DIN Setting for Ski Bindings
Whether you prefer to boot up in the lodge or in your car, get in line for the chairlift first thing in the morning or…
ANSI B77.1-2022: Passenger Ropeways – Aerial Tramways, Aerial Lifts, Surface Lifts, Tows and Conveyors – Safety Standard
The safety standard for ski chair lifts, as well as other aerial passenger ropeways and tows, has been revised. The current version is ANSI B77.1-2022: Passenger…
Standards Fuel Sports of the Winter Olympic Games
The 2018 Winter Olympic Games in PyeongChang, South Korea take place February 8-25, 2018. The current event follows the four-year cycle that commenced in 1924,…
America’s Ski Lifts
Skiing is an American pastime. The winter sport—paired with snowboarding for the past several decades of its history—has been practiced from sea to shining sea…
Getting to Know Cable
It’s easy to overlook cable, but doing so is unenlightened in relation to the technological accomplishment. Utilized for supporting bridges and controlling elevators, cable cars,…
ASTM Standards Make Leisure Activities Safe
ASTM International has released a wonderful animated video titled “ASTM Takes Sports and Leisure Seriously (So You Don’t Have To)”. You can view it here:…
Snowcats
Snowcats are the large tracked vehicles that you might see traveling on or around the slopes of a ski resort. Powered by a large diesel…
Snowboarding’s Influence on Skiing
Skiing has been around so long that the sport predates most records, but it might have originated 22,000 years ago when the Cro-Magnons first attached…
Standard Specification for Ski and Snowboard Goggles
In 1965, Bob Smith, an orthodontist from California, invented the first ski goggle. Due to its double-lens structure, his model resisted snow and fog from…