telemarks
Downhill knee-bend turns
Telemarks are turns in skiing where the skier lunges forward with one ski ahead of the other, the rear heel lifting from the ski.
The technique comes from telemark skiing, a style originating in Norway that uses bindings allowing the heel to rise freely.
As a verb, to telemark is to execute such turns: She telemarks beautifully on the steeper slopes.
Toward the bottom
- backcountrySparsely populated wilderness areas
- powderFine dry particles
- groomedMade neat and tidy
- off-pisteOutside designated ski trails
steeps · glades · moguls · resort · traverse · skinning · chute · bowl
Things that secure together
- bootsAnkle-covering footwear
- skisSnow-gliding footwear
- cablesHeavy ropes or wires
- springsCoils, sources, or leaps
duckbill · skins · poles · helmet · goggles · gaiters · flex · release
Effortless beauty of motion
- eleganceRefined, graceful quality
- fluidityState of flowing freely
- styleDistinctive way of expression
- finesseSubtle, deft handling
flowing · swooping · rhythmic · dynamic · expressive · artistry · form · poise
Bend knee reverently
- lungeSudden forward movement
- parallelEquidistant at all points
- carvedCut to create form
- linkedFastened to another
stance · balance · edging · angulation · weighted · unweighted · transition · initiation
Scandinavian coastal kingdom
- 19th-centuryThe eighteen hundreds
- NordicOf northern Europe
- ScandinavianOf Denmark, Norway, Sweden
- traditionalFollowing long-held customs
downhill
Toward the bottom
- backcountrySparsely populated wilderness areas
- powderFine dry particles
- groomedMade neat and tidy
off-piste · steeps · glades · moguls · resort · traverse · skinning · chute · bowl · cornice
bindings
Things that secure together
springs · duckbill · skins · poles · helmet · goggles · gaiters · flex · release · risers
grace
Effortless beauty of motion
finesse · flowing · swooping · rhythmic · dynamic · expressive · artistry · form · poise · smooth
genuflect
Bend knee reverently
linked · stance · balance · edging · angulation · weighted · unweighted · transition · initiation · counter-rotation
Norway
Scandinavian coastal kingdom
- 19th-centuryThe eighteen hundreds
- NordicOf northern Europe
- ScandinavianOf Denmark, Norway, Sweden
traditional · revival · classic · pioneers
- telemarketing scamFraudulent phone sales scheme
- telemarketing fraudTelephone-based consumer deception