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  2. Fischer (company) - Wikipedia

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    By 1967, the company had 775 employees, and produced 330,000 pairs of skis. The company's research efforts over the years include skis for racing, including alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, and skis for attempting the world speed record. [2] In the early 70s, Fischer became the biggest ski manufacturer in the world. [1]

  3. List of ski brands - Wikipedia

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    Fischer: alpine skis, ski jumping skis, cross-country skis, ski boots: Austria: 1924: One of the largest brands through the 1960s and into the 80s, and became a force in the downhill racing market with their C4 design in the early 1980s. Today Fischer concentrates on back-country and cross-country skis. Forest Skis: freeride, ski touring and ...

  4. Cross-country skiing - Wikipedia

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    Ski and pole lengths are different for each. Classic skis have a "grip zone" in the area under the binding. Skis used in cross-country are lighter and narrower than those used in alpine skiing. Ski bottoms are designed to provide a gliding surface and, for classic skis, a traction zone under foot.

  5. Cross-country skiing (sport) - Wikipedia

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    For classic events, typical ski lengths are between 195 and 210 centimetres, while ski lengths for skating are 170 to 200 cm. [12] Skis for skating are also more rigid than skis for classical. [5] Skis are waxed for speed and, in the case of classic skis, traction when striding forward.

  6. Blizzard Sport - Wikipedia

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    Blizzard was established in 1945 by Anton Arnsteiner (1925–2013, "der Toni"), as he returned home from the Second World War, [1] and started producing skis besides wooden furniture in the family joinery workshop. The "Blizzard" brand was registered in 1953. In 1954, Blizzard became the first manufacturer to mass-produce polyethylene ski bases.

  7. Ski binding - Wikipedia

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    SNS Pilot binding with one central ridge and two stabilizing bars on the boot. The Salomon Nordic System (SNS) cross-country ski binding was the first integrated boot-binding system for cross-country skis, followed by the New Nordic Norm. The first generation (SNS) employed a looped bar protruding from the sole of the ski boot.

  8. Ski mountaineering - Wikipedia

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    Ski mountaineering (abbreviated to skimo) [1] is a skiing discipline that involves climbing mountains either on skis or carrying them, ...

  9. Ski touring - Wikipedia

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    Alpine touring ski boot, binding, and ski crampon. The red spot below the toe portion is the pivot point of the binding about which the rest of the boot turns during a step, resulting in a movement similar, but not identical to a normal human walking movement - the shoe tip is always at the same height, because the skis are moved to glide at ...