The sharp metal edge along the outside of your skis or snowboard.Įcole du Ski Français- Largest ski school organisation in France with over 250 local schools and nearly 15,000 ski instructors. This stance helps you to maintain your balance as you travel along. With the terrain constantly changing on the mountain it’s important to adopt your dynamic stance- knees bent and flexible, placed slightly apart, in line with your hips, head raised and eyes focused on the area in front of you. ‘It’s dumping with snow outside!’ A very heavy dose of snow, usually overnight, with plenty of fresh powder snow to play in afterwards. This is magnified when the conditions get very cold! Typically softer, more pliable snow is covered by a thin (or sometimes thick) layer of ice.Ĭookie sized chunks of ice (sometimes more like boulders) that are created by the piste bashers and grooming processes. Cross-Country skiing features special skis where the heel is not attached to the ski so that you can ‘walk’ across long distances aided by poles.Ī type of snow. Sometimes referred to as Nordic Skiing and classically different from downhill Alpine Skiing. Once again, found in backcountry or glacier skiing, a guide knows when and where to watch out for crevasses.
#Stomp synonym crack#
These snow features can be more hassle than they are worth, however, large ones can break off and cause avalanches.Ī very deep, and usually hidden crack or crater in a glacier. Caused by high winds whipping fresh snow into interesting shapes. Usually found in backcountry skiing/boarding.Īn overhang of snow that can be seen on roofs, tips of mountains, edges of the piste.
#Stomp synonym series#
See: Quick guide to lifts and modes of transport (coming soon!)Ī series of clean turns using the edges of skis or snowboard.Īnother natural landscape shape that skiers and boarders love to tackle- a chute is a sleep and narrow gully surrounded by high sides.
A bowl is quite literally a bowl-like land feature that has high, steep sides that grow gentler towards the bottom. Slang for extremely pleasant weather characterised by clear blue skies.Ī skier or snowboarder ‘bombing’ down a piste in a recklessly fast fashion.Ī land feature that is often tackled by the more experienced skiers and boarders.
See: Quick guide to piste and slope classification & signs around the resort (coming soon!) piste and slope classification & signs around the resort (coming soon!) What you clip your ski boots into that holds them to the skis or snowboard. Berms act as outline for the skiable area, protect you from going off the piste and also provide some fun to practise your freestyle tricks off. The round or star shaped piece of plastic on the bottom of your ski pole.Ī bank of snow (or sometimes much higher) that builds up along the edges of the pistes. Quite often refers to the base station on the mountain- the ‘main gathering area’ at the bottom of the ski resort where the lowest chair lifts start. Un-groomed and quite typically wild country, anyone having less than an expert ability is thoroughly advised to avoid these areas. Refers to an area outside of the resort boundaries. See: Quick guide to signs and symbols (coming soon!) There will be signs posted around the mountain if there is a high avalanche risk. When the lifts close for the evening (usually around 4-5pm) many people see this as an opportunity to head to the local bar for a tipple.Ī mass of snow, rock and ice falling down the side of a mountain at high speeds. Classic downhill skiing as opposed to Cross Country Skiing.
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