TS ISO 6289

TS ISO 6289 is a terminology standard in the ski and winter sports equipment field; it organises the terms used to specify important characteristics of alpine skis, cross-country skis (XC-skis) and snowboards. As a vocabulary document, it brings key technical wording into a common framework so that manufacturers, laboratories and users can refer to the same product features with the same meaning.

What the vocabulary is used for

The subject of the standard is the naming and definition of the characteristics that describe these sporting goods. In general technical context, vocabulary standards help keep concepts such as size, geometry, stiffness, camber, binding-related areas, direction of use and similar features consistent across documents and organisations. The main purpose is to separate technical definitions from everyday language variations and make communication more precise.

For that reason, TS ISO 6289 is better understood as a common terminology framework than as a performance or test standard. In winter sports equipment, consistent terminology matters in product design, cataloguing, technical documentation and comparative discussion of products.

Defined boundaries of the document

• Covers terms for alpine skis.
• Covers terms for cross-country skis (XC-skis).
• Covers terms for snowboards.
• Defines the terms used to specify important characteristics.
• Standardises terminology; it is not, by itself, a product test method standard.

This record corresponds to a withdrawn edition, but its technical subject remains the standardisation of terminology for winter sports equipment. Documents of this kind help ensure that the same part, property or classification is named consistently across languages and applications.