Snow and Ice-Based Flashcards
Diff between Snow & Ice Recreation
SNOW - use of flat boards (sleds, skis)
ICE - use of vertical wheels (ice skates)
use for force when ascending
Ski Poles
traveling over snow on skis, especially as a sport or recreation
Skiing
2 categories of Competitive Skiing
- Nordic
2. Alpine (aka downhill skiing)
denoting the disciplines of
cross-country skiing
ski jumping
biathlon
Nordic Skiing
sliding down snow-covered hills on skis with fixed-heel bindings:
Downhill/Straight Racing
Slalom
Alpine Skiing
participants propel themselves across snow-covered terrain using skis and poles
Cross Country Skiing
skiers go down a take-off ramp, + points for style
Ski Jumping
combination of cross-country skiing & rifle shooting
Biathlon
ski racing going down from mountain
Downhill/Straight Racing
How many boards?
Ski
Snowboard
ski - 2
snowboard - 1
a ski race down a winding course marked by flags or poles.
Slalom
a bicycle with skis instead of wheels, used for sliding down snow-covered slopes.
Skibob
snowboard competitions, simultaneous start of 4-6 members,
w/ elimination heats
Boarder Cross
skiing and freestyling in air
ski flying
boots are mounted to board
snowboard
descending a slope that is covered with snow while standing on a board attached to a rider’s feet
Snowboarding
mechanically steered and braked sled, typically manned by crews of two or four, used for racing down a steep ice-covered run with banked curves.
Bobsled
skating on ice as a sport or pastime
Ice skating
a series of prescribed patterns and free skating
figure skating
a choreographed series of dance moves
ice dancing
competitive racing on specially designed skates, typically around an oval track
- naka-yuko
- not elimination heats
Speed Skating
competitive sport of ice skating in prescribed patterns (figures) and choreographed free skating.
w/ music
Figure skating
large and fast-growing discipline of figure skating where 8–20 skaters choreographically skate as a team moving as 1
Synchronized Skating
a team sport played on ice in which skaters use sticks to shoot a hard rubber hockey puck into their opponent’s net
Ice Hockey
smaller than surfboard
like snowboard
bigger than skateboard
ski board
