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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"alpine skiing"”.
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Characterizing aerobic and anaerobic performance in alpine skiing
… dryland performance of trained adolescent alpine skiers from the end of season to pre-season, and to assess the longitudinal changes in dryland jump performance over a 26-month period. Skiers between the ages of 15 and 18 volunteered for this study (n = 8; 16.5 ± 1.1 years; 73.3 ± 10.2 …
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High Sierra Lost and Found: The Origins of Alpine Skisport in the American West
… investigates the origins and evolution of modern alpine skiing in the American West, focusing on the Sierra Nevada during the Gold Rush era. Following the introduction of wooden skis by Norwegian immigrants working on mines in Plumas and Sierra Counties, skiing quickly transitioned from a …
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Academic, Athletic, and Social Influences of a Winter Tutorial on Elite Athletes
<p>Student athletes, competitive alpine skiers, left their traditional middle and high schools to participate in a five-month winter tutorial for the purpose of combining intense ski training and coaching with academics in an emerging Academy. Student athletes must give equal weight to both …
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The viability of a private four-season resort in Northern New England
… resort in Northern New England featuring alpine skiing. This model will also incorporate other amenities such as cross-country skiing, a championship golf course, a full spa, fishing, hiking and biking trails, swimming, and tennis. High-quality second homes on the development site would …
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Estimating demand for environmental goods and services, now and later
… parameters in the utility functions of alpine skiers. For the first contribution (1), I maintain trip-level data to estimate marginal utilities and subsequent MWTP. I address price endogeneity concerns using an instrumental variables approach. For the second contribution (2), I aggregate …
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An Intervention Program Designed to Improve Balance and Power in U14 Alpine Ski-Racers
… compared to a standard preseason program in alpine ski-racers 10-13-years-old (U14) after 8-weeks. Methods: Quasi-experimental study design. Participants included n=73 skiers from five Alberta Alpine Ski Association (AASA) ski-clubs. Ski-clubs in the intervention group (n=3) completed 2 …
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Establishment of Physical Assessment Percentile Ranks for Junior Alpine Ski Competitors
… Physical Assessment Percentile Ranks for Junior Alpine Ski Competitors Chairperson: Dr. Steven Gaskill STATEMENT OF PROBLEM: While there is adequate literature on elite alpine skiers there is limited reporting relating to fitness in junior alpine skiers or the validity of testing related to …
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Establishment of Physical Assessment Percentile Ranks for Junior Alpine Ski Competitors
… Physical Assessment Percentile Ranks for Junior Alpine Ski Competitors Chairperson: Dr. Steven Gaskill STATEMENT OF PROBLEM: While there is adequate literature on elite alpine skiers there is limited reporting relating to fitness in junior alpine skiers or the validity of testing related to …