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100 Words Every Skier Should Know

May 10, 2026

100 Words Every Skier Should Know

No. Item Definition
1. air time spent off snow
2. alpine downhill resort-style skiing
3. après-ski social time after skiing
4. avalanche mass of sliding snow
5. backcountry remote ungroomed snow terrain
6. balaclava head and face covering
7. base area main area at mountain bottom
8. base layer clothing worn next to skin
9. beacon avalanche rescue transmitter
10. bib high-waisted ski pants
11. binding device attaching boot to ski
12. blizzard severe snowstorm with wind
13. boot stiff footwear for skiing
14. bowl wide natural mountain basin
15. carve turn using ski edges
16. chairlift seated aerial ski lift
17. chute narrow steep snow channel
18. corduroy ridged pattern on groomed snow
19. corn snow soft granular spring snow
20. cornice overhanging wind-formed snow
21. crud chopped uneven snow
22. crust hard layer on snow
23. detune slightly dull ski edges
24. DIN binding release setting scale
25. double black expert-level marked run
26. downhill fastest alpine race event
27. drop-in entry point into a line
28. edge metal strip along a ski
29. fall line steepest downhill path
30. first tracks earliest lines in fresh snow
31. freestyle skiing with tricks and jumps
32. frostbite freezing injury to skin
33. giant slalom race with wider gate spacing
34. glade skiable trees with spacing
35. glide move smoothly over snow
36. glove fingered hand covering
37. goggles protective eyewear for snow
38. gondola enclosed aerial lift cabin
39. grind machine-finish a ski base
40. groomer machine smoothing ski runs
41. halfpipe U-shaped snow feature
42. hardpack firm compacted snow
43. helmet protective headgear for skiing
44. herringbone uphill step with angled skis
45. hot wax melted wax applied warm
46. hypothermia dangerously low body temperature
47. ice hard frozen surface
48. instructor person who teaches skiing
49. jump feature launching skiers airborne
50. kick wax wax for uphill traction
51. klister sticky wax for icy snow
52. landing place where jump ends
53. lesson period of ski instruction
54. lift machine carrying skiers uphill
55. line chosen route down terrain
56. lodge building for skiers
57. magic carpet conveyor lift for beginners
58. mitten warm hand covering
59. mogul bump on a ski slope
60. neck gaiter tube scarf for warmth
61. off-piste ungroomed terrain outside runs
62. packed powder compressed but still soft snow
63. parallel skis kept side by side
64. parka warm hooded jacket
65. piste groomed marked ski run
66. pole stick used for balance
67. poma surface lift with platter
68. powder soft fresh snow
69. probe rod for avalanche search
70. queue line of waiting people
71. racing competitive speed skiing
72. rail metal bar for sliding
73. rental hired ski equipment
74. resort place with ski facilities
75. ridge long narrow mountain crest
76. rocker upturned ski tip profile
77. rope tow moving rope for uphill rides
78. run marked ski trail downhill
79. schuss straight fast downhill run
80. shell outer protective jacket layer
81. shovel tool for digging snow
82. sidestep step sideways uphill
83. ski travel on skis over snow
84. slope inclined side of a hill
85. slush wet partially melted snow
86. snow frozen white precipitation
87. snowplow V-shaped beginner ski position
88. stem christie turn blending wedge and parallel
89. t-bar surface lift with T handle
90. tail rear end of a ski
91. telemark turn with lunging stance
92. tip front end of a ski
93. traverse ski across a slope
94. tuck crouched aerodynamic position
95. tune service edges and bases
96. turn change direction while skiing
97. wax coating for ski bases
98. wedge snowplow braking position
99. whiteout near-zero visibility in snow
100. wind chill felt cold from moving air

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