They also estimated Statement maximum cross country speed for the 542 AD ski to 5 m/s , compared to about 12 m/s for modern cross country skis ; for long distance skiing ( several hours ) results were 3 and 7 m/s respectively .

The coach was one of three operated Being_in_operation by the Aarschot-based Top Tours company and was transporting Sending mostly Belgian school teachers and students from a skiing holiday in Val d'Anniviers back to their two schools in Belgium .

The alpine skiing Motion competition Competition of the Vancouver 2010 Paralympics Competition will be held Hold at Whistler , British Columbia .

In the Women 's sitting Placing giant slalom , Alana Nichols of the United States – a Paralympic champion in basketball from Beijing in 2008 – won her first of two skiing gold medals , becoming Becoming a rare winter-summer gold medalist .