How fast can skiers go

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You should upgrade or use an alternative browser. How fast do skiers go? Thread starter ski diva Start date Aug 2, I've never been clocked, so I don't know how fast I ski.

Nonetheless, I found the following very interesting. From about. Obviously, there's a huge discrepancy between the recreational skier and Olympian ski racers.

The average skier you see cruising down the mountain is probably going anywhere between 10 to 20 miles per hour. Downhill racers clock out at miles per hour, and Olympians tend to ski between miles per hour, depending on the conditions, their equipment, and their body composition.

Speed skiers, who dress in aerodynamic apparel and ski straight down the mountain sans turning, go as fast as miles per hour. The current world record for the fasted speed skier for men is held by Simone Origone, an Italian skier who reached The fastest female speed skier in the world is Sanna Tidstrand, a Swedish skier who hit As for cross country skiers, professional racers average 15 miles per hour for continuous distances up 35 miles.

Most top ski racers hit about miles per hour on the flats, and miles per hour on the downhills. Recreational cross country skiers tend to clock out at around miles per hour. Want to track your own speed on the slopes? Click to expand MissySki Angel Diva. I have an app that does your speed, distance, vertical feet etc.

It was really fun to have all of your stats recorded along with which trails you skied and how many times each etc. DH and I like to compare over dinner after skiing and always got a big kick out of it.

I believe my top was somewhere in the mid to high 40's last season. I think I average in the mid 20's to low 30's though. It also depends on the conditions that day of course and what kind of terrain. Wax the skis and sharpen their edges regularly.

If you are skiing on heavy and wet snow, texturize the ski bases with 60 or grit sandpaper. Then, hot wax it to disintegrate the surface tension and improve the speed. This association has laid down five basic techniques for controlling speed. These are: air resistance, the use of terrain, checking, turn shape, and skidding.

Air resistance involves making your body shape and frontal area, less or more aerodynamic. As far as the use of terrain is concerned, with an increase in the steepness of the gradient that you ski down, you can go faster. The last three are all about adjusting and knowing the proper usage of your edges. The friction that occurs between your ski and the snow is negligible.

The most dominant factor that influences the average skiing speed is the layer of air present in front of you. The frontal area of the skier can be reduced by severing the air resistance. This can be done by having a tight and strong tuck and by using poles that remain around the body in curves. This will hide the baskets at the back. There are multiple ways of tracking your skiing speed. Downhill skiers normally use a range of equipment to monitor their speeds. One can stand at the sidelines and measure your speed using a effective speedometer.

You can also use advanced and the latest skiing apps on your smartphones to track your speed. These apps can also measure the vertical feet and the distance traveled while skiing. If you are participating in a skiing competition, you should make sure that you have good speed and even better control over it. Most beginner skiers love to move around and travel quickly.