glissaded
Slid down gracefully
Glissaded is the past tense of glissade, meaning to slide down a steep snow slope in a controlled manner, typically in a standing or crouching position: We glissaded down the mountain in half the time it took to climb.
The term comes from ballet, where a glissade is a gliding step, but mountaineering has claimed most modern usage.
Direct downhill on skis
- descentDownward slope or lineage
- slopeAngled terrain or steepness
- powderFine dry particles
- alpineOf high elevations
downhill · traverse · moguls · piste · carving · snowplow · telemark · parallel
schuss
Direct downhill on skis
alpine · downhill · traverse · moguls · piste · carving · snowplow · telemark · parallel · slalom
self-arrest
Stopping one's own fall
descent · couloir · summit · belay · crampon · boots · glacier · seated · standing · controlled
adagio
Slow musical tempo
sliding · floor · graceful · movement · glide · arabesque · plié · tendu · relevé · sauté
glissadedstopped
Brought to a halt
halted · stood still · motionless · still · stayed put
glissadedclimbed
Moved upward laboriously
ascended · scaled · summited · mountaineered