snowploughing
Pushing snow aside
Snowploughing is a skiing technique where the tips of the skis point toward each other while the backs spread apart, forming a wedge shape that controls speed and enables stopping.
Beginners learn to snowplough before progressing to parallel turns.
The term also describes the act of clearing snow from roads using a snowplough, though this sense is less common than the skiing one.
She spent the morning snowploughing down the bunny slope.
Moving material with a blade tool
- drivewayPrivate residential road
- sidewalkPaved pedestrian pathway
- powderFine dry particles
- slushPartly melted snow
accumulation · salt · sand · scraping · blade · push · pile · bank
Tapered splitting tool
- beginnerOne who lacks experience
- stemPlant's central axis
- techniqueSkilled way of performing
- brakingReducing speed deliberately
slope · parallel · turning · speed control · lessons · bunny hill · stance · tips
Violent prolonged snowstorm
- stormSevere atmospheric disturbance
- flurriesBrief, light precipitation
- freezingExtremely cold
- icicleHanging frozen water spike
whiteout · frostbite · chill · subzero · ice · cold snap · nor'easter · snowpack
Range of clear sight
- reflectiveCasting back light
- signagePosted public displays
- barriersThings blocking access
- conesTapering geometric solids
lights · braking distance · speed · control · emergency · procedures · awareness · training
Vehicle clearing roads of snow
- bladeFlat cutting edge
- salt spreaderVehicle dispensing road de-icer
- gritterRoad de-icing vehicle
- front loaderBucket-equipped earthmoving vehicle
attachment · cab · chains · hydraulic · mounted · straight blade · controls · fleet
shoveling
Moving material with a blade tool
slush · accumulation · salt · sand · scraping · blade · push · pile · bank · drift
wedge
Tapered splitting tool
braking · slope · parallel · turning · speed control · lessons · bunny hill · stance · tips · edges
blizzard
Violent prolonged snowstorm
icicle · whiteout · frostbite · chill · subzero · ice · cold snap · nor'easter · snowpack · overnight
visibility
Range of clear sight
- reflectiveCasting back light
- signagePosted public displays
- barriersThings blocking access
cones · lights · braking distance · speed · control · emergency · procedures · awareness · training · regulations
plow truck
Vehicle clearing roads of snow
- bladeFlat cutting edge
- salt spreaderVehicle dispensing road de-icer
- gritterRoad de-icing vehicle
front loader · attachment · cab · chains · hydraulic · mounted · straight blade · controls · fleet · depot
snowploughingsalting
Applying sodium chloride
sanding · gritting · de-icing · chemical treatment · snow melting
snow, snowstorm, snowflake, plowing, snowfall, snowdrift, snowplow, snowboard, snowshoe