Ski Cross (also known as Skiercross or Skier-X) is a type of skiing competition. It is based on the snowboarding discipline of boardercross. Despite its being a timed racing event, it is often considered part of freestyle skiing because it incorporates terrain features traditionally found in freestyle.

In a time trial or qualification round, every competitor skis down the course, which is built to encompass both naturally occurring terrain and artificial features like jumps, rollers, or banks. After the time trial, the fastest 32 skiers (fastest 16 if not 32 competitors) compete in a knockout (KO)-style series in rounds of four. A group of four skiers start simultaneously and attempt to reach the end of the course. The first two to cross the finish line will advance to the next round. At the end, the final and semi-final rounds determine 1st to 4th and 5th to 8th places, respectively.

Competitors are not allowed to pull or push each other during the KO finals. Any intentional contact to the other competitors will be penalized by disqualification or exclusion from the next race.

A ski is narrow strip of wood, plastic, metal or combination thereof worn underfoot to glide over snow. Substantially longer than wide and characteristically employed in pairs, skis are attached to boots with bindings, either with a free, lockable, or permanently secured heel.

Originally intended as an aid to travel over snow they are now mainly used recreationally in the sport of skiing.

Skis are also fitted to vehicles dedidcated to traveling over snow such as snowmobiles and snowcats.

The Nordic ski technology was adapted during the early twentieth century to enable skiers to turn at higher speeds. New ski and binding designs, coupled with the introduction of ski lifts and snowcats to carry skiers up mountains, enabled the development of alpine skis. Meanwhile advances in technology in the Nordic camp allowed for the development of special skis for skating and ski jumping.

Ski nomenclature is relatively simple. Examining the ski from front to back along the direction of travel, the front of the ski (typically pointed or rounded) is the "tip", the middle is the "waist" and the rear (typically flat) is the "tail".

A cross is a geometrical figure consisting of two lines or bars perpendicular to each other, dividing one or two of the lines in half. The lines usually run vertically and horizontally; if they run obliquely, the design is technically termed a saltire, although the arms of a saltire need not meet at right angles.

The cross is one of the most ancient human symbols, and is used by many religions, such as Christianity. It is frequently a representation of the division of the world into four elements (Chevalier, 1997) or cardinal points, or alternately as the union of the concepts of divinity, the vertical line, and the world, the horizontal line (Koch, 1955).

The word cross comes ultimately from Latin crux, a Roman torture device used for crucifixion, via Old Irish cros. The word was introduced to English in the 10th century as the term for the instrument of the torturous execution of Jesus as described in the New Testament, gradually replacing the earlier word rood.

It is not known when the first cross image was made; after circles, crosses are one of the first symbols drawn by children of all cultures. There are many cross-shaped incisions in European cult caves, dating back to the earliest stages of human cultural development in the stone age. Like other symbols from this period, their use continued in the Celtic and Germanic cultures in Europe. For example, celtic coins minted many centuries before the Christian era may have an entire side showing this type of cross, sometimes with the cardinal points marked by concave depressions in the same style as in stone age carvings. Other coins may be showing the cross held by a rider on a horse and springing a fern leaf, sometimes identified as a Tree of Life symbol.

Daron Louis Rahlves (born June 12, 1973, in Walnut Creek, California) is an former American freestyle skier and alpine ski racer. Raised in northern California, he attended the Green Mountain Valley School in Vermont and currently resides in Truckee, California. He retired from World Cup racing at the end of the 2006 season with 12 World Cup victories and a world championship.

Rahlves earned three World Championships medals, a gold in 2001 in the Super G and a silver and bronze (downhill and giant slalom) in 2005. His best year in the overall World Cup standings was in 2006, when he finished fourth. His best years in the downhill standings were 2003 and 2004, when he placed second. He was also the runner-up in the Super G standings in 2004.

Rahlves was named to the U.S. Olympic team as a freestyle skier for the 2010 Winter Olympics. He competed in the ski cross event and placed 24th.

Daron is married to Michelle and has twins: son Dreyson and daughter Miley (born in July 2007).

12 race wins - (9 Downhill, 3 Super G)

Georgia Simmerling (born 11 March 1989 at Vancouver, British Columbia) is a Canadian alpine skier.

Georgia grew up ski racing on the North Shore of Vancouver at Grouse Mountain. She worked her way up the ranks in Alpine Skiing to represent Canada in the Whistler 2010 Olympic Winter Games. For the last 5 years Georgia was been a member of the Canadian Alpine Ski Team. In the spring of 2011 she decided to switch over to the “dark side” of ski racing for a new and exciting challenge and entered the world of Ski Cross. She proved to her coaches the potential she had in the new sport throughout the Spring and Summer training camps and earned a spot on the Canadian National Ski Cross Team. With many successes in Alpine under her belt this new member of the team is ready to make a loud presence on the world stage.

Georgia is already on her way to surpassing her next big obstacle that lies ahead of her. Her sights are set on bringing home a gold medal for her country in the next Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia in just 2 and half years, and this girl sees absolutely nothing stopping her.