Alpine skiing
noun[U]
(alsoalpine skiing)uk/ˌæl.paɪn ˈskiː.ɪŋ/us/ˌæl.paɪn ˈskiː.ɪŋ/theactivityofskiingdown from highslopeswearingbootsattachedtolong,wideskis:
Alpineskiingbeganas awintersportat thestartof the 20thcentury.
She'sbecomeafanofcross-country, but her firstlovewill always bealpineskiing.
Synonym
downhill skiing
Compare
cross-country skiing
Nordic skiing
- Cross-countryskiingiseasiertolearnthanAlpineskiingbut ithelpsif you haveskiedbefore because you are used toslidingandbalancingonsnow.
- Telemarkrequiresdifferentreflexesthanalpineskiing, heexplained.
- InAlpineskiing,queueingfor theskilifthasreplacedwhizzingdownvirginslopes.
- The 1936 WinterOlympicswere the first toincludealpineskiing.
- The AustrianteamwontwogoldmedalsinAlpineskiingyesterday.
- Thealpineskiingrunsat Cypress Mountain wereclosedto thepublic.
Winter sports
- airboard
- airboarder
- airboarding
- après-ski
- axel
- biathlon
- ice rink
- ice skater
- ice skating
- luge
- mush
- musher
- skating rink
- skiing
- slalom
- sledge
- sleigh
- snow groomer
- snowblade
- snowblading