slaloms
Races through gates
Slaloms refers to downhill ski races through a zigzag course marked by poles or gates, or more broadly to any winding, obstacle-dodging path.
The verb means to move in such a pattern: She slalomed through the crowded sidewalk.
The word extends beyond skiing to describe any nimble navigation around obstacles: The taxi slalomed through traffic.
Angled back-and-forth path
- weaveInterlace strands into fabric
- swerveAbrupt directional change
- snakeLimbless scaled reptile
- twistRotating motion or surprise
turn · winding · meander · serpentine · crisscross · navigate · maneuver · thread
Toward the bottom
- gatesMovable barriers at openings
- polesLong sticks or extremities
- carvingShaping by cutting away
- alpineOf high elevations
moguls · piste · powder · schuss · glide · freestyle · telemark · snowplow
Movable barriers at openings
- obstaclesThings in the way
- polesLong sticks or extremities
- markersPens with porous tips
- routePath from A to B
path · track · circuit · terrain · vertical drop · pitch · gradient · ice
Measured for duration
- gatesMovable barriers at openings
- coursePlanned path forward
- qualifyingMeeting required criteria
- podiumRaised platform for speakers
champion · fastest · checkpoint · sprint · lap · adrenaline · competition · race clock
Accuracy of measurement
- controlAuthority to direct
- balanceSteadiness or amount owed
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
- agilityQuickness and ease
edge control · body position · weight transfer · rhythm · timing · carving · angulation · speed control
zigzag
Angled back-and-forth path
twist · turn · winding · meander · serpentine · crisscross · navigate · maneuver · thread · dodge
downhill
Toward the bottom
alpine · moguls · piste · powder · schuss · glide · freestyle · telemark · snowplow · bindings
gates
Movable barriers at openings
route · path · track · circuit · terrain · vertical drop · pitch · gradient · ice · ruts
timed
Measured for duration
- gatesMovable barriers at openings
- coursePlanned path forward
- qualifyingMeeting required criteria
podium · champion · fastest · checkpoint · sprint · lap · adrenaline · competition · race clock · split time
precision
Accuracy of measurement
- controlAuthority to direct
- balanceSteadiness or amount owed
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
agility · edge control · body position · weight transfer · rhythm · timing · carving · angulation · speed control
slalomsbeelines
Most direct routes
downhill racing · speed skiing · plunges · barrels · charges
- giant slalomSki race through gates
- slalom skiingAlpine event through markers
- slalom courseFlagged descent requiring turns
- slalom runFlagged alpine race course
- slalom skierRacer through marked gates
- canoe slalomTimed paddling through river gates