alpines
High-altitude flora
Alpines are plants suited to high mountain environments, typically small and hardy, adapted to thin soil, intense sunlight, and harsh winters.
Rock garden enthusiasts cultivate alpines for their compact growth and bright flowers: The alpines are blooming early this year.
The term also refers to competitive skiing events—downhill, slalom, giant slalom, and super-G—as distinct from cross-country or Nordic disciplines.
White alpine wildflower
- gentianFlowering alpine plant
- saxifrageStone-crevice dwelling plant
- arnicaHerbal bruise treatment
- rhododendronShrub with bell-shaped flower clusters
heather · wildflowers · lichen · mosses · meadow · treeline · tundra · endemic
Peak or diplomatic gathering
- peaksHighest points attained
- elevationHeight above reference point
- ridgeNarrow raised strip
- terrainLand's physical features
valley · glacier · cliff · crag · massif · arete · horn · spire
Precipitation of frozen crystals
- glacierSlow-moving ice mass
- frostThin ice coating
- freezingExtremely cold
- subzeroBelow the freezing point
blizzard · avalanche · windchill · thermals · altitude · exposure · snowpack · permafrost
Ski race through gates
- downhillToward the bottom
- freestyleWithout prescribed technique
- cross-countryTraversing wide natural terrain
- telemarkLunging split-stance turn
piste · chairlift · gondola · après-ski · ski-jump · bindings · goggles · poles
Igneous rock, quartz-rich
- limestoneCarbonate sedimentary rock
- basaltFine-grained volcanic stone
- metamorphicUndergoing structural change
- sedimentaryFormed from deposited material
igneous · tectonics · orogeny · folding · erosion · moraine · glaciation · schist
edelweiss
White alpine wildflower
rhododendron · heather · wildflowers · lichen · mosses · meadow · treeline · tundra · endemic · perennial
summit
Peak or diplomatic gathering
terrain · valley · glacier · cliff · crag · massif · arete · horn · spire · prominence
snowfall
Precipitation of frozen crystals
subzero · blizzard · avalanche · windchill · thermals · altitude · exposure · snowpack · permafrost · ice
slalom
Ski race through gates
- downhillToward the bottom
- freestyleWithout prescribed technique
- cross-countryTraversing wide natural terrain
telemark · piste · chairlift · gondola · après-ski · ski-jump · bindings · goggles · poles · carving
granite
Igneous rock, quartz-rich
- limestoneCarbonate sedimentary rock
- basaltFine-grained volcanic stone
- metamorphicUndergoing structural change
sedimentary · igneous · tectonics · orogeny · folding · erosion · moraine · glaciation · schist · gneiss
alpinestropical plants
Warm-region vegetation
tropicals · desert plants · rainforest plants · succulents · cacti
alpinescoastal plants
Vegetation near the sea
marsh plants · aquatics · wetland plants · aquatic plants · woodland plants
- alpine skiingCompetitive mountain descent sport
- alpine skierMountain descent racer
- alpine lakeHigh-altitude mountain water
- alpine trailsHigh-altitude hiking routes
- alpine meadowsHigh-elevation mountain grasslands
- alpine resortMountain vacation community