sports dictionary Skiing
3 GREEN TRAILS tracks where a novice skier can go in a straight line, almost without picking up speed. In some places, in order for the skis to slide, you have to push with sticks. The tracks are carefully groomed, there are no bumps.
ANGULATION tilt of the body, knees, etc.
APRESKI all the things that we can enjoy after a great ski trip: wellness centers, baths, saunas, bars, restaurants, cafes, clubs, shows and festivals on the mountain, excursions and even shopping.
AVALANCHE PROBE a tool for detecting people caught in an avalanche. Usually it is made of composite material easily collected (assembled about 3 m) and has a depth scale. The probe pierces the snow layer to detect solid objects in the depth of the blockage.
AVALMAN an element of ski equipment. The essence of avalman is to bend (pull your legs under you) at the stage of entering the turn, unload the skis (by straightening your legs), and bend your legs again at the stage of completing the turn. Mainly used on hillocks. Pushing the skis forward with a squat at the beginning of the turn helps to keep the skis in contact with the snow surface when changing the terrain of the track.
AZUL FORFEIT a type of Super ski pass that gives you the right to ride 5 days a week from Monday to Friday
BA (from Big Air) see bigair
BABY elevator elevator in the form of an escalator for children in the quality of entertainment. As a rule, only expensive resorts can afford baby lifts.
BACK FLIP "back flip") somersault over the head, back flip.
BACKCOUNTRY a kind of synthesis of mountain tourism and downhill skiing. For those who are tired of long-distance trails and bored with cable cars. We go on foot to the top, which is not equipped with lifts, and, with great joy in our eyes, we rush down the unprepared slope on our favorite mountain skis.
BACKFLIP head somersault, back flip
BACKSIDE (ENGLISH BACK SIDE "backside") a turn performed on the back edge.
BEEPER (English beeper squeaker from beep beep, honk (onomatopoeia)) personal radio beacon for finding an athlete under an avalanche
BIH air (big air) springboard for very high jumps in snowboarding. A type of fanpark
BLACK TRACKS the most challenging tracks for experts. This category also includes off-piste descents that only an experienced skier can descend. Such descents are usually marked with black dotted lines on diagrams. They also usually mark trails with artificial mounds for moguls, halfpipe and ski jumps.
BLANKO FORFEIT Super Ski Pass, which gives you the right to ride 5 out of 6 days a week to choose from (except Sundays)
BLUE TRACKS next in difficulty after the green ones. On such routes, a skier who has already mastered the turns "from the stop" feels comfortable. Turning with a plow is inconvenient due to the increased steepness of certain sections of the tracks. Slightly increased steepness, variable terrain, the absence of bumps and sharp changes in the terrain of the slope makes the descents on the blue slopes more interesting and diverse for intermediate skiers. An experienced skier on this type of track can ride in a straight line using large-radius turns at high speed. The tracks are carefully groomed, there are no bumps.
BORDERCROSS COURSE speed competitions with simultaneous start of several athletes on a prepared track with a variety of relief figures and the use of power wrestling.
BROKEN VIRGIN LAND the track, which alternates between soft and hard snow, is quite difficult and dangerous
CARVING OR FREECARV sharp turns on and off the track, speeds at the limit, dense snow with an icy crust. Non-slip riding style. Carvers hold the board at a high angle to the snow in a turn, and when re-edging, the board lifts off the ground. As a result, carvers are able to leave pencil-thick footprints in the snow and spans of untouched snow when perekantovki. Very effective turns experienced carvers, literally lying down on the slope in a rapid maneuver. Common abbreviation for C.
CHAIR LIFT chairlift
CHARLYK a short pole used for learning how to pass a slalom track.
CHRISTIANIA (after the old name of the capital of Norway) a style of skiing that emerged at the beginning of the XX century and replaced Telemark; also, the main element of this style is turning on parallel skis
CLASSIC SKIS plastic or wooden skis that are designed for classic cross-country skiing.
CLUB MED (from French. Mediterranee-Mediterranean club) is a French company, an international travel operator offering holidays in a variety of towns (French village) in 38 countries of the world on an all-inclusive basis. In the Alps (France, Italy, Switzerland) there are a number of popular ski towns of the system.
CLYSTER liquid holding ointment used for transformed snow; usually available in tubes.
COMBINED SKIS plastic skis that allow you to use both classic and free style in cross-country skiing.
COULOIR a hollow between two hills.
CR ski cross
CS karv slalom
CUPPING SERVICE the crest of the half pipe.
DH downhill course
DOWNHILL SPEEDWAY, DOWNHILL discipline of alpine skiing, passing a specially prepared track on time. The track runs along the natural terrain of the slope and contains a series of turns through guide gates with the inclusion of jumps on certain sections, usually of natural origin. It is included in the Winter Olympic Games program.
DUCKFOOT a snowboard stance where the back leg is turned at a negative angle. Remember the gym class, "heels together socks apart", this is duckfoot. Such a stand is popular among experienced freestyle skiers, because it allows you to safely land in a switch (that is, a reverse stand) when jumping from a ski jump and riding in a pipe.
ECOLE DU SKI FRANCAIS see EFS
EDGING the lower edge of a ski or snowboard, covered with a steel plate (edging), which allows the projectile not to slip on turns. Depending on the position of the skis, the edges can be called internal (the edges closest to each other on skis placed next to each other) and external, upper (mountain) and lower (valley). In a turn, the inner edge on each ski is called the edge that is closer to the center of the turn, and the outer edge is the opposite one that is further from the center of movement.
ESF (ECOLE DU SKI FRANCAIS) French Ski School is the worlds largest ski training company.
FAKES fakie) in snowboarding, skiing is not in "its" stand, backwards
FAKIE see fakes
FAN PARK specially prepared and equipped ski area for practicing extreme and stunt techniques. Most often designed for snowboarding.
FAT PEOPLE a new model of virgin skis, their width is one and a half times wider than the classic models.
FC fancarving
FIS (French Federation Internationale de Ski) International Ski Federation. Founded in 1924, the company is headquartered in Oberhofen am Thunersee, Switzerland. It includes about one hundred national federations. World Championships and World Cup competitions are held under the auspices of the federation.
FLAT SKIING designation of regular cross-country (non-mountain) skis in ski resorts
FR freeride
FREE a sports park with a hotel complex in the Dmitrovsky district of the Moscow region, 46 km north of the Moscow Ring Road, on the Yakhrom Hills. In winter, it is aimed at lovers of mountain skiing and snowboarding.
FREE STYLE a cross-country skiing style in which the skier can use all modes of movement. Most skiers use a skating course and a simultaneous silent course.
FREEHEEL — ENGLISH: "FREE HEEL") the same as the Telemark riding style.
FREERIDE (English free ride) riding on untrained slopes, unmarked trails, virgin land.
FREESKIING a mixed riding style that resembles water surfing.
FREESTYLE SKIING 1. alpine skiing all-around, including ski ballet, ski acrobatics and moguls. The Freestyle World Cup has been played since 1978; 2. free style skiing with a length of 64 cm on hills with constant jumps, not limited by strict rules
FRENCH PLATES seats on a yoke lift that are attached to the main rope rope by springs.
FS 1. freestyle skiing; 2. in snowboarding, frontside rotation, a rotation in which the athlete after the first 90 degrees flies face to land. For regular counterclockwise, for goofy clockwise.
FUNICAMP a type of funicular that can accommodate 20 to 35 people.
FUNICULAR (French. funiculaire from Latin. funiculus rope) a vehicle, a cable-drawn railway designed to move passengers and cargo over a steep ascent for a short distance.
GODIL short interfaced turns in skiing (same as wedeln).
GOOFY (GOOFY) in snowboarding, the stance in which the athlete starts the descent with the right foot, as well as the athlete riding in this stance. Wed. regular. See also fakes.
GORNOPLYAZHNIK an individual who prefers to spend time on a mountain, basking in the sun on a chaise longue. Alpine skiing or snowboarding is used as a means of descending from this very mountain.
GRAB a type of trick in which the rider grabs the board in flight with his hand. Just like the tricks themselves, different grabs have their own names depending on which hand and which place of the board is captured.
GRAPHITE carbon modification added to polyethylene when creating sliding ski surfaces and in some ski ointments.
GROUND OINTMENT an ointment that promotes better bonding of the sliding surface and the holding ointment, or resin and holding ointment.
GS giant slalom
HALF PIPE (English half pipe) an arc-shaped sports facility with two oncoming ramps and a space between them, the surface of which is covered with dense snow. Allows athletes to move from one wall to another, making jumps and performing tricks with each move. It is mainly used by snowboarders.
HASH slang name kurota Sheregesh
HELI Heli ski-downhill skiing using a helicopter instead of a ski lift. It is often used for very large (more than 1500 m) elevation differences)
HERRINGBONE a method of skiing uphill on U - shaped skis.
HOLDING OINTMENT an ointment used both for sliding on snow and for repelling it.
HOT Great dane is the name given to experienced freestyle skiers
HP half pipe
JIBBING an element of skating that consists of sliding on various surfaces: railings, parapets, pipelines, benches, etc. It can be performed both on a snowboard and on skis.
KAMUS a fluffy band that fits on skis to increase the friction force with snow and make it easier to climb uphill.
KARVAS alpine skis of a certain shape: narrow in the middle and widening at the back and front. This design allows the skier to develop a higher speed.
KICKER slang name of the ski jump.
LINER soft inner boot that fits into a hard plastic outer boot.
LURG pole for mountain skiing. Lurgom skier pushes off the ground during turns. Currently, it is almost completely replaced by ski poles and is used only in historical reconstructions, for example, by enthusiasts of the traditional telemark.
MAGEL a hard, ice-covered mound of artificial snow.
MARRIAGE method of braking by means of simultaneous turning of unloaded skis across the movement, achieved by the rotational force of the feet. Brakage is an excellent pre-turn option when entering a sharp turn.
MOGUL riding on hillocks. Also, the sport is a free descent on mountain skis on a bumpy slope (up to 250 m long), in the most accurate straight line, with the mandatory execution of two jumps. In Mogul hillocks (bumps) are located on the track in a staggered order, the task of the athlete is to descend as accurately as possible in a straight line, from the start point chosen by him and in no case, except when entering the springboard for two mandatory jumps, do not allow support on sticks with both hands.
NEW SCHOOL skating on various objects (tables, cars, and even people).
NEWSCHOOL a set of skating styles that are opposed to the "old school" of classical freestyle skiing. It includes many elements, such as, for example, jibbing.
OBLIQUE DESCENT/TRAVERSE downhill skiing is not parallel to the track to reduce the speed of descent.
OFF PISTE off-piste skiing.
OFPIST (OFF piste) skiing on absolutely non-adapted tracks. Carries a great risk and threat to life. Only for experienced skiers.
OINTMENT SUPPLEMENT an ointment that is mixed with sliding ointments to improve sliding under specific temperature and snow conditions.
OLLIE in snowboarding, jump on an obstacle. When bouncing, the rider first understands the nose of the board, loading the tail. The tail springs up and bounces up.
ONE EIGHTY (VAN EITI) any rotation or 180 degree rotation
PAD the area corresponding to the push-off zone in classic skis, on which the ground ointment and holding ointment are applied.
PARALLEL SLALOM competitions of skiers on two identical slalom tracks located next to each other.
PGS giant parallel slalom
PISTA track.
PODKHLEST short push of skis forward when entering a turn (reduced avalman).
POLYETHYLENE synthetic polymer with high or low molecular weight, from which most sliding surfaces of skis and snowboards are made. Often the word polyethylene is replaced by the abbreviation Pe.
POWDER riding on virgin land
POWDER (VIRGIN SOIL) the track, which alternates between soft and hard snow, is quite difficult and dangerous.
PRORIDER professional rider, professional skier, and snowboarder.
PSL parallel slalom
QUOTA PIPE, QUOTA PIPE a kind of half pipe in the form of a quarter circle.
R TECH a brand of polyethylene that is most commonly used for the production of sliding ski surfaces. There are 2 types of P Tech: Agglomerated P Tech, which is characterized by a low coefficient of friction, good absorption of ointments, resistance to impact and abrasive substances. It may have graphite inclusions. Stamped Rte, which is mainly used in the production of lower-quality skis. It absorbs ointments worse and is less resistant to abrasive substances.
RADICAL a certain way of riding the board, taken to the extreme.
RAIL A traditional element of the fan park is the railing. It can be either straight or curved. One of the mandatory projectiles in Jibbing
RED TRACKS they have even more steepness than the blue tracks. They are characterized by the absence of flat sections or a combination of short steep places where it is already necessary to have a fairly good command of small-radius turns on parallel skis. The slopes are carefully groomed, and bumps may appear by the end of the day if there are a large number of skiers riding.
REGULAR in snowboarding, the stance in which the athlete starts the descent with the left foot, as well as the athlete riding in this stance. Cf. goofy
RENT a ski paid rental of ski equipment.
REVERSE Transition from Fake to front rack or vice versa, usually without lifting the board from the snow.
RIDGE TRAVERSE using a skate step on a mountain where only one lower ski pushes off and the upper one slides. At each step, the upper ski lifts off from the snow and descends again to an almost horizontal position. An effective way to cross a slope without losing height.
ROSTOVKA ski length in centimeters. It is selected based on the height of the skier and the method of descent/skiing.
SBX snowboard cross
SC karv slalom
SEMIPLUG traverse with one stop ( upper or lower ) with a ski.
SG supergiant
SHEREGESH (after the historical name of the mine and village) is a Russian ski resort in Western Siberia, in the Mountain Shoria in the south of the Kemerovo region. Approx. 10 runs. The main one on Mount Zelenaya. Off-piste skiing is popular. See the description of Sheregesh
SHOP SKIS slang name for skis made in a small batch by special order, for example, for the national team of a country.
SIDE SLIP the skis are at right angles to the direction of travel.
SIDEROLL side flip
SKATE SKIS plastic skis that are designed for freestyle skiing.
SKATE STEP (STROKE) straight-line movement of a skier on a slope or on a flat area with alternate pushing and sliding on one ski in the same way as a skaters movements.
SKATING STEP skate step
SKI ARC weight deflection of the ski.
SKI BASS a bus that transports tourists from ski resorts to hotels, as well as between resorts.
SKI BUS see Ski bass
SKI CROSS a sports ski discipline in which skiers start for 4 people at a time, passing a specially prepared track with turns and jumps
SKI IN you can get to the hotel without taking off your skis, directly from the slope.
SKI LIFT automatic device that takes the skier from the bottom of the track to the starting level of the descent
SKI OINTMENT a synthetic or natural substance that is applied to the sliding surface of the ski and increases the productivity of pushing and / or sliding.
SKI OUT the cable car starts right next to the hotel.
SKI PASS a plastic card that gives a skier the right to use ski slopes, lifts, and several other types of services within the same ski resort.
SKI RIBS the sides of the ski.
SKI SAFARI a long trip on the slopes with the transition from ski lift to ski lift, without taking off your skis.
SKI SLOPE a complex of sports facilities on specially prepared sections of slopes with a certain profile that meets the requirements of alpine skiing, ensuring the safe descent of skiers with appropriate qualifications. In Europe, routes are marked with colored number tags. The color of the route marking indicates its complexity. Green is the easiest trails for beginners. The tracks are carefully groomed, there are no bumps. Blue light trails. Slightly increased steepness, variable terrain, the absence of bumps and sharp changes in slope steepness make the descents on the blue slopes more interesting and diverse for skiers of elementary and intermediate level. Red tracks of medium difficulty. They have an even higher steepness, are characterized by the absence of gentle sections or a combination of short steep places where you already need to be quite good at skiing. Black is a technically difficult track, rather steep hard tracks with bumps, narrow (but not gentle) places, sharp turns with slope differences, virgin snow.
SKI STOP a ski attachment device in the form of two opening horns, designed to detain a detached ski in the snow.
SKI TOUR the lack of lifts and any other infrastructure that allows complete unity with nature. You get on your skis and go uphill. Skis with a camus and the design of the boots allows the foot to bend, the fastenings make it possible to tear off the heel. If necessary, the heel is fixed and your ski is ready for use.
SKICROSS see ski cross
SKIERCROSS see ski cross
SL slalom
SLALOM a style of downhill skirting with a gate, characterized by sharp turns
SLIDING SURFACE the ski surface that is directly in contact with the snow cover.
SLIDING SURFACE MADE OF WOOD a sliding surface that consists only of wood.
SLIDING SURFACE PLASTIC a sliding surface that consists of synthetic materials of various densities such as Fiberlene, a thin synthetic cloth used for cleaning and polishing the sliding surface of a ski, polyethylene, acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS), etc.
SLIP OINTMENT an ointment used to improve the sliding of skis in the snow.
SLOPE style see slopestyle
SLOPE LINE the direction of the greatest slope steepness.
SLOPESTYLE These are snowboard, freestyle, mountainboarding, and mountain bike competitions that involve performing acrobatic jumps on trampolines, counter-inclines, pyramids, railings, drops, and so on, located consistently along the entire length of the track. Figures on the track can be arranged in one or several rows and passing the track on a particular section, the competitor can choose obstacles.
SNOW park an artificial park on a slope, built of snow and artificial elements, for freestyle skiing and jumping, mainly for snowboarders.
SNOW BLADE very short skiing style. Its like ice skating.
SNOW CANNON a device for producing and spraying artificial snow.
SNOW GRAININESS snow condition that varies from coarse to powdery.
SNOW NURSERY ("FROGHOUSE") fenced territory for teaching skiing to children.
SNOWBLADE Short skis with a height of 60 to 100 centimeters with standard ski mounts. Due to their design features, they have a small turning radius.
SPIN rotation around a vertical axis
SPRINGBOARD sports facility (device) for increasing the duration of the athletes flight when jumping. It is used in a number of winter sports. In ski jumping, the ski jump consists of an acceleration mountain, a breakaway platform, a landing mountain, a transition arc, and a roll-out.
SS slop style
STEAM TRAIN an element of riding two or more skiers one after the other, while each "trailer" repeats the maneuver of the previous one as accurately as possible.
STEP TURN view of a turn on parallel skis with the upper ski pointing to the side.
STEPPING OVER a method of turning a skier when he alternately moves one leg in the direction of the turn.
STREPA an attachment piece, usually made of plastic, often with an overlay made of leather or other soft material that wraps around the leg.
SUPER SKI PASS if ski resorts are located in close proximity to each other, then the Ski pass can be sold to all these resorts.This is the Super Ski pass.
SURFBOARD sliding technique with flat skis. It is most often used on soft and deep snow, on pitted slalom tracks.
SWALLOW TAIL long black hair with a wide nose and a tail divided into two parts like a swallows tail. These boards are characterized by an increased sliding area, the maximum effective length of the edges and the ability to" float " in the snow. Used in Freeriding.
SWITCH changing your stance during a descent, for example, from the regular position to the goofy one
TELEMARK (TELEMARKETING) (named after a plateau and province in Norway) a style of skiing developed by Sondre Norheim in the mid-19th century. The basis of movements in telemark is mismatch and step. The turn is initiated by the leading (outer) leg, with both knees bent and the heel of the hind leg raised above the ski. Mounts for telemark differ in that they leave the heel of the shoe free. After not being popular for long, Telemark was supplanted by the Christiania style. Currently, telemark has a significant number of adherents, international sports competitions are held in the style of telemark. In ski jumping, telemark refers to the landing position "in raznozhku" classic stand from the Telemark style.
THE PLOW the position of skis with their ends together and backs apart, the simplest method of descending, turning and braking on gentle slopes
THE SHAFT the main part of a ski pole. Most often, it is made from composite materials or aluminum alloys.
THERMOFORMING a new kind of personalized ski boot fit. The material of the inner shoe is heated by a "hair dryer" and, cooling down, takes the shape of a leg
TM telemarketer
TUBING go downhill on inflatable sleds, mattresses, car cameras, etc.
TURN PHASE name of the part of the turn. There are four phases of a single turn: preparation, entering a turn, leading a turn, and ending a turn. For paired turns, the end phase coincides with the preparation phase for the next turn.
TWIN TYPE skis with rounded edges at both ends. Used for freestyle skiing.
TWISTING u-turn of the skiers body.
UP TRACKEN forward jump. It is used when overcoming bumps of a sharp profile or declines. It helps to reduce the flight range after separation and control the trajectory of movement.
VALLEY SKIING lower ski when slipping.
VELCRO (VELCRO TAPE, VELCRO) velours velveteen + crochet hook) Velcro closure, acting on the principle of burdock. It is often used in ski equipment.
VIRGIN LAND fresh snow that just recently fell. On the one hand, it softens the blows when falling and is very exciting, on the other, it can hide stones under it.
WALSETT (FRENCH) VALSE, GERMAN. WALZER-ROTATION) freestyle element — continuous rotation of the athlete on flat skis around its axis.
WEDELN short conjugate turns.
WINTER OLYMPIC GAMES the largest international winter sports competitions held once every 4 years under the auspices of the International Olympic Committee. Conducted since 1924.
YOKE a device that provides traction with the tow rope of a tow lift
YOKE LIFT the simplest design is a lift consisting of a cable with seats attached to it: "French plates" (see below) or " anchors "(see below). Yoke lifts are usually used at low altitudes, and skiers move on them without removing their skis.
ZORB an attraction that goes downhill inside an inflatable plastic sphere with a diameter of about four meters.
anchor seat on a yoke lift (see above), attached to the main rope rope with metal poles.
ballet a subspecies of freestyle skiing, similar to figure skating
fan carving is a special style of downhill skiing: without ski poles and a special trajectory.
hats tourists—passengers of the ski lift without ski equipment.
ski (mn. h.) a device that facilitates movement in snow-covered areas
snowcat special wide-track tractor for working on the ski slope. It is used for compacting snow and leveling slopes.
tilting change in the angle of setting the skis on the edges in relation to the snow layer. Edging — increases the turning angle. Raskantovka — reducing the angle of turning, flatter the position of the skis on the snow. The degree of turning depends on the condition of the snow, the steepness of the slope, the speed and trajectory of the descent. Re-edging transfers skis when entering a turn from the position on the upper (mountain) edges to the inner edges of the skis relative to the turn.
