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Downhill Skiing

Downhill skiing is the high-speed downhill discipline in alpine skiing. Course reading, line choice, glide speed, jumps, equipment control and valid time from start to finish decide.

LevelVariant FamilyWinter Sport CategoryWinter sport

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Classification

Category Winter sport

Family Winter Sport

Level Variant

Getting started

Kurzbeschreibung Fast alpine-ski discipline on a marked downhill course with time scoring.

Geeignet für Suitable for more experienced skiers who want to combine speed with technique and safety discipline.

Cost Ski school, rental gear and lift pass first; race downhill is not a first ski day. Ski club, equipment, protection, training, lift/resort, travel and racing. Ski school, ski club, alpine youth programme or resort with race training. Increase speed only after braking, turning, piste rules and coach clearance.

First progress Basic turns after first lessons; race lines and high speed need season training.

Fitness level high

Was du brauchst

alpine skis
boots/bindings
helmet
goggles
protection
suitable slope
coach/ski school

First steps

book ski school
learn braking and turns
ski blue/easy slopes reliably
only then check ski club or race training

Ski school, ski club, resort beginner area or alpine youth programme.

Use helmet, suitable slope, visibility, weather checks, FIS piste rules and conservative speed.

Weitere Angaben

Tags individual, downhill-skiing, winter-sport, wintersport, skiabfahrt

Rules and format

Die Grundlagen

Ziel

Complete the downhill course legally in the fastest valid time.

Teilnehmer

individual starters.

Teamgröße

solo.

Spielfeld

alpine downhill course.

Dauer

Depends on format and event.

Wertung

time scoring.

Gewinnbedingung

Best valid time, placing or score in the announced format.

Ausrüstung

alpine skis
boots/bindings
helmet
protection
course

Wichtige Regelpunkte

gate/course error
false start
equipment breach
unsafe course use

Regelquellen

Federations and sources

Federations

Federation Internationale de Ski et Snowboard
Federation Internationale de Ski et Snowboard (FIS)

International Ski Competition Rules Federation Internationale de Ski et Snowboard · rulebook · high
What is Alpine Skiing? Olympic Events, Rules and Scoring Explained Maison Sport · beginner-guide · medium
What to expect during your first ski lesson Maison Sport · beginner-faq · medium
Alpine Ski Racing Disciplines Explained Learn to Ski · coach-blog-guide · medium