glissade
Controlled mountain slide
A glissade is a controlled slide down a snow slope, typically performed by mountaineers as a quick descent technique.
The climber may slide standing, sitting, or crouching, using an ice axe to control speed.
In ballet, a glissade is a gliding step that connects other movements.
The verb means to perform such a slide: We glissaded down the snowfield in minutes.
Steep mountain gully
- self-arrestStopping one's own fall
- ice axeMountaineer's spiked implement
- descentDownward slope or lineage
- screeLoose rock debris
snowfield · mountaineering · downclimb · steep terrain · speed control · runout · compression · braking
couloir
Steep mountain gully
- self-arrestStopping one's own fall
- ice axeMountaineer's spiked implement
- descentDownward slope or lineage
scree · snowfield · mountaineering · downclimb · steep terrain · speed control · runout · compression · braking
plié
Ballet knee-bending movement
pirouette · pas de deux · grand jeté · adagio · allegro · tendu · dégagé · battement · fondu · cabriole
- dance movespirouette, shimmy, waltz, tango, cha-cha
- slidingslide, slip, skid, slither, skim
- balletballet, ballerina, ballet dancer, ballet shoes, tutus
- mountaineeringsummit, alpinist, mountaineer, ice axe, ice axes
- Backpackingbackpack, trail, backpacking, pack, sleeping pad
- ballet movesplié, pirouettes, relevé, tendu, dégagé