Bonus book from Dorworth: The Straight Course, stories about speed skiing in the 1960s. In 1963, Dorworth set the speed-ski record by going 106 mph at a course in Portillo, Chile. He was wearing ...

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An curved arrow pointing right. "Speed Riding" is a sport that combines skiing and paragliding. Speed riders can reach speeds of up to 90mph just metres away from cliff edges. Watch to find out more.

It’s just so exciting. This is a dream.” It was the biggest result yet for Macuga, who got hooked on speed skiing at 16 and has surged to the top of the U.S. ranks, putting her in prime ...

Equipment built for speed Many see the main reason for the increase in serious falls and injuries in the equipment, which is becoming ever more "aggressive." Skis, boots, bindings, and ski edges ...

Combined: An event with one downhill run, followed by one slalom run. Downhill: A speed event with the longest course and the fastest speeds. Fall line: The most direct route down a ski slope.

This wasn’t the way alpine skiing aficionados drew it up when they scheduled men’s and women’s speed races on the famed Birds of Prey course in Beaver Creek, Colo., on back-to-back weekends ...