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Alpine skiing employs the use of aerial acrobatics and balance. Alpine skiing was developed in the 1970s into a style called Hotdogging. More recently, Alpine freestyle has evolved into the current style called Freeskiing or freestyle skiing, a new style of skiing that started in the late 1990s, specifically 1998 when the Salomon "Teneighty" twin-tip ski (the first successfully marketed twin-tip ski) flew off the shelves, changing the ski industry and culture forever. The very first twin-tip ski ever made remains the "Olin Mark IV comp". In this type of skiing, skiers use jumps (also called kickers or launches) or rails to do aerial tricks. The use of rails is known as grinding or jibbing. Alpine freestyle was pioneered by Stein Eriksen in 1962.
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The original alpine downhill skis were little more than planks of wood.
Eventually metal edges were added to better grip the snow and ice of a ski
trail and for durability. Downhill ski construction has evolved into much
more sophisticated technologies. The use of composite materials, such as
carbon-Kevlar, made skis stronger, lighter, and more durable. In the late
1980s and early 1990s, spearheaded by Elan, manufacturers began producing
parabolic "shaped" skis (when viewed from above or below, the center or
"waist" is significantly narrower than the tip and tail). Virtually all
modern skis are made with some degree of side cut. The more dramatic the
difference between the width of the tip waist and tail, coupled with the
length stiffness and camber of the ski, the shorter the "natural" turning
radius. Skis used in downhill race events are long with a subtle side cut
as they are built for speed and wide turns. Slalom skis—as well as many
recreational skis—are shorter with a greater side cut to facilitate
tighter, easier turns.