Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the behavior of the
skis on snow depending on sex, type of ski and the level of training of
the technical skier.
Material: in the research participated 57 skiers, generally of age 26
+/- 8.62 years (34 males and 23 females) at the ski center of Parnassos
(Greece). The evaluation of the ski behavior on snow came up via the
scores on Test 1 to Test 5 in practice, to the rating scale from 0 to 10
respectively. The participants, after performing daily training with
their skis completed the questionnaire. The questionnaire included the
following elements: sex, height, weight, the type of skis and the type
of TEST as: 1-2) behavior of skis in long and short turning radius,
respectively, 3) grip of the ski edges in turn, 4) stability of ski
riding, 5) usage of general muscle strength (fatigue).
Results: The correlation between the first four tests (Test 1-4) was
significant at statistical significance level p < 0.05, apart from test
5, which shows reduced physical fitness of the skier. Also the majority
of skiers prefer parabolic skis (carving ski), although the racing skis
were highly rated.
Conclusions: The widespread “carving skis” are skis with medium
score in both of all five tests in comparison to the Race ski. Finally,
as expected, the highest score was given by the athletes (r =
0.69-0.99). It is recommended for further research of the correct
selection of the ski in relation to: the physical fitness of the skier,
prevention and injuries