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Freestyle Skiing

Freestyle skiing is a FIS ski context for disciplines such as moguls, aerials, halfpipe, slopestyle and big air. Depending on format, time, turns, air, difficulty, amplitude, execution and landing count; entry needs solid ski basics and coached progression.

LevelVariant FamilyWinter Sport CategoryWinter sport

Representative sports image for Freestyle Skiing — Duncan Rawlinson · CC BY 2.0 · Image source

Classification

Category Winter sport

Family Winter Sport

Level Variant

Getting started

Kurzbeschreibung Ski freestyle with moguls, aerials, halfpipe, slopestyle, big air and judged execution.

Geeignet für Suitable for confident skiers who like technique, airtime, creativity and clear progression.

Cost First basic ski lessons and a freestyle/park beginner session; equipment is often rentable. Skis, boots, bindings, helmet, protector, lift pass, park/pipe access, club/classes and travel. Ski school, freestyle club, snow-park clinic or national-federation programme. Freestyle skiing needs solid ski basics, small progression steps and suitable park/mogul/pip…

First progress First small features in a few sessions; clean runs need long repetition.

Fitness level medium to high

Was du brauchst

skis
boots
helmet
protector recommended
snow park/mogul slope
coach
lift pass

First steps

ski reliably
book freestyle lesson
use small features
control landings and speed

Ski school, freestyle club, snow park with beginner line, FIS/national-federation pathway.

Use helmet, suitable park line, spotter/coach, clear landings and slow trick progression.

Weitere Angaben

Aliases Freeski, Ski freestyle, Ski Freestyle

Tags individual, snow, freestyle-skiing, winter-sport, wintersport, freeski, ski-freestyle

Rules and format

Die Grundlagen

Ziel

Complete the discipline quickly, cleanly and/or with high trick/execution score.

Teilnehmer

skiers individually.

Teamgröße

individual; team scoring possible by event.

Spielfeld

freestyle ski course or park-and-pipe venue.

Dauer

Depends on format and event.

Wertung

time, turns, air, difficulty, execution, amplitude, landing.

Gewinnbedingung

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

Ausrüstung

skis
boots
helmet
protection
snow course

Wichtige Regelpunkte

course error
fall
unsafe landing
equipment breach
start/time breach

Regelquellen

Federations and sources

Federations

FIS
Federation Internationale de Ski et Snowboard (FIS)

Freestyle Hub FIS · federation-guide · high
FIS Freestyle Skiing Judging Handbook FIS · judging-handbook · high
Freestyle Skiing Olympics.com · sport-guide · medium
What is Freestyle Skiing? Beginner Guide Maison Sport · beginner-blog-guide · medium