slalom course
Downhill weaving path
A slalom course is a path marked by poles or gates that skiers, kayakers, or drivers must navigate in a zigzag pattern, weaving alternately left and right: She finished the slalom course in under fifty seconds.
The term extends to any route requiring frequent direction changes: The construction zones turned the highway into a slalom course.
- gatesMovable barriers at openings
- polesLong sticks or extremities
- skiingSnow sport on runners
- downhillToward the bottom
- zigzagAngled back-and-forth path
turns · alpine · winter sports · moguls · snow · speed · carving · flags · ski racing · racing · weaving · skier · slope · powder · parallel · timed · time trial · switchback
- ski runsgreen run, blue run, groomed trail, ski slope, bunny hill
- test facilitiestest track, proving ground, test chamber, test bench, test bed
- racing typescar racing, drag racing, stock car, rally, rally racing
- Racetracksracetrack, speedway, raceway, oval, Silverstone
- ski terrainblack diamond, blue run, green run, runs, trails
path directness
slalom courseschuss
Direct downhill on skis
fall line · direct line · downhill course · straightaway · beeline
slalom, slaloms, slalomed, slaloming, course, courses, coursed, coursing, courser