slopes
Where skiers descend
Slopes is an ethnic slur for people of East Asian descent, derived from the perceived shape of their eyes.
The term is offensive and dates mainly from American military conflicts in Asia.
The platoon used slurs like slopes and gooks.
Angled rising surface
- steepnessAngle of incline
- gradeClassification by rank
- pitchFrequency of sound
- tiltAngular deviation from level
slant · declivity · acclivity · rise · descent · angle · cant · bank
Designated ski route
- chairliftCable-suspended passenger conveyance
- gondolaSuspended transport cabin
- mogulsBumps or bigwigs
- powderFine dry particles
slalom · downhill · carving · telemark · snowplow · off-piste · corduroy · groomed
Sloping terrain face
- mountainsideSloping face of peak
- escarpmentSteep slope dividing elevations
- ridgeNarrow raised strip
- embankmentRaised earth structure
bluff · knoll · fell · foothill · scree · talus · gradient · terrace
incline
Angled rising surface
tilt · slant · declivity · acclivity · rise · descent · angle · cant · bank · camber
piste
Designated ski route
powder · slalom · downhill · carving · telemark · snowplow · off-piste · corduroy · groomed · traverse
hillside
Sloping terrain face
- mountainsideSloping face of peak
- escarpmentSteep slope dividing elevations
- ridgeNarrow raised strip
embankment · bluff · knoll · fell · foothill · scree · talus · gradient · terrace · landform
gradient
Rate of change across space
graph · steepness · derivative · function · intercept · coefficient · equation · plotted · axis · calculus
erosion
Gradual wearing away
- strataParallel geological layers
- sedimentationParticles settling in liquid
- faultImperfection or blame
bedrock · outcrop · moraine · tectonics · alluvium · landslide · slump · creep · scarp · dip
- Alpine terrainpeaks, valleys, glacial lakes, mountain passes, ridges
- mountain featurespeaks, peak, ridges, summit, crest
- mountain termsAlps, Himalayas, Rockies, Andes, peaks
- natural landswetlands, woodlands, grasslands, marshes, meadows
- nature parksnature reserves, waterfalls, nature reserve, hiking trails, Yellowstone
- ski resortski lodge, ski lessons, chairlift, gondola, ski lift
slopesflats
Dwellings or low shoes
levels · plains · flat ground · flatlands · level ground
slopessmooth surfaces
- slippery slopeArgument predicting inevitable escalation
- ski slopeMountain trail for descending
- bunny slopesEasy ski trails for beginners
- beginner slopesEasy trails for novices
- steep slopeAbrupt rise in terrain
- mountain slopeInclined surface of peak