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To analyze the forces acting on a ski during a traverse, refer to Figs. 4.5(a) and 4.5(b) in Chapter 4, p. 92, which depicts a skier running down an incline at an angle β from a horizontal line on the slope. Figure 4.5(b) illustrates the force diagram for the case illustrated in Fig. 4.5(a). The skier’s weight W may be resolved into force components normal to the slope, F N, and down the fall line, F S, as follows:
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Lind, D.A., Sanders, S.P. (2004). The Loads on a Running Ski. In: The Physics of Skiing. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-4345-6_13
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