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Skier and snowboarder speeds at US ski areas
JSAMS Plus, 2023 Objectives: To determine typical speeds of skiers and snowboarders on-piste groomed trails across the United States (US). Design and methods: On-slope speeds of skiers and snowboarders were measured on trails of varying difficulty at 8 ski areas across the US.
Lenka L. Stepan +3 more
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Suitability analysis of ski areas in China: an integrated study based on natural and socioeconomic conditions [PDF]
The Cryosphere, 2019 The successful bid for the 2022 Winter Olympics (Beijing 2022, officially known as the XXIV Olympic Winter Games) has greatly stimulated Chinese enthusiasm towards winter sports participation. Consequently, the Chinese ski industry is rapidly booming due
J. Deng +10 more
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Scientific Reports, 2023 Liver ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury is a common injury after liver transplantation and hepatectomy. Skimmianine (Ski) has antibacterial, antiviral pharmacological effects. However, it is not clear whether Ski has a protective effect against liver I/R
Cheng-long Huo +3 more
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On the Influence of Microtopography on the Sliding Performance of Cross Country Skis
Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering, 2021 The sliding performance of cross country skis is mainly influenced by the ability of the ski base to minimize capillary forces and contact area. Whereas, the first condition depends on hydrophobicity, the second one is controlled by the ski grinding ...
Matthias Scherge +2 more
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Lubricants, 2022 In a cross-country skiing competition, the time difference between the winner and the skier coming in at second place is typically very small. Since the skier spends much of the energy on overcoming resistive forces, a relatively small reduction in these
Kalle Kalliorinne +5 more
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Simulated hydrological effects of grooming and snowmaking in a ski resort on the local water balance [PDF]
Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 2023 The presence of a ski resort modifies the snow cover at the local scale, due to snow management practices on ski pistes, especially grooming and snowmaking.
S. Morin +9 more
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SkiMon: A Wireless Body Area Network for Monitoring Ski Flex and Motion during Skiing Sports
Sensors, 2022 Monitoring and gathering data on sporting activities holds significant promise for athletes, equipment developers, and physical fitness clinicians. Wireless Body Area Networks are being used in sporting environments as a means of gathering data, providing feedback, and helping to gain understanding of athletic activities.
Aaron S. Crandall +2 more
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Ski piste snow ablation versus potential infiltration (Veporic Unit, Western Carpathians)
Journal of Hydrology and Hydromechanics, 2020 Snow production results in high volume of snow that is remaining on the low-elevation ski pistes after snowmelt of natural snow on the off-piste sites.
Mikloš Michal +6 more
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Revue de Géographie Alpine, 2023 This article proposes to analyze an old project, which is not necessarily an active controversy but which was put back in the center of the debates by the SCoT Fier-Aravis in 2019.
Amandine Troiano, Lionel Laslaz
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Suitability projection for Chinese ski areas under future natural and socioeconomic scenarios
Advances in Climate Change Research, 2021 Ski tourism is extremely sensitive to climate change and is also heavily affected by socioeconomic conditions. Although some ski areas are still profitable under current climate and socioeconomic conditions, they will become difficult to operate in the ...
Jie Deng +3 more
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