This current study tends to represent the finding of the analyses of correlation relationship between mental skills, competitive anxiety and emotional intelligence of young and adult active skiers have any influence on their sport performance. Alpine skiers’ age group is 14 to 34 years old including, 71 young and 47 adult consists a total number of 118 athletes who do not have any health problem. K-S (Kolmogorrov-Smirnov) test was run to analyze the collected data while the difference between the variables was evaluated by using Pearson Correlation coefficient. In addition, Multiple Regression test method was employed to predict the mental skill (of the competitive anxiety and Emotional Intelligence). Moreover, independent T and Mann-Whitney (U) tests were utilized to determine the difference of a variable between three different groups. The findings showed that there was significantly negative relationship between Mental skills and Competitive anxiety components (r=-0.334, p=,0.001), while no significant negative relationship was found between Mental skills and confidence (r= 0.053, p= 0.0572). In addition the multiple regression analysis represented that only cognitive anxiety and self-confidence could predict the skiers’ mental skills. This study not only showed that there was no significant difference between mental skills (t= 0.658, p= 0. 512t) and competitive Anxiety (t=-0.075, p= 0.94) in male and female athletes, but also there was a significant difference between competitive anxiety means (t= -5.47, p= 0.001) among young and adult athletes. Furthermore, in the study of mental skills and Competitive anxiety of athletes there was found no significant difference between groups based on their level of education. According to findings of this study seem mentall Skill, Emotional Intelligence can be one of the factors for success Ski players.

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