Types of Skiing Downhill Skiing         In Downhill skiing, competitors take a "set course from start to finish." They take turns racing and each run is timed. The person with the fastest time wins. Downhill racers use ski poles to pick up speed at the start and for balance when they take turns. They try to keep there skis as close as possible to the snow. As he leaves the starting gate he activates an automatic …showed first 75 words of 3274 total…

…showed last 75 words of 3274 total…and also be waterproof and windproof.                   Bibliography Weber, Robert E. The Greatest Ski Resorts in America, Dallas, Texas; Guide Book Publishing Co., 1988. Walter, Claire The Best Ski Resorts in America, New York, New York; Randt and Company, Inc., 1988. Bartelski, Konrad + Neilands, Robin Learn Downhill Skiing in a Weekend, Toronto; Daring Kindersley Limited, 1991. Markels, Alex "Travel Watch," Snow Country, March/April," page 37. Skiing." Comton's, 1992 page 311-314. Barritt, Norman Snow Sports, New York, New York; Franklin Watts, 1987.