ericlithner Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 Someone who knows how many G forces slalom skiers can be exposed to at most in the course? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Tom351 Posted April 12, 2019 Baller Share Posted April 12, 2019 I can't speak for shortline as this is just 32mph/15off. But my GoPro accelerometer (chest mounted) shows 1.5-2G (lateral and acceleration) - Gs are plotted just to right of the speedometer here: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Than_Bogan Posted April 12, 2019 Baller Share Posted April 12, 2019 Yep. I'm not sure any truly careful measurements have been made, but 2 Gs is a number that has been produced by a variety of approximate measurements as well as by some semi-intelligent modelling that I did a long time ago. So I'm pretty sure it's somewhere in that range for a "good" skier, say running -35 at 36. A bit more for a top level skier, and much, much less for a newcomer to course skiing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Greg Banish Posted April 12, 2019 Members Share Posted April 12, 2019 @Than_Bogan I would argue that a "good" skier might sand some of the acceleration spikes off the edges compared to someone just barely making the same pass. So I would find it believable that even lower skill levels see elevated G's during a run, just not intentionally or necessarily to make that particular pass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller gavski Posted April 14, 2019 Baller Share Posted April 14, 2019 Big Aaron Larkin had his telemetry measured a few years back.. at 32’off@36mph, he measured 3G.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller MattP Posted April 14, 2019 Baller Share Posted April 14, 2019 From the pros I have skied and worked with they always said they measured 4G at short line 36mph. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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