Extreme skiing
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title:
Extreme skiing
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Extreme skiing is performed on long, steep slopes in mountainous terrain. The French coined the term 'Le Ski Extreme' in the 1970s. The first practitioners include Swiss skier Sylvain Saudan, who invented the "windshield wiper" turn in the mid-1960s, and in 1967 made the first descents of slopes in the Swiss, French and Italian Alps that were previously considered impossible. Saudan's 'first descent' in America was at Mt. Hood March 3, 1971. Early American practitioners include Bill Briggs, who
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Form of skiing on especially steep slopes
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extreme_skiing
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2023-08-02T13:31:37Z
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