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2. List of ski brands - Wikipedia

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   alpine skis, ski boots, ski bindings, poles, helmets, goggles: United States of America: 1950: Introduced the Head Standard, the first successful metal/wood composite ski, and took over the majority of the ski market in the US and UK in the 1960s. Was slow to move to fibreglass, and Howard Head left the company in 1969 handing it to AMF. AMF ...

3. Lange (ski boots) - Wikipedia

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   Lange is a major producer of ski boots used in alpine (downhill) skiing, founded in 1948 in the USA.They introduced the world's first plastic ski boots in 1962, and a greatly improved model aimed at the racing market in 1965.

4. Ski binding - Wikipedia

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   Alpine ski bindings have two functions: 1) Retaining the ski boot on the ski, 2) Releasing the ski boot from the ski in case of a fall to prevent injury to the skier. [11] The retention function typically involves stepping into the binding toe-first and pressing down with the heel of the ski boot, which causes a latch to engage the heel.

5. Hanson Industries (ski boots) - Wikipedia

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   During the 2000s, Denny re-entered the ski boot market with the Apex ski boot. The Apex consists of two entirely separate parts, a semi-stiff boot that uses the Boa Closure System instead of laces or buckles, and an outer carbon fibre shell that provides the needed lateral support and mounting points for conventional downhill ski bindings. [5]

6. Ski boot - Wikipedia

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   Ski boots were leather winter boots, held to the ski with leather straps. As skiing became more specialized, so too did ski boots, leading to the splitting of designs between those for alpine skiing and cross-country skiing. [1] Modern skiing developed as an all-round sport with uphill, downhill and cross-country portions.

7. Alpine skiing - Wikipedia

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   Alpine skiing, or downhill skiing, is the pastime of sliding down snow-covered slopes on skis with fixed-heel bindings, unlike other types of skiing (cross-country, Telemark, or ski jumping), which use skis with free-heel bindings.