# Outline of skiing

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to skiing:
Skiing is a recreational activity using skis as equipment for traveling over snow. Skis are used in conjunction with boots that connect to the ski with use of a binding.

## Overview

* Glossary of skiing and snowboarding terms
* History of skiing
* Ski warfare
* Physics of skiing

## Lists

* List of ski areas and resorts
* List of ski jumping hills
* List of Olympic venues in freestyle skiing
* List of FIS Cross-Country World Cup champions
* List of FIS Ski Jumping World Cup team medalists
* List of FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in ski jumping
* List of Olympic medalists in freestyle skiing
* List of Olympic medalists in ski jumping
* List of presidents of FIS
* List of skiing deaths

## Types of skiing
### Alpine Skiing

* Alpine skiing (also known as downhill skiing)
* Alpine touring (Randonée)
* Extreme skiing
* Freeriding
* Freeskiing (or newschool skiing)
* Freestyle skiing
* Glade Skiing
* Heliskiing
* Mogul skiing
* Monoskiing
* Disabled alpine skiing
* Ski mountaineering
* Skwal
* Snowcat skiing
* Snowkiting
* Speed skiing

### Nordic Skiing

* Cross-country skiing
* Backcountry skiing
* Biathlon
* Disabled Nordic skiing
* Nordic combined
* Telemark skiing
* Skijoring
* Ski jumping and Ski flying
* Ski touring

### Non-snow skiing

* Dry ski slope
* Grass skiing
* Sand skiing
* Roller skiing
* Water skiing

## Instruction and techniques

* Ski school
* Ski simulator

### Turning techniques

* Stem techniques
** The Snowplough - (also known as the wedge) - see snowplough turn
** The Stem Christie
* Parallel turn
* Carve turn
* Pivot turn (skiing)
* Jump turn
* Telemark turn

### Cross-country techniques

* Skate skiing

### Ski-jumping techniques

* Ski jumping techniques

## Equipment and Apparel

* Skis
* Ski bindings
* Ski boots
* Ski poles with pole guards if a racer
* Ski wax depending on the condition and temperature
* Ski skins if climbing uphill
* Ski suit
** Parka, anorak, or shell
** Ski pants or salopettes
** If a Racer — a race suit
* Fleece top or sweater; the mid-layer or insulating garment
* Thermal underwear and ski socks
* Gloves or mittens to keep hands warm
** Hand Warmers
* Ski helmet
* Goggles or sunglasses to protect eyes from harm
* Face mask to protect from wind
* Specialized Alpine touring equipment

## Competition events

* Winter Olympic Games - A major international sporting event held once every four years for sports practised on snow and ice.
* Winter Paralympic Games
* Four Hills Tournament
* Winter X Games
* Birkebeinerrennet
* American Birkebeiner
* Tour of Anchorage
* The British Land National Ski Championships

### Alpine events

* Alpine skiing at the Winter Olympics
* Alpine Skiing World Cup
* Alpine World Skiing Championships
* Slalom
* Giant slalom
* Super giant slalom
* Downhill
* Alpine skiing combined
* Speed Skiing

### Freestyle events

* Freestyle skiing at the Winter Olympics
* FIS Freestyle Skiing World Cup
* FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships
* Aerials
* Mogul skiing
* Ski ballet
* Half-pipe skiing
* Slopestyle
* Ski cross

### Nordic events

* Nordic combined at the Winter Olympics
* FIS Nordic Combined World Cup
* FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
* Biathlon
* Nordic combined
* Ski jumping
* Cross-country skiing (sport)

## Skiing organizations
### International organizations

* International Biathlon Union (IBU)
* International Ski Federation (FIS)
* Worldloppet Ski Federation
* International Ski Instructors Association (ISIA)
* Fédération Internationale des Patrouilles de Ski (FIPS)
* International Skiing History Association (ISHA)

### National organizations

* U.S. Ski & Snowboard
* United States Ski Team
* Women's Ski Jumping USA
* US National Ski Hall of Fame
* US National Ski Patrol
* Professional Ski Instructors of America
* U.S. National Ski Areas Association
* Alpine Canada Alpin
* Biathlon Canada
* Canadian Snowboard Federation
* Nordic Combined Ski Canada
* Ski Jumping Canada
* Cross Country Canada
* Canadian Freestyle Ski Association
* Canadian Ski Instructors' Alliance
* Canadian Ski Patrol
* Canadian Adaptive Snowsports
* Snowsport GB - The British Ski and Snowboard Federation
* Ski Club of Great Britain
* British Association of Snowsport Instructors (BASI)
* Snowsport Cymru/Wales
* New Zealand Snowsports Instructors Alliance
* Snow Australia
* Austrian Ski Association (ÖSV)
* Fédération Française de Ski (FFS)
* German Ski Association (DSV)
* Norwegian Ski Federation
* Swedish Ski Association
* Swiss Ski
* Italian Winter Sports Federation (FISI)
* Royal Spanish Winter Sports Federation (RFEDI)
* Ski Association of Slovenia (SLOSKI)
* Finnish Ski Association
* Ski and Snowboarding Foundation Nepal
* Ski Federation of Ukraine

## Ski areas and resorts

* Ski area
* Ski lodge
* Ski resort
* List of ski areas and resorts
* Lift ticket
* Piste
* Terrain park
* Ski season
* Snowmaking
* Snow grooming
* Resort hotel

## Ski lifts

Ski lift
* Aerial tramway (or cable car)
* Gondola lift
* Hybrid lift
* Chairlift
* Detachable chairlift (often a higher speed chairlift)
* Funitel
* Funicular
* Surface lift
** Rope & Handle tow
** T-bar, J-bar & Platter lift
** Magic carpet

## Media

* Ski film
* Ski Canada magazine
* Ski Sunday UK TV
* The Ski Channel
* Norsk idrætsblad magazine, particularly 1881–1915
* The Master Skier magazine of USSA
* Skiing magazine of US

## Culture

* Holmenkollen Ski Festival
* World Ski and Snowboard Festival
* Ski train
* Skiing in New Zealand
** Club skifield in NZ
* Skiing in Australia
* Skiing in India
* Skiing in Lebanon

## Other

* Artificial ski slope
* Indoor ski slope

## Hazards

* Altitude sickness
* Avalanche
* Injuries
** Anterior cruciate ligament
** Fracture
** Shin-bang
** Wilderness first aid
* Frost bite
* Hypothermia
* Windburn
* Snow blindness
* Ski sickness
* List of famous skiing deaths
* Tree well