telemark
One-knee skiing stance
Telemark is a skiing technique where the skier bends one knee forward and the other back, creating a lunging position during turns.
Named after a region in Norway where the style originated, telemark skiing uses specialized bindings that leave the heel free, unlike alpine skiing's fixed bindings.
The word also describes the distinctive turn itself: She executed a graceful telemark on the steep slope.
Scandinavian coastal kingdom
- NorwegianFrom Oslo's homeland
- NordicOf northern Europe
- ScandinavianOf Denmark, Norway, Sweden
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
Bend knee reverently
- lungeSudden forward movement
- stanceStanding posture or viewpoint
- edgingDecorative border material
- arcCurved line segment
carved · linked · initiation · transition · rotation · counterbalance · angulation · weight-shift
Sparsely populated wilderness areas
- touringTraveling for pleasure
- downhillToward the bottom
- off-pisteOutside designated ski trails
- skinningRemoving outer covering
climbing · descent · powder · groomed · resort · slopes · mountain
Norway
Scandinavian coastal kingdom
- NorwegianFrom Oslo's homeland
- NordicOf northern Europe
- ScandinavianOf Denmark, Norway, Sweden
heritage · revival · tradition · old-school · purist · retro · classic
genuflect
Bend knee reverently
arc · carved · linked · initiation · transition · rotation · counterbalance · angulation · weight-shift · traverse
backcountry
Sparsely populated wilderness areas
skinning · climbing · descent · powder · groomed · resort · slopes · mountain
grace
Effortless beauty of motion
poise · swooping · flowing · dynamic · beautiful · smooth · artistic · finesse
skins
Outer animal coverings
- skiingskiing, ski, ski resort, ski slope, ski slopes
- ballroom dancewaltz, foxtrot, tango, quickstep, cha-cha
- Winter Sports Movesaxel, lutz, salchow, toe loop, slalom
- ballroom stepschassé, lock step, heel turn, quarter turn, reverse turn
- Ski Jumpingtakeoff, flight, landing, outrun, large hill
- ski techniquesparallel turn, snowplow, carving, stem turn, hockey stop
telemarkparallel turn
Ski maneuver, skis aligned
parallel stance · carving · snowplow · wedge · hockey stop