Back Ski-O (Orientació amb esquis) Catalan Lyžařský orientační běh Czech Ski-Orientierungslauf German Suusaorienteerumine Estonian Hiihtosuunnistus Finnish Ski d'orientation French Sítájfutás Hungarian Sci orientamento Italian スキー・オリエンテーリング Japanese Orientavimosi sportas slidėmis Lithuanian
 Ski orienteering | |
| Highest governing body | IOF |
|---|---|
| Characteristics | |
| Equipment | skis, skipoles, map |
| Venue | snow |
| Presence | |
| Olympic | no |
| World Championships | yes |
| Paralympic | no |
Ski orienteering (SkiO) is a cross-country skiing endurance winter racing sport and one of the four orienteering disciplines recognized by the IOF. A successful ski orienteer combines high physical endurance, strength and excellent technical skiing skills with the ability to navigate and make the best route choices while skiing at a high speed.
Standard orienteering maps are commonly used, but since 2019, a separate mapping standard ISSkiOM[1] has been produced which recommends a subset of the symbols used in other disciplines. Ski-orienteering maps uses green symbols to indicate trails and tracks and different symbols to indicate their navigability in snow; other symbols indicate whether any roads are snow-covered or clear. Navigation tactics is similar to mountain bike orienteering. Standard skate-skiing equipment is used, along with a map holder attached to the chest.[2] Compared to cross-country skiing, upper body strength is more important because of double-poling needed along narrow snow trails.
- ^ "International Orienteering Federation Mapping Specifications". The International Orienteering Federation Mapping Committee. Retrieved 2021-06-23.
- ^ "Ski Orienteering". The Canadian Orienteering Federation. Archived from the original on 2008-05-29. Retrieved 2008-05-26.