monoskiing

monoskiing
monˈoskiing noun
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  • Monoskiing — is a snow sport that uses monoski. There are three types of monoskiing, one is used for waterskiing one for snow skiing and the final is a new experimental design that is equivalent to mountain boarding. On a snow monoskiing, the feet are side by …   Wikipedia

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  • Water skiing — is a sport where an individual (or more than one individual) is pulled behind a motor boat or a cable ski installation on a body of water wearing one or more skis. The surface area of the ski (or skis) keeps the person skimming on the surface of… …   Wikipedia

  • Nordic skiing — is a winter sport that encompasses all types of skiing where the heel of the boot cannot be fixed to the ski, as opposed to Alpine skiing. Nordic skiing Olympic events are Cross country skiing, Ski jumping, Nordic combined, and biathlon. A… …   Wikipedia

  • Grass skiing — was started in France in 1966 as a method for training for alpine skiing. Short skis that were actually rolling treads, much like those on tanks, or wheels were used. These skis were attached to the skiers boots and a grassy downhill slope was… …   Wikipedia

  • Skwal — A skwal is the main piece of equipment used for skwalling, a hybrid sport combining the carving of Skiing and riding feel of snowboarding. It is similar to a snowboard or monoski in that both feet are attached to the same board. On a skwal the… …   Wikipedia

  • Monoski — A monoski The term monoski may refer to either of two unrelated pieces of ski equipment. It is the device used in the sport of monoskiing. The monoski, invented in the 1960s and popularized in the 1970s and 80s by monoskiers like Mike Doyle, is… …   Wikipedia

  • Forest Row — Infobox UK place official name=Forest Row country=England region=South East England static static image caption=The centre of Forest Row area footnotes=cite web |url=http://www.eastsussexinfigures.org.uk/webview/ |title=East Sussex in Figures… …   Wikipedia

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