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What do the lines on the downhill race courses signify?
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Watching CH4 World cup I noticed that the blue lines marking the course have horizontal bars that seem unevenly spaced, and near the top of the course there's a section that has a grid marked out. Obviously it's providing key information to the skiers, but can someone give a bit of detail please?
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Helps in bad light give aspect and pitch referance.
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NewSkier, I was wondering that too. Have no idea but hopefully some of the clever ones will get out of bed and enlighten us snowHead
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As SZK says, in flat light it helps the skiiers visualise the terrain of the course
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I was in Wengen last year for the Lauberhorn race. It was quite funny to see all the Swiss squadies with completely blue skis and boots from all that line painting. They probably didn't think it was as funny!
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NewSkier wrote:
What do the lines on the downhill race courses signify?


Green lines show optimum crash areas for TV viewers.
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David Goldsmith wrote:
NewSkier wrote:
What do the lines on the downhill race courses signify?


Green lines show optimum crash areas for TV viewers.


Thought that was the brown lines Toofy Grin

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I thought the blue lines marked where the crevases are.
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krekeg wrote:
I was in Wengen last year for the Lauberhorn race. It was quite funny to see all the Swiss squadies with completely blue skis and boots from all that line painting. They probably didn't think it was as funny!



Don't worry. The Swiss Army are used to people laughing at them. They are the only force whose tanks have a reverse gear wink
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