SKIING IS COOL!

SKIING

HISTORY

HISTORY SKIING ORIGINATES BACK TO 5000BC

FROM NORWAY & SWEDEN

WORD SKIO = SPLIT PIECE OF WOOD OR FIREWOOD

SKIING WAS USED FOR TRANSPORT, HUNTING,MAIL, WAR

POST WAR – SKIING BECAME A FUN THING TO DO

3 TYPES OF SKIING! 1. ALPINE Otherwise known as downhill skiing alpine skiing -when you ski

with fixed heel bindings

TYPES OF SKIING!

2. SLALOM Slalom consists of going from left to right of posts trying to do it in a

quick time.

3 TYPES OF SKIING! 3. CROSS COUNTRY YOU TRAVEL ON SKIS USING POLES AND PUSH YOURSELF

OVER SNOW COVERED FIELDS

SKI EQUIPMENT

SKIS SKI BOOTS WARM CLOTHING POLES SOME TYPE OF EYE

PROTECTION GLOVES HELMETS

MY SKIING HOLIDAY

HIGHLIGHTSWITH MY

FAMILY & FRIENDS IN

ITALY!

HIGHLIGHTS OF MY SKI HOLIDAY GOING SKIING WITH MY FAMILY&

FRIENDS, ESPECIALLY MY MUM HAVING PRIVATE LESSONS WITH

KAIRU &AMARI CHILLAXING AFTER 6 HRS OF SKIING

IN THE AMAZING WARM POOL BUYING TOY MOTORBIKES AT THE

SHOP!

MY FRIENDS

DID YOU KNOW ? FASTEST EVER SKIER IS ..... HARRY EGGER AT 154 MPH '99

FASTEST SPEED SKIING ...BACKWARDS IS.............?

128KM/H

LONGEST RAMP JUMP ON SKIS IS..... 29M HIGH

MOST PISTES SKIED IN 8 HRS IS....... 64

LETS SEE WHAT YOU REMEMBER WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE FASTEST

SKIIER? HOW MANY TYPES OF SKIING DID I

MENTION HOW MANY PIECES OF SKI

EQUIPMENT DID I LIST? WHAT WAS ONE OF MY HOLIDAY

HIGHLIGHTS?

GOT ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO MY

SPEAKERS CORNER

I HOPE YOU ENJOYED IT