The Physics of Skiing
Subtitle: Skiing at the Triple Point
Publisher: Springer
Published: Nov 29, 2010
Format: paperback
Number of pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9781441918345
Description: Understanding the properties of snow and how it changes and interacts with the skis will help you appreciate the special phenomena that occur at the triple point, where the solid, liquid, and vapor phases coexist. You'll learn about alpine, cross-country, and speed skiing techniques, wax performance, and you'll get scientific data that is not readily available on the technical specifications and performance of ski equipment. The new edition will include a chapter on biomechanics & physiology of skiing. Other chapters will be revised & brought up to date. The discussion of Alpine skiing will include an extensive discussion of the new "turning" skis.
Notes: Source title: The Physics of Skiing: Skiing at the Triple Point