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2. Monoski - Wikipedia

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   A (standup) monoski. A monoski is a single wide ski used for skiing on snow. The same boots, bindings, and poles are used as in alpine skiing.Unlike in snowboarding, both feet face forward, rather than sideways to the direction of travel.

3. Glossary of skiing and snowboarding terms - Wikipedia

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   Also called a cable car. A class of cable-based transport for snow sports where skiers and snowboarders are carried uphill aboard chairs, cars, cabins, or gondolas suspended from a cable in the air, as opposed to surface lifts, where they remain on the ground. aerial skiing A sub-discipline of freestyle skiing and a competitive Winter Olympic event in which participants ski off of 2–4-metre ...

4. Snowboard - Wikipedia

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   Snowboards are boards where the user places both feet, usually secured, to the same board. The board itself is wider than most skis, with the ability to glide on snow. [1] Snowboards widths are between 6 and 12 inches or 15 to 30 centimeters. [2] Snowboards are differentiated from monoskis by the stance of the user.

5. Snowboarding - Wikipedia

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   Snowboarding in Valfréjus, France Snowboarder riding off of a cornice Freeride snowboarding, in areas off of the main trails. The first snowboards were developed in 1965 when Sherm Poppen, an engineer in Muskegon, Michigan, invented a toy for his daughters by fastening two skis together and attaching a rope to one end so he would have some control as they stood on the board and glided downhill.

6. Skiing - Wikipedia

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   Skiing is the use of skis to glide on snow for basic transport, a recreational activity, or a competitive winter sport. Many types of competitive skiing events are recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), and the International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS).

7. FIS Snowboard World Cup - Wikipedia

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   2023–24 FIS Snowboard World Cup The FIS Snowboard World Cup is an annual snowboarding competition, arranged by the International Ski Federation (FIS) since 1994. Since its inauguration, different disciplines have been added and removed, along with categories used to group them.