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Slopestyle Skiing

Slopestyle skiing is freeskiing in a snow park: athletes on twin-tip/freeskis ride a line over rails, boxes and jumps. Tricks, difficulty, execution, amplitude, variety and overall impression are judged.

LevelVariant FamilyWinter Sport CategoryWinter sport

AI-generated illustration: Slopestyle Skiing — AI-generated illustration

Classification

Category Winter sport

Family Winter Sport

Level Variant

Getting started

Kurzbeschreibung Freeski run over snow-park features with judged scoring.

Geeignet für Suitable for confident skiers who want to learn switch skiing, rails, jumps and style.

Cost First safe ski technique, then freeski/park clinic with small features. Twin-tip skis, boots/bindings, helmet/protection, lift pass, snow park, coaching and possible contest fees. Freeski coach, ski club with park training, snow-park clinic or resort beginner line. Do not present as generic skiing or timed racing.

First progress Small boxes/pop after good ski base; rotations and rails need coaching.

Fitness level high

Was du brauchst

twin-tip skis
ski boots
helmet
protection
snow park
coach

First steps

safe ski base
practise switch and small pops
try beginner box
learn park rules

Freeski coach, snow-park clinic, ski club or resort with beginner line.

Small features first, keep landings clear, check speed and wear helmet/protection.

Weitere Angaben

Tags slopestyle-skiing, winter-sport, freeski-slopestyle, wintersport

Rules and format

Die Grundlagen

Ziel

Show a creative, difficult and clean ski line over all features.

Teilnehmer

individual skiers.

Teamgröße

individual.

Spielfeld

freeski slopestyle course.

Dauer

Depends on format and event.

Wertung

judged run score.

Gewinnbedingung

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

Ausrüstung

freeskis
boots/bindings
helmet
snow park

Wichtige Regelpunkte

equipment breach
start/course breach
missed run
unsafe line

Regelquellen

Federations and sources

Federations

FIS
International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS)

What is slopestyle skiing? Red Bull · athlete-guide · medium
What to know about Olympic freeski slopestyle NBC Olympics · viewer-guide · medium
What Is Freestyle Skiing? Maison Sport · beginner-blog-guide · medium