An Essay about Skiing History. Straight Forward

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This paper should be typed with 1” margins, 1.5 spacing, Times New Roman, 12 point font and in APA style. Please cite a minimum of 5 sources.

This paper is an overview of several topics related to skiing. Please write an introductory section, the following five sections and end with a conclusion section.

Section #1: Please discuss the evolution of the alpine (alpine refers to downhill) equipment including but not limited to skis, boots, poles, bindings, helmets and other gear.

Section #2: Please discuss the affect of the recent emergence of terrain parks on skiing (not snowboarding) pop culture.

Section #3: Find and analyze a video of your choice on skiing and include the link in your paper. Please discuss this video- what it is, why you chose it, who is in it, what are they doing in it, etc.

Sections #4: Please explain the following:

telemark skiing
slalom skiing vs. giant slalom
freestyle skiing
moguls

Section #5: Please discuss the evolution of alpine ski related events in the Olympics up to and including listing what ski related events are competed in at the Olympics today.

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There is plenty of information to know about skiing and its equipment. That is, the history of skiing and how it began as a necessity rather than an entertainment and how the equipment evolved to become what they are now. Also, there is more to know about how the emergence of terrain parks affected the sport. Nonetheless, there are several styles to know about skiing. The start of skiing equipment was in the Middle ages when Scandinavian farmers and hunters used the skis to finish their daily tasks (Lund & Masia, n.d.). Further, In the 18th century, countries used to train their soldiers on skis and fought a battle using the skis (Lund & Masia, n.d.). Afterwards, around 1840, Norway developed the bow-shaped cambered skis. Before that, skis were not curled at the nose of the skis and they were not slim and therefore it used the weight of the person in the middle. In 1868, Norhiem developed a ski with a side cut on the middle while the tip and tail remained wider. Also, he developed the boots and made stiffer bindings. In 1882, Norway produced hickory skis, which is a tough wood to make the skis thinner and stronger. In 1893, Norway created the two-layer skis but they were not so successful because the glue tended not to last because they were not waterproofed, which made it hard for the skis to stay attached. Also, Jacober built the first skis factory in Central Europe. In 1926, Lettner created the steel edge. Afterwards, in 1928, Reuge created the Kandahar binding which uses a spring-loaded cable. In 1932, they created the first successful three-layer skis. The skis succeeded because they used a waterproof glue. In 1936, ski poles reached mass production in France. In 1944, they created the first aluminum bottom. In 1945, Redux glue was used to create Metalite, which is the three-layer ski with a core of plywood. In 1946, they created three-layers of different materials. That is, a bottom metal, laminated wood core and plastic at the top. In 1990, Elan and Kniessl create the deep side cut skis (Lund & Masia, n.d.). National Ski Areas Association indicates that almost 94% of ski areas has at least one terrain park in them (Liftopia, 2015).
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Running Head: HISTORY OF SKIING

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History of Skiing
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HISTORY OF SKIING

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History of Skiing

Section 1
The present-day sporting activities have been adopted from old days. They have been
organized in a way that they fit in the modern world. This has been done through identifying the
tools initially used for such activities. The modernization and improvement to such items are
done to minimize the possibility of injuries to the participants in the game. Skiing is one activity
of interest which has seen the development of various items such as the boots to the present day
customized devices which enable the user to put up various performances in the field.
Skiing has been used as a form of entertainment and pleasure for many centuries. It is
believed that this activity evolved with the people in Norway who used devices to slide over
snow as they moved to different regions. The most conspicuous and important device for this
activity was the boots. The initial type was the normal farming boots worn by the farmers
(Amira, 2010). The modernization of these boots was done years later after skiing became a
sport. The skiers had to face real challenges such as steeper hills and more ...