Water skiing

Water skiing is a surface water sport in which an individual is pulled behind a boat or a cable ski installation over a body of water, skimming the surface on two skis or one (slalom) ski. The sport requires sufficient area on a smooth stretch of water, one or two skis, a tow boat with tow rope, three people, and a personal flotation device. In addition, the skier must have adequate upper and lower body strength, muscular endurance, and good balance. Skiing is a fun pastime that allows people of all skill levels and ages to enjoy. There is no minimum age necessary to water ski.

There are water ski participants around the world, in Asia and Australia, Europe, Africa, and the Americas. In the United States alone, there are approximately 11 million water skiers and over 900 sanctioned water ski competitions every year. Australia boasts 1.3 million water skiers.

There are many options for recreational or competitive water skiers. These include speed skiing, trick skiing, show skiing, slaloming, jumping, and barefoot skiing. Similar, related sports are wakeboarding, kneeboarding,discing, tubing, and sit-down hydrofoil.

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Moscow-Pullman Daily News 22 Mar 2025
He was born Feb ... He enjoyed boating, camping and water skiing with his friends at Priest Lake, and with his family at the Diamond Lake cabin ... His dearly loved golden retrievers accompanied him everywhere, especially in and on the water. .

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Park Record 22 Mar 2025
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It’s easy to forget how audacious this series was and occasionally can still be. So if you remember one thing from this article, let it be this ... 14 ... 13 ... —CP. 12 ... The term comes from an episode of Happy Days in which Fonzie jumps over a shark on water skis.

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The Spokesman-Review 21 Mar 2025
A combination of snowcats driving slowly and course crew stepping down the mountain sideways on their skis generates friction, which brings the water to the surface. The water hardens in the cold, ...

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Seven Days 21 Mar 2025
... he was a member of the soccer and baseball teams and ski patrolled at nearby Burke Mountain ... A lifetime athlete, Joe enjoyed playing tennis, golfing, biking, water-skiing and, of course, Alpine skiing.

Pulling together: Saratoga Springs community removes 21 large tires from Utah Lake

Provo Daily Herald 21 Mar 2025
The large body of water has provided countless hours of recreation and memories for Bratton and his family ... They even used jet skis and scuba diving gear to get some of the tires out of the water.

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Sun Sentinel 21 Mar 2025
... and grass when golfing, bicycling, hunting, and participating in water sports. Red or pink lenses provide a lot of contrast in cloudy conditions, ideal for hunting, skiing, water sports, and cycling.

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Vail Daily 20 Mar 2025
Bentley covered the 7.5-kilometer course on the opening day of competition in 24 minutes, 00.5 seconds, half a second quicker than Bridger Ski Foundation’s Callahan Waters and 7.1 seconds ahead of Alaska Pacific University star Oskar Flora.

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Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument and AMC Maine Woods.“Dark Sky Places” are preserved through responsible lighting policies and public education to “safeguard the right of any citizen to enjoy the vision of the starred sky.”.

'We spend all summer thinking about winter': Mount Brighton saw great success this season

Livingston Daily 19 Mar 2025
During the event, competitors wearing costumes and attempt to ski across an open pond without falling into the icy water below ... “We had a bunch of college kids coming out, learning how to ski and snowboard for the first time," she said.

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Independent Newsgroup 19 Mar 2025
... with year-round recreational activities like skiing and hiking ... Big Bear Lake A year-round destination in Southern California, Big Bear Lake is popular for skiing in winter and water sports in summer.

Jet skis in the desert: winter lake creates Saudi watersports oasis

Knoxville Daily Sun 19 Mar 2025
The ear-splitting roar of his jet ski fills the air as Hamza al-Hamm thunders past, kicking up plumes of water -- not at the beach, but in the heart of the Saudi Arabian desert.
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