Sentence examples for ski downhill from inspiring English sources

To ski downhill, keep your body aligned above your feet.

She learned to ride horses, ski downhill and cross-country and kayak in white water.

Before the mid-19th century, skiing was limited by the primitive bindings that attached the ski to the boot only at the toe, which made it all but impossible to ski downhill on steep slopes or slopes that required any significant maneuvering.

This changed with the introduction of a succession of devices in the 1930s from rope tows to chairlifts and gondola lifts that eliminated exhausting climbs up the slope and made it possible for one to ski downhill four to five times more in a day than earlier skiers could manage.

Why ski downhill at breakneck speed, the thinking goes, if you can amble instead – taking in the scenery, spotting wildlife, stopping for a locally sourced lunch and maybe even pausing on a picnic bench to rest your ski boot-addled legs along the way?

If you are interested in learning how to Telemark ski (downhill skiing on cross-country skis) then join OA for The Telemark Movie, an excellent video on basic and intermediate Telemark skiing skills on Thursday, February 11 from 7 30 - 9 00 PM in McCosh 66. (60 minutes) This will provide a good introduction for anyone interested in going on the Introduction to Telemark Skiing trip on February 14.

Austria's Kathrin Zettel is third at 569 but does not ski downhills.

I turned my skis downhill, into the deep, windblown powder.

Turning my skis downhill, I set off on the resort's highest red run.

Cavagnoud resumed training in August, but only started skiing downhill in November.

That changed with his introduction to adaptive sports: Jet Skiing, downhill skiing and handcycle racing (he has competed in numerous marathons).