freeskiers
Off-piste snow athletes
Freeskiers are skiers who practice freeskiing—a style emphasizing creativity, self-expression, and tricks over traditional racing or mogul competition.
Freeskiing encompasses terrain park features like rails and halfpipes, backcountry powder skiing, and big-mountain descents.
The discipline emerged in the 1990s as skiers borrowed techniques from snowboarding: The freeskiers sessioned the jump line all afternoon.
Sparsely populated wilderness areas
- powderFine dry particles
- chuteInclined passage for descent
- gladeWoodland's open space
- alpineOf high elevations
summit · ridge · cliff · cornice · couloir · steeps · bowl · face
Raised platform for speakers
- qualifierWord or phrase limiting meaning
- judgeOne who decides
- scoreNumerical standing in competition
- runMove swiftly on foot
venue · heat · finals · ranking · sponsor · crew · signature · endorsement
Feed a fire
- chaletWooden mountain cottage
- adventureRisky exciting undertaking
- creativityCapacity for original thought
- expressionConveyed thought or feeling
community · film · edit · GoPro · pioneering · progression · legacy · icon
backcountry
Sparsely populated wilderness areas
alpine · summit · ridge · cliff · cornice · couloir · steeps · bowl · face · line
cork
Tree bark bottle seal
grab · tweak · butter · switch · airborne · halfpipe · slopestyle · rail · jib · landing
podium
Raised platform for speakers
run · venue · heat · finals · ranking · sponsor · crew · signature · endorsement · athlete
stoke
Feed a fire
- chaletWooden mountain cottage
- adventureRisky exciting undertaking
- creativityCapacity for original thought
expression · community · film · edit · GoPro · pioneering · progression · legacy · icon · legend
twin-tip
Ski curved at both ends
helmet · goggle · beacon · probe · shovel · rocker · camber · edge · wax · tuning