The International Ski Federation/Fédération Internationale de Ski (FIS)^[1] is the main international organisation of ski sports. Founded by 14 member nations in 1924 in Chamonix, France, today it has a membership of 101 national ski associations and is based in Oberhofen am Thunersee, Switzerland. Skiing is the activity of gliding over snow using skis (originally wooden planks, now usually made from fiberglass or related composites) strapped to the feet with ski bindings. ... 1924 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Chamonix-Mont-Blanc (45° 55′ 8″ N, 6° 51′ 55″ E; elevation 1040 m), or more commonly, Chamonix is a town and commune in eastern France, in the Haute-Savoie département, at the foot of Mont Blanc. ...

The federation organises the following ski sport disciplines, for which it oversees World Cup competitions and World Championships:

• Alpine Skiing (incl Alpine combined)
  • Downhill
  • Super-G (Super Giant Slalom)
  • Giant Slalom (GS)
  • Slalom
• Nordic skiing
  • Cross-country skiing (aka XC skiing)
  • Ski jumping
  • Nordic combined
  • Telemark skiing
• Others/Extreme
  • Freestyle skiing
  • Speed skiing
  • Roller skiing
  • Snowboarding

An exception from the ski sports organised by FIS is the rising-popularity discipline of Biathlon (XC skiing + rifle shooting), which has its own organisation, the International Biathlon Union (IBU). Alpine skiing (or downhill skiing) is a recreational activity and sport involving sliding down snow-covered hills with long, thin skis attached to each foot. ... The downhill is an alpine skiing discipline. ... The Super Giant Slalom is an alpine skiing discipline. ... Giant Slalom is an alpine skiing discipline. ... Slalom is an alpine skiing discipline. ... Nordic skiing is a term that includes the Olympic winter sports: Cross country skiing Ski jumping Nordic combined See also: Telemark skiing ... Cross-country skiing (also known as XC skiing) is a winter sport popular in many countries with large snowfields, primarily Northern Europe and Canada. ... Ski jumping is a winter sport in which skiers go down a hill with a take-off ramp (the jump), attempting to go as far as possible. ... The Nordic combined is a winter sport in which competitors involve in both cross-country skiing and ski jumping. ... Telemarker Telemark is a type of skiing that originates from the technique first developed by Sondre Norheim. ... Freestyle Skiing began in the 1930s, Norwegian skiers began using ski acrobatics in alpine and cross country training. ... Speed skiing is the sport of skiing fastest in a straight line downhill, and is the worlds second fastest non-motorized sport (the fastest being speed skydiving, with speeds of over 300mph). ... Snowboarder in the halfpipe Snowboarder trail entry Snowboarding is a boardsport on snow, similar to skiing, but inspired by surfing and skateboarding. ... The name biathlon is commonly confused with duathlon, the term used to describe any sporting event made up of two disciplines. ... The name biathlon is commonly confused with duathlon, the term used to describe any sporting event made up of two disciplines. ...

See also: Skiing topics Skiing is the activity of gliding over snow using skis (originally wooden planks, now usually made from fiberglass or related composites) strapped to the feet with ski bindings. ...

Notes

1. ^  The French acronym FIS is used in all languages. FIS has three "official" languages, English, French and German.

External links

• FIS official website