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• powder-skiing — powˈder skiing noun (the art of) skiing in powder snow such as that encountered off piste • • • Main Entry: ↑powder …   Useful english dictionary

• powder — [[t]pa͟ʊdə(r)[/t]] powders, powdering, powdered 1) N MASS Powder consists of many tiny particles of a solid substance. Put a small amount of the powder into a container and mix with water... The wood turns to powder in his fingers. ...a fine… …   English dictionary

• Skiing (Intellivision video game) — Skiing Cover art Developer(s) Mattel Publisher(s) Mattel Designer(s) …   Wikipedia

• powder — [pou′dər] n. [ME poudre < OFr < L pulvis (gen. pulveris), dust: see POLLEN] 1. any dry substance in the form of very fine, dustlike particles, produced by crushing, grinding, etc. 2. a specific kind of powder [bath powder, face powder] 3.… …   English World dictionary

• powder snow — Skiing. powder1 (def. 3). [1925 30] * * * …   Universalium

• Powder Mountain — This article is about the ski resort in Utah. For the mountain in British Columbia, Canada, see Powder Mountain (British Columbia), and for its associated icefield see Powder Mountain Icefield.Infobox ski area name= Powder Mountain picture=… …   Wikipedia

• History of skiing — Skiing, or traveling over snow on wooden runners, has a recorded history of almost five millennia. Ancient history The first hints to the existence of skis are on 4500 to 5000 year old rock drawings, e.g. at Rødøy in Norway (discovered 1933) or… …   Wikipedia

• Skiing — This article is about snow skiing. For water skiing, see water skiing. For other related articles, see ski (disambiguation). Alpine skier carving a turn Skiing is a recreational activity using skis as equipment for traveling over snow. Skis are… …   Wikipedia

• powder — powder1 powderer, n. /pow deuhr/, n. 1. any solid substance reduced to a state of fine, loose particles by crushing, grinding, disintegration, etc. 2. a preparation in this form, as gunpowder or face powder. 3. Also, powder snow. Skiing. loose,… …   Universalium

• Alpine skiing — Alpine ski slope Highest governing body International Ski Federation Nickname(s) Downhill Sliding First played 1861, Kiandra, Aus …   Wikipedia

• Newschool skiing — is a type of alpine skiing which involves advanced tricks, jumps, and terrain park features, such as rails. This form of skiing resulted from a combination of the growth in popularity of snowboarding as well as the progression of Freestyle skiing …   Wikipedia