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This educational diagram compares aerials and moguls freestyle skiing courses, showing course layouts, features like ramps and moguls, and includes labeled illustrations of essential equipment such as freestyle boots, step-in bindings, skis, and ski poles, along with a skier for scale.
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This educational diagram compares aerials and moguls freestyle skiing courses, showing course layouts, features like ramps and moguls, and includes labeled illustrations of essential equipment such as freestyle boots, step-in bindings, skis, and ski poles, along with a skier for scale.
Freestyle skiing aerials and moguls courses and equipment An aerials course (left) is built on a small hill with a smooth inrun, a specially contoured ramp (kicker) that allows the skier to perform various midair maneuvers (e.g., backward somersaults), a steep slope to reduce the force of impact upon landing, and a finishing area that enables a skier to slow down under controlled conditions. Mogul skiing is performed on a steep course (right) dotted with uneven hills and deep gullies. The skier is judged based on a combination of speed and technical skills. A smooth finishing area at the bottom of the course gives skiers enough room to come to a complete stop.

Aerial skiing is a discipline within freestyle skiing that involves skiers performing acrobatic maneuvers, such as flips and somersaults, after launching from a ramp. Competitors reach heights of 40 to 50 feet above the snow before landing on an inclined hill. Scoring is based on the difficulty of the routine, takeoff, height, form, technique, and landing. This sport, which developed from stunts performed in the 1950s, became an official sport recognized by the International Ski and Snowboard Federation in the early 1980s and debuted in the Olympics in 1994.1

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