Ski
This article is about the equipment used on snow. For the related activity, see Skiing. For the related activity on water, see Water skiing. For other uses, see Ski (disambiguation). This article includes a list of references, but its sources remain unclear because it has insufficient inline citations . Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations. (November 2010) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) A shaped alpine ski with relatively little sidecut and classic camber: the tip and tail touch the snow while the midsection is in the air. A ski is a narrow strip of semi-rigid material worn underfoot to glide over snow. Substantially longer than wide and characteristically employed in pairs, skis are attached to ski boots with ski bindings, with either a free, lockable, or partially secured heel. For climbing slopes, ski skins (originally made of seal fur, but now made of synthetic materials) can be attached at the base of the ski. Original...