skier

Definitions

Examples

• The skiers were part of a group of seven caught Monday in the avalanche in an area known as “The Nose,” which lies between the towns of Silverton and Ophir, just south of Telluride.

• My goal is to advance from an intermediate to an all-mountain skier.

• Pro skiers Chris Rubens and Greg Hill teamed up with Salomon TV and Switchback Entertainment to break down avalanche-gear essentials for backcountry skiing.

• Skinning is the preferred mode of uphill travel for most backcountry skiers.

• Five years and several surgeries later, he became the youngest blind skier to descend the Big Couloir on Lone Mountain at Montana’s Big Sky Resort.

• In 2007, Heather Mills—an amputee and alpine skier (and yes, the former wife of Paul McCartney)—danced on the show.

• American skier Torin Yater-Wallace is taking full advantage of the free McDonald's available to Olympic athletes in Sochi.

• The pride of Kathmandu is a cross-country skier named — I kid you not — Sherpa.

• The skier most connected to that stratospheric rise is Bode Miller.

• Steve Holcomb, considered one of the best drivers in the world, was previously a national-level alpine skier.

• On the summit of a slope not far away they could see the figure of a skier, poised for a swift, downward flight.

• She could visualize his annoyance when he returned home to learn that a mysterious skier had paid him a visit.

• As a national sport it has had a great revival in recent years, and almost every boy and girl in the country now possess "skier."