What are the the forces of skiing and snowboarding ???

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Answer 1

Gravity, snow, balance, edge control, rotary movement, and pressure on the equipment. Both sports are a dance with snow and gravity, you must be able to move smoothly with a flow down the hill.

Answer 2

For downhill skiing.....

Usually, you will go about 60-70 mph, so you will probably feel about 3-4 Gs.

For slalom skiing....

Everytime you do the turns for the gates, you will feel about 2-3 Gs....even if the turns seem slow to the television viewer.

This is because even with the turns, you are still going about 35-45 mph.

For ski jumping.....

There are two forces involved. One is the acceleration as you takeoff for the big jump....you will probably face up to 3 Gs as you go about 70 mph. Then, on the jump, you feel the gravity pulling towards the landing zone.....and as you land, you feel the force of the drop, which can be as hard as a heavy landing on the heels as a parachute jump...so it is important to practice your ski jump landing to reduce the risk of injury.

For cross-country skiing.....

You are going only about 10-15 mph except when going downhill, which can reach speeds as high as 30 mph. I say expect only 1 G, and on the downhill parts, 2 Gs. And there is the force of pushing the skis constantly with the poles...this can be exhausting.

For mogul skiing...

Mogul skiing has some strong forces....the strong shocks of hitting the moguls at about 2 moguls a second...and then the  force of the jumps on the big moguls when you do tricks like the Helly iron-cross and then you land with strong force after

3 seconds in the air. You are also going at 2 Gs with speeds as high as 35 mph to 40 mph.

For halfpipe snowboarding.....

There is the force of momentum as you reach the peak of the halfpipe as you do spectacular tricks, and then, the speed of the halfpipe, which can be as high as 40 mph, so you are going to have about 2Gs or 3Gs.

For downhill snowboarding........

There might be hills where you can jump, but you often go 40-50 mph, on hills that angle, or curve, so you have centrifugal forces on you when you turn as you are in the bent position maintaining your balance....

Answer 3

gravity, balance, and control

Answer 4

Did he really just say downhill snowboarding?  What other way is there to go?  He gave really good info though I will give him that!

Answer 5

Last time I checked, control wasn't a force.

Gravity, friction/air resistance, and momentum are the ones that come to mind.

I guess you could also somewhat say centripetal force.