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controlled falling down a mountain, dressed up as a hobby you paid for.
means The sport or activity of gliding over snow on a pair of long, narrow runners strapped to the feet, usually downhill.
from From Norwegian ski, which comes from Old Norse skíð meaning a split piece of wood, a stick or snowshoe — the same root that gives English 'shide' (a thin board) and is related to 'skid.' Norway gave the modern sport its name in the 19th century, which is why English keeps the Scandinavian spelling and, properly, the Norwegian-flavored 'shee' pronunciation lurking behind our flattened 'skee.'
- ancient sport
- Norwegian rock art shows skiers 5,000 years ago
- word origin
- from Old Norse skíð, meaning split wood
- speed record
- skiers have exceeded 158 miles per hour
- military roots
- Norway held ski battles in the 1700s
- calorie burn
- a hard day burns up to 3,000 calories
chamonix mont-blanc — oldest ski resort in france, hosting first winter olympics in 1924
jackson hole mountain resort — wyoming resort with 4,139 ft vertical drop, famous for extreme terrain
tre tre tre — chilean ski resort at 3,658m elevation in the andes, highest in south america