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.

Trail

Prepared route down a mountainside or a path through wooded country. Known as piste in Europe.
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Transition

The smooth linking of one technique with another, most commonly referring to moving from diagonal stride to double pole and its variations.
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Traversing

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Tuck position

A low crouch of the upper body, generally used to decrease wind resistance when skiing at speed.
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Tuck skating

The Scandinavian's preferred term for free skating.
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Turn phrases

Any ski turn has three distinct phases through which the skier applies the movements of the particular technique:

Preparation phase - making movements to get ready for turning the skis.
Initiation phase - the moment the skis are turned into the change of direction.
Steering phase - all the turning movements have been completed and the rest of the turn is steered round the slope into the next turn.
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Twin Tip Skis

Twin Tip Skis are skis where both the tail end and the front end is turned up. This allows the skier to ski switch (fakie, backwards) easier.
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Two phase

A common European term for diagonal stride.
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Two skating

Also known as asymmetrical V-skating, or V-1, or two-skate double-pole, or paddling, or single time, this is skating off both feet (two skates - but one at a time!) with a double-pole push off every other skate.
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Two-skate double-pole

See two skating.
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Two-stride double-pole

See double-stride double-pole.
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Up-unweighting

Rising up to unweight the skis prior to turning. For Nordic skiers, this is often the easiest way of unweighting skis.
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Uphill Capacity

The uphill capacity is the number of skiers that can be transported to the top of the mountain at a certain time.
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Uphill diagonal-striding

A modified form of diagonal striding directly up a hill, by shortening the stride-length, quickening the tempo, and lowering the hips.
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Uphill traversing

Diagonal striding up a hill at an angle (more than 0°, less than 90°) to the fall-line.
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V-1 skating

The American's preferred term for two-skating.
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V-2 skating

The American's preferred term for one skating.
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Vert

The top section if the wall that is completely flat.
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Vertical Drop

The vertical drop is the distance straight down the mountain (measured in feet).
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Waist

The narrowest part of a ski, generally underfoot.
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