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From telemark to carving [PDF]
SportLogia, 2017 Skiing belongs to the group of specific cyclical sports which include the learning, improvement and realization of different motor skills and activities, and as such is inextricably linked to snow-covered terrain at higher altitudes.
Nikola Stojanović +3 more
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Annales Kinesiologiae, 2018 In the research, the relationship between individual variables of technical assessment of free and competitive style alpine skiing and the criterion variable (competitive performance) are addressed.
Stojan Puhalj, Blaž Lešnik
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Ski areas, weather and climate: Time series models for New England case studies [PDF]
, 2007 Wintertime warming trends experienced in recent decades, and predicted to increase in the future, present serious challenges for ski areas and whole regions that depend on winter tourism. Most research on this topic examines past or future climate-change
Brown, Cliff +2 more
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Research on the Influencing Factors and Competitiveness of Chinese Provincial Skiing [PDF]
E3S Web of Conferences, 2021 Facing the new pattern of Chinese skiing industry, in order to analyze the skiing competitiveness of 20 key provinces, the index system was constructed.
Li Chunlin, Kang Qiaokun, Wu Xinxin
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Potential Health Benefits From Downhill Skiing
Frontiers in Physiology, 2019 Objectives: Downhill skiing represents one of the most popular winter sports worldwide. Whereas a plethora of studies dealt with the risk of injury and death associated with downhill skiing, data on its favorable health effects are scarce.
Martin Burtscher +3 more
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‘Mountain resorts’: origins and evolution [PDF]
, 2009 The paper discusses the background for the emergence of such ‘mountain resorts’, their types and changes in their mode of operation. Some theoretical and practical issues will be illustrated with examples derived from Europe, North America, Asia and ...
Kowalczyk, Andrzej
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Self-reported concussion history among midwestern skiers and snowboarders
Concussion, 2023 Aim: To assess the rate of self-reported concussion in midwestern skiers and snowboarders. Patients: Recreational skiers and snowboarders between the ages of 14 and 69 years during a single winter ski season (2020–2021) at a ski area in Wisconsin, USA ...
Marko Ivancich +5 more
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Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 2021 The aim of the study was to (1) assess the within-session reliability of a unilateral isometric hex bar pull (UIHBP) maximal voluntary contraction (MVC) test and, (2) determine unilateral isometric absolute peak force (PFabs) and relative peak force (PF)
Jonathan McPhail +4 more
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Risk taking in Extreme Sports: A phenomenological perspective [PDF]
, 2010 Participation in extreme sports is enjoying incredible growth while more traditional recreational activities such as golf are struggling to maintain numbers.
Brymer, Eric
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Skiing Injuries at the Dizin Ski Resort [PDF]
Trauma Monthly, 2012 Skiing is one of the more popular winter sports which may cause injuries. The objective of this study was to identify the most common types of injuries in Iran's largest ski resort. This cross-sectional descriptive study was performed on 1233 of patients admitted to the Dizin Resort Infirmary in 2008-2009.
Khalilifar, Amir Hossein +3 more
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