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Physics of Skiing

marisam96

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blog-0421671001390788427.pngWith ski club having started back up again for the winter season, skiing is basically the only thing that my brother talks about at home. Although I do not ski, after hearing all of my brother's stories about each Friday session, it basically feels like I'm right there with him. Recently, he shared with me how the ice can effect the skiing conditions. During one of his trips up to Bristol, the hills were entirely covered with ice, and he chose to go to the smaller hills. This particular story really got me thinking... Compared to the coefficient of friction of the snow to the ice, the ice has a numeric value nearly three times higher! No wonder why he didn't want to ski on the larger hills. Had he not chosen to scale back, he could have gotten seriously injured. Also, with the topic of skiing, we could use kinematic equations to figure out the different components of the activity.
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