence of skis and their use: northern Russia, where the oldest fragments of ski-like objects, dating from about 6300–5000 BCE were found about 1,200 km northeast of Moscow at Lake Sindor, [8] and the Altaic region of modern China where ...

  5. Head Standard - Wikipedia

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    One of a pair of Head Standard skis. These are equipped with the Cubco binding, one of the earliest release binding systems. An anti-friction pad has been added behind the toe clip, likely after the bindings were originally mounted. The Head Standard was Howard Head's first successful ski design, and arguably the first modern downhill ski. The ...

  6. Ski - Wikipedia

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    Alpine skis typically have fixed-heel bindings. Specialised types of alpine skis exist for certain uses, including twin-tip skis for freestyle skiing, [34] slalom skis, GS Skis, powder skis, telemark skis and monoskis. [35] The following table shows different kinds of alpine ski types and their uses within a downhill skiing context. [36] [37 ...

  7. 'Whole team did very well': St. John's places second at ...

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    Performing like the boys of winter, however, the St. John’s Pioneers of Shrewsbury, which this season posted a 45-0 record in the Central Mass. Ski League, turned in another fine day on the ...

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