But most agree that what is probably driving the trend is the appeal of a stylish and dynamic-looking ski.
Goal of this study was to present a new alpine skiing specific dynamic balance test and assess its reliability and sensitivity.
It is true that many people would be better skiers if they were a tad more aggressive and confident -- getting out over the fronts of the skis to make dynamic turns.
"They ski so well, so dynamic.
His father was a construction manager who taught him how to box, to move in a graceful dancing way that he translated to skiing and golf and the fluid, dynamic qualities of his best designs.
After Raf Simons's couture-influenced spring show in Milan, with its buoyant shapes and electric colors, I thought the ski theme added a sleek sportswear dynamic to the label.
Phillips, who lost part of his left leg in a water skiing accident in 1976, spent 20 years honing his dynamic design, inspired by the movement of porpoises, kangaroos and cheetahs, and by the spring of swimming diving boards.
More recently, LEDF has shown strong correlations with single limb cross-country ski distance, which one can easily argue is a dynamic measure, but showed no correlation with a static single limb balance test [ 42].
This group may be among the most interesting, dynamic and fascinating of the more than 2,500 dignitaries flooding this tiny Swiss ski town.
The Bergisel ski jump, far right, set above the cottages of Innsbruck, Switzerland, is both simple and dynamic: it looks like a swoosh in steel.
