slalom skier

Zigzag snow racer

A slalom skier is someone who competes in slalom, the alpine skiing discipline that involves navigating a course of closely spaced gates in rapid zigzag turns.

The term applies to both recreational skiers practicing the technique and competitive athletes: She trained as a slalom skier before switching to downhill.

Related

moguls · race · World Cup · race bib · snow · carve · turn · tight turns · speed · mountain · course · goggles · slippery · zigzag · timer · slope · winter · Olympics

Opposites
skiing discipline/technique

slalom skierdownhill racer

Speed skiing competitor

downhiller · speed skier · ski jumper · cross-country skier · snowboarder

movement path

slalom skierbomber

Explosive-delivery aircraft or saboteur

Family

slalom, slaloms, slalomed, slaloming, skier, ski, skis, skied, skiing

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
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