downhill ski(ing)

  • 1skiing — ski|ing [ˈski:ıŋ] n [U] the sport of moving down hills, across land in the snow, or on water wearing ↑skis ▪ We re going to go skiing in Colorado this winter. cross country/downhill skiing …

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  • 2Konrad Bartelski — (born 27 May, 1954) is a former British alpine ski racer who produced the best result by a Briton on the Alpine Skiing World Cup circuit in 1981 by coming within 0.11 seconds of winning a World Cup downhill race at Val Gardena. [ [http://news.bbc …

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  • 3Anaconda, Montana — Anaconda, county seat of Anaconda City/Deer Lodge County, is located in mountainous southwestern Montana. The Continental Divide passes within 8 miles (13 km) of the community with the local Pintler Mountain range reaching 10,379 feet (3,164 m).… …

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  • 4Triangle control frame — The triangle control frame (TCF or A frame) is widely used in hang gliders, powered hang gliders, and ultralight aircraft. TCF is just one of many sorts of control solutions. TCF resolves a means of using weight shifting attitude control in… …

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  • 5Ariège — Infobox Department of France department=Ariège|number=09 region=Midi Pyrénées prefecture=Foix subprefectures=Pamiers Saint Girons population=137,205|pop date=1999|pop rank=96th|density=28 area=4890|area scale=9 arrond=3|cantons=22|communes=332… …

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  • 6run — 1 /rVn/ verb past tense ran past participle run present participle running MOVE QUICKLY ON FOOT 1 (I) to move quickly on foot by moving your legs more quickly than when you are walking: I had to run to catch the bus. | Two youths were killed when …

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  • 7skiing — /skee ing/, n. the act or sport of gliding on skis. [1890 95; SKI + ING1] * * * I Sport and mode of transportation involving moving over snow on a pair of long flat runners (skis) attached to shoes or boots. Skiing was born in northern Europe;… …

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  • 8Indianhead Mountain — Infobox ski area name= Indianhead Mountain picture= caption= location= Wakefield, Michigan, N. America nearest city= Wakefield, Michigan lat degrees= lat minutes= lat seconds= lat direction= long degrees= long minutes= long seconds= long… …

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  • 9Disasters — ▪ 2009 Introduction Aviation       January 23, Poland. A Spanish built CASA transport plane carrying members of the Polish air force home from a conference on flight safety in Warsaw crashes near the town of Miroslawiec; all 20 aboard are killed …

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  • 10Cypress Mountain — Infobox ski area name=Mount Cypress picture= Cypress foggy.jpg caption= Skiers at Cypress Mountain. location= Cypress Provincial Park, British Columbia nearest city= West Vancouver lat degrees= 49 lat minutes= 23 lat seconds= 44 lat direction= N… …

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