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Speed riding

Speed riding combines skiing with a small paraglider/speed wing. Riders alternate in steep terrain between snow contact and short flight phases; training, weather, terrain and protection are central.

LevelDiscipline FamilyAir Sport CategoryAir and winter sport

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Classification

Category Air and winter sport

Family Air Sport

Level Discipline

Getting started

Kurzbeschreibung Speed riding is skiing with a mini-wing and flight phases.

Geeignet für Suitable only for very competent skiers with professional instruction and risk discipline.

Cost Course instead of self-start; costs for school, ski/wing gear, protection and mountain/ski pass. Wing, skis, harness, protectors, avalanche/mountain gear, courses and spot travel. Specialised speed-riding/paragliding school or free-flight association-adjacent structure. Do not start as a DIY sport; strong skiing and schooling are minimum baseline.

First progress First short flights in course; autonomy needs much longer training.

Fitness level high

Was du brauchst

skis
speed wing
harness
helmet
back protector
mountain/avalanche check
school

First steps

check skiing ability honestly
find specialist school
do not buy gear alone
learn weather/terrain decisions

Speed-riding school in suitable ski area or free-flight/paragliding structure.

Only with qualified instruction, conservative weather choice, protection and option to abort/walk down.

Weitere Angaben

Tags winter, air, skiing, speed-riding, air-sport, luftsport, luft-und-wintersport, air-and-winter-sport

Rules and format

Die Grundlagen

Ziel

Safely link ski and flight phases in terrain.

Teilnehmer

Individual pilot/rider.

Teamgröße

Individual.

Spielfeld

Alpine launch/flight/landing area.

Dauer

Depends on course, terrain and weather.

Wertung

No standard scoring.

Gewinnbedingung

Safe controlled line and ability to abort.

Ausrüstung

skis
speed wing
harness
protection

Wichtige Regelpunkte

launch without clearance
ignoring wildlife/airspace rules
unsafe wing size
misjudging terrain/weather

Regelquellen

Federations and sources

Speed Riding Beginner Course Speed Riding School Les Arcs · school-guide · medium
Speedflying BFU · safety-guide · high
Speedflying Safety Pro Speedflying · safety-guide · medium
Guide Speed Flying Rid'Air · equipment-guide · medium