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Ski boot — Ski boots are specialized footwear that are used in skiing to provide a way to attach the skier to skis using ski bindings. This ski boot binding combination is used to effectively transmit control inputs from the skier to the snow.Ski boots were … Wikipedia
Ski touring — up a mountain slope. Ski touring is a form of backcountry skiing (or off piste skiing) involving traveling over the winter landscape on skis under human power rather than through the assistance of ski lifts or snow vehicles. It can take place in… … Wikipedia
Ski — This article is about the sporting device. For the related activity, see Skiing. For other uses, see Ski (disambiguation). A shaped, twin tip alpine ski A ski is a long, flat device worn on the foot, usually attached through a boot, designed to… … Wikipedia
Ski Museum of Maine — The Ski Museum of Maine in Farmington, Maine, United States is devoted to preserving and presenting the history and heritage of skiing. THe museum has an emphasis on artifacts and documents relating to the state of Maine.The club s collection… … Wikipedia
ski — n. & v. n. (pl. skis or ski) 1 each of a pair of long narrow pieces of wood etc., usu. pointed and turned up at the front, fastened under the feet for travelling over snow. 2 a similar device under a vehicle or aircraft. 3 = WATER SKI. 4… … Useful english dictionary
Ski-orienteering — (ski O) is a cross country endurance winter sport. Similar to the foot orienteering disciplines practiced in the summer season, ski orienteering requires an extremely high level of both physical and mental fitness.… … Wikipedia
Ski binding — Alpine touring ski boot, binding, and ski crampon A ski binding is an attachment which anchors a ski boot to the ski. There are different types of bindings for different types of skiing. Contents … Wikipedia
Ski Wentworth — Infobox ski area name= Ski Wentworth picture= caption= location= Nova Scotia, Canada nearest city= Truro lat degrees= 45 lat minutes= 36 lat seconds= 36 lat direction= N long degrees= 63 long minutes= 33 long seconds= 23 long direction= W top… … Wikipedia
ski — ski1 [ski:] n plural skis ↑ski, ↑ski pole [Date: 1700 1800; : Norwegian; Origin: Old Norse skith stick of wood, ski ] 1.) one of a pair of long thin narrow pieces of wood or plastic that you fasten to your boots and use for moving on snow or on… … Dictionary of contemporary English
ski — [[t]ski͟ː[/t]] ♦♦♦ skis, skiing, skied 1) N COUNT Skis are long, flat, narrow pieces of wood, metal, or plastic that are fastened to boots so that you can move easily on snow or water. ...a pair of skis. 2) VERB When people ski, they move over… … English dictionary
