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Powder Skiing
Powder skiing is a Recreation, recreational activity that involves skiing ungroomed trails located inside of avalanche control or Ski patrol, ski patrol boundaries. History In the Rocky Mountains, Rocky Mountain Range of the Western United States, powder skiing is a common term used among expert skiers. Alf Engen, an early contributor to constructing 27 ski resorts in the Rocky Mountain Range, is regarded as the pioneer of powder skiing. The skiing public at Alta Ski Area, Alta Ski Resort first started in the 1940s. Powder skiing and general skiing techniques, such as the Arlberg technique, Alberg technique, can be categorized by the Fall line (topography), fall line. Technique The powder skiing technique is a broad term with a wide range of sub-techniques. Powder skiing requires having equal balance from side to side to stay upright. Alpine Alpine skiing techniques, used on groomed trails, can be modified for skiing in powder snow by lifting skis to create "float." Accepte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Recreation
Recreation is an activity of leisure, leisure being discretionary time. The "need to do something for recreation" is an essential element of human biology and psychology. Recreational activities are often done for happiness, enjoyment, amusement, or pleasure and are considered to be "fun". Etymology The term ''recreation'' appears to have been used in English first in the late 14th century, first in the sense of "refreshment or curing of a sick person", and derived turn from Latin (''re'': "again", ''creare'': "to create, bring forth, beget"). Prerequisites to leisure People spend their time on activities of daily living, Employment, work, sleep, social duties and leisure, the latter time being free from prior commitments to physiologic or social needs, a prerequisite of recreation. Leisure has increased with increased longevity and, for many, with decreased hours spent for physical and economic survival, yet others argue that time pressure has increased for modern people, as the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
