skiing
Let an agent explain skiing and its disciplines, relay safety, equipment and governance information, describe recreational and competitive forms, and route current results and conditions to official sources.
Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled
4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Identify What kind of skiing.
Disciplines
Disciplines.
Disciplines
Disciplines.
- What disciplines and variants of skiing exist, and how do they differ? definition
- Is the question about skiing or another snow sport? boundary
Equipment
Equipment.
Equipment
Equipment.
- What equipment does each discipline use, and what standards apply? definition
- Which entry fits the specific discipline? action
Safety Safety and conditions.
Safety
Safety.
Safety
Safety.
- What safety practices and codes apply on slopes and in the backcountry? provenance
- Is the user asking about current avalanche or weather conditions, which need official warnings? boundary
Learning
Learning to ski.
Learning
Learning.
- How is skiing taught, and what do instruction bodies recommend? provenance
- Which entry fits ski school? action
Compete Competition.
Events
Major events.
Events
Events.
- What are the major competitions, and who governs them? provenance
- Which entry fits the FIS World Cup? action
Results
Results and records.
Results
Results.
- What are the results and records, from official sources? measurement
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Context History and industry.
History
History.
History
History.
- How did skiing develop from ancient transport to modern sport? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Industry
Tourism and climate.
Industry
Industry.
- How large is the ski tourism industry, and how is climate change affecting it, with findings attributed? provenance
- Which entry fits ski resort? action
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Activities and processes
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- ACT
- Domain
- ACT.ACT
- Other names and narrower kinds
- skijoring, skijoring with a dog, skijoring with a horse, sandskiing, speed skiing, heliskiing, backcountry skiing, cross-country skiing, alpine skiing, freestyle skiing, nordic skiing, Ski touring
What it is Filled
Movement over snow on skis, as recreation, transport and competitive sport, in forms including alpine downhill skiing, cross-country skiing, ski jumping, freestyle and speed skiing, and variants such as skijoring behind horses or dogs, heliskiing in remote terrain and sand skiing on dunes; skiing is an Olympic sport governed by the FIS and a major winter tourism industry.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent explain skiing and its disciplines, relay safety, equipment and governance information, describe recreational and competitive forms, and route current results and conditions to official sources.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Skis and bindings
- Many disciplines
- Olympic and World Cup competition
- Tourism industry
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Direct skiers into closed pistes or backcountry terrain with avalanche warnings in force.
- Recommend skijoring with animals without regard to the animal's welfare and control.
- Present stale competition results as current.
- Encourage skiing without regard to collision rules on pistes.
Only with a human decision
- Calling rescue services or deciding on backcountry routes in avalanche terrain.
May
- Report snow, piste and avalanche conditions from official services with date.
- Explain skiing disciplines and competition rules.
- Help skiers plan trips within their ability.
Moral aspects Filled
- Avalanches and collisions kill skiers and rescuers each season.
- Ski tourism affects mountain environments and communities, more so as snow becomes less reliable.
Who is affected
- Skiers
- Rescue teams
- Mountain communities
Owners Filled
Steward
The skier for their own conduct; resort operators and the sport's governing bodies set rules.
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q12375604 - registry parent class
- Q204686 - registry parent class
- Q212434 - registry parent class
- Q484937 - registry parent class
related
- winter sport - in registry terms
- Olympic sport - in registry terms
- ski - the equipment
- International Ski and Snowboard Federation - the FIS
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.skiing
- Wikidata: Q130949 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q130949)
Direct properties not applicable Not applicable
- Olympic since: 1924 year - Nordic events; alpine from 1936
Plane ACT: no invented physical properties.
Recognition optional Filled
- Movement on skis over snow
- Alpine, Nordic, freestyle and variants
- Snowboarding uses one board; skating and sledding are different
- People sliding on snow on two long skis with poles, on groomed slopes, tracks or backcountry terrain.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- explain disciplines and variants
- relay safety and equipment information
- relay governance and competitions
- route conditions and results
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Injuries from falls and collisions
- Avalanches in backcountry skiing
- Climate change affecting snow reliability
- Stale competition data
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- FIS rules and competition regulations
- Ski binding and helmet standards
- Ski area safety codes and avalanche warnings
- Anti-doping rules
Context of use required Filled
- Recreation, transport and competitive sport on snow.
- alpine skiing
- cross-country skiing
- ski jumping and Nordic combined
- freestyle and freeride
- speed skiing
- ski touring and heliskiing
- skijoring with horses or dogs
- sand skiing and grass skiing as off-snow variants
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q130949: skiing - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Skiing - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should each discipline be a separate entry?
- How should FIS results be linked?
- The registry entry has merged aliases naming variants; should they be split off?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q130949/spec.json