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1Ski touring — up a mountain slope. Ski touring is a form of backcountry skiing (or off piste skiing) involving traveling over the winter landscape on skis under human power rather than through the assistance of ski lifts or snow vehicles. It can take place in… …
2Ski mountaineering — is form of ski touring that variously combines the sports of Telemark, Alpine, and backcountry skiing with that of mountaineering. The spectrum of ski mountaineering spans from ascending a mountain in pursuit of virgin powder to achieving a… …
3Ski tow — A ski tow, also called rope tow or handle tow, is a mechanised system for pulling skiers and snowboarders uphill. In its most basic form, it consists of a long rope loop running through a pulley at the bottom and one at the top, powered by an… …
4Ski — This article is about the sporting device. For the related activity, see Skiing. For other uses, see Ski (disambiguation). A shaped, twin tip alpine ski A ski is a long, flat device worn on the foot, usually attached through a boot, designed to… …
5ski — (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. schuss, slalom, snowplow, freestyle. WORD FIND • absorbing impact of bump by flexing knees: swallowing • acrobatic or dance style skiing: freestyle • acrobatic side revolution like helicopter blade: helicopter •… …
6Ski lift — The term ski lift can refer to many different types of uphill transport, in three main classes:Lift systems and networksThe network lifts at a ski resort can be arranged in several patterns depending on the size and topography of the area.… …
7ski lift — noun a powered conveyance that carries skiers up a hill • Syn: ↑ski tow, ↑lift • Derivationally related forms: ↑lift (for: ↑lift) • Hypernyms: ↑conveyance, ↑ …
8ski pole — noun a pole with metal points used as an aid in skiing • Hypernyms: ↑pole * * * noun : a metal pointed pole or stick, made of steel or cane, fitted with a handstrap at the top and an encircling disk set a little above the point to keep it from… …
9Big White Ski Resort — Infobox ski area name=Big White Ski Resort picture= Gem Lake.jpg caption= The Gem Lake Express lift at Big White location=British Columbia, Canada nearest city=Kelowna (56 km) lat degrees=49 lat minutes=43 lat seconds=19 lat direction=N long… …
10Mount Lemmon Ski Valley — Mt. Lemmon Ski Valley Location Pima County, Arizona, USA Nearest city Tucson, Arizona …
