Dictionary

This Glossary is provided to help guests understand more about the rental of inns, resorts and vacation rentals. It is not comprehensive but serves as a primer for terms guests may encounter in renting specialty lodging. Not all terms apply to all properties or managers.

Natural Torsion

The ability of the thigh and abdominal muscles and ligaments to act like a twisted rubber band.
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Negative ski base

A patterned non-wax ski base that has an impregnated pattern, below the level of the base. See positive ski base also.
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Non-wax ski

A ski that, in most circumstances, needs no grip wax to enable forward or uphill movement. All skis are sold without wax, yet all benefit from having wax applied frequently.
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Nordic combined

A cross-country skiing competition combining a 15 km race and a 70 m jump event.
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Nordic skiing

This encompasses all forms of skiing involving 'free-heel' skiing, whereby the foot is only attached at the toe region to the ski. It includes biathlon, cross-country skiing, langlauf skiing, ski-orienteering, ski-racing (track racing), ski touring, telemarking, XCD skiing, and even bushwalking on skis.
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Norm point

The point at which, in ski jumping, a skier's trajectory is almost equal to that of the slope, and thus a safe and smooth landing point.
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Obscured Rent by Owner (RBO)

When a website makes a property owners identify hidden thereby requiring guests to only communicate through their website dashboard, the rental is Obscure.
See also: Rent by Owner, Rbo Origin: May, William Link: VRIA.org

Off-piste

Any non-pisted area of skiable, and also un-patrolled snow. See also piste.
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Offset edges

Metal edges that are slightly protruding from the sidewall of a ski (but not the base) to allow for sharpening and tuning without damaging the sidewall.
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Offset skating

Also known as uphill two-skating, or open-field skating, or offset V-skating, or V-1 off-timing, this is two skating with a staggered (offset) pole plant on one side.
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One skating

Also known as symmetrical V—skating, or V-2 skating. This technique is a double-pole push with every skate (i.e. to the left and the right).
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One-skate double-pole

See one skating.
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Open turning

Parallel turning with a wide-track stance, as opposed to the traditional 'knees-and-ankles-bolted-together' stance.
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Outrigger

Turning (usually whilst in a low crouch) on the inside ski, with the outside ski extended outwards and off the snow.
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Overshoot

when a skier hits a jump at a speed much faster than their comfortable with and gets way more air and distance than they are comfortable with, usually resulting in a crash upon landing.
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Overturning

Skiing too far around in each turn so that the skier loses momentum, caused generally by over-rotation of the upper body, or insufficient counter-rotation.
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Packed powder

Powder snow that has either settled under its own weight, or compressed into a firm surface.
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Packing Snow

Snow that is at or near the melting point, so that it can easily be packed into snowballs and thrown at other people or objects. This is perfect for snow fights and other winter fun, such as making a snowman, or a snow fort.
Origin: Faheem, Muhammad Link: SaltLakeVacationRentals.com

Padling/Paddling

The Scandinavian's preferred term for two skating.
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Parabolic

The design of newer skis where the waist is narrower than the tip and tail. This new design allows less effort needed to flex the ski . The hour-glass shape makes for easier turning and for some, me included, to use all FOUR edges while skiing. Thanx Harold Harb of PMTS
Origin: abc-of-skiing.com Link: abc-of-skiing.com