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Ski Cross

Ski cross is alpine head-to-head racing on a course with start gates, rollers, banked turns, jumps and direct passing. It is scored by heat and round placing, not generic winter-sport scoring.

LevelVariant FamilyWinter Sport CategoryWinter sport

AI-generated illustration: Ski Cross — AI-generated illustration

Classification

Category Winter sport

Family Winter Sport

Level Variant

Getting started

Kurzbeschreibung Multiple skiers race simultaneously through a feature-heavy course.

Geeignet für Suitable for strong skiers who like starts, line choice, passing and speed.

Cost Alpine base and coach first; real heats only after safe course and feature technique. Skis, helmet, protection, lift/course access, training, entry fees and race service. Ski club, ski-cross training, resort course or national ski/freestyle federation. Name direct heat logic and course features; avoid random winter-sport relations.

First progress Feature control after several trainings; racecraft needs heats.

Fitness level high

Was du brauchst

alpine skis
helmet
protection
ski-cross course
coach
lift access

First steps

stabilise alpine technique
ride small rollers
practise starts
inspect course
race supervised heats first

Ski club, FIS/national body, ski-cross camp or resort with ski-cross course.

Only on approved course with helmet, protection, coach, course briefing and suitable level.

Weitere Angaben

Tags ski-cross, winter-sport, wintersport

Rules and format

Die Grundlagen

Ziel

Complete the ski-cross course legally faster or better placed in qualification and heats.

Teilnehmer

individual starters.

Teamgröße

individual scoring.

Spielfeld

ski-cross course.

Dauer

Depends on format and event.

Wertung

time, heat placing, penalties.

Gewinnbedingung

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

Ausrüstung

alpine skis
helmet
protection
course

Wichtige Regelpunkte

leaving course
gate/contact breach
dangerous skiing
false start

Regelquellen

Federations and sources

Federations

FIS
Federation Internationale de Ski et de Snowboard (FIS)

Snowboard, Freestyle & Freeski Documents FIS · official-rulebook-index · high
Introduction to Ski Cross U.S. Ski & Snowboard · official-beginner-pdf · high
Ski Cross: Everything you need to know Red Bull · athlete-guide · medium