What does exposure mean in skiing?

Similary, to be exposed is literally to be in a precarious position, in which the terrain is steep enough that arresting a fall would be difficult, dangerous, or even impossible. Rescuers may speak of climbers being overcome by exposure: ie, the cooling of the body due to low temperatures and/or wind.

What do climbers mean by exposure?

Exposure is a climbing and hiking term. Sections of a hiking path or climbing route are described as "exposed" if there is a high risk of injury in the event of a fall because of the steepness of the terrain. If such routes are negotiated without any protection, a false step can result in a serious fall.

What is mountain Exposure?

"Mountain Exposure" is a very broad term. Simply defined, it means you are exposing yourself to some risk of injury or death in the outdoors. Your level exposure while climbing is determined by how unprotected your climb is, which is summed up by how likely you are to sustain injury if you took a fall.

What is chute in skiing?

Chutes: Narrow sections of snow between two rock walls typically skied by expert or advanced skiers or snowboarders.

What are chute mountains?

Chute has a more general meaning that can be applied to things other than a "chute" on a mountain: an inclined plane, sloping channel, or passage down or through which things may pass.

What is a couloir ski?

In winter, a couloir is usually filled with snow bound by rocks on either side. Couloirs: Couloirs can help anchor snow to the slope, but create a serious hazard if an avalanche does occur. They also pose numerous challenges for snowpack evaluation and safe ascent and descent.

What is the steepest run at Whistler?

The Saudan Coulouir is the steepest sustained fall line on both Whistler and Blackcomb and if you enter via the 'False Face' you will have conquered one of the steepest skiable faces at any ski resort in North America.

What is lumpy snow called?

The cloud droplets then freeze to the crystals, forming a lumpy mass. Graupel is sometimes mistaken for hail, but tends to have a texture that is softer and more crumbly. Graupel is sometimes also called snow pellets.

What are the bumps on ski slopes called?

What are Moguls? Moguls are bumps that you'll find on some groomed slopes at downhill ski areas. They can be constructed purposely by the ski area, but more often they form naturally as skiers carve turns down a slope.

Why is it called a bunny hill?

Bunny Hill

Perhaps most likely, the term is used as the hill is occupied mostly by novice children skiers, who use bunny as their preferred term for a rabbit.

What is a DeadPoint in climbing?

That brief moment at the top of the arc, before the apple falls back down, is considered the deadpoint. This is the movement one tries to incorporate when deadpointing. Often from an insecure position, the climber creates movement with their hips inwards, towards the wall.

What is a Gaston in climbing?

In climbing, a gaston is a kind of grip which involves pushing a hold instead of pulling. To grab a hold as a gaston a climber would turn his palm away from him, with the thumb pointing down and the elbow out, and generate friction against the hold by pressing outward toward the elbow.

What does sandbagged mean in climbing?

Sandbagged. (adjective) A sandbagged route is one whose grade belies its difficulty; an undergraded route. Derived from the idea that climbing the route would feel as if you were climbing with a bag of sand attached to your harness — i.e., the climb is much harder than it seems.

What makes a mogul ski?

A parabolic shape ski with a slight rocker in the tip and tail will make a good mogul ski. Light rockers allow the skis to make quick turns while a good underfoot camber will equip turning control and speed.

Why do my skis wobble?

Most intermediate skiers experience "wobble" as you describe it when the skis are too flat on the surface. If you can carve on a piste and transfer from edge to edge with little effort then skis will ride the edge to help you.

What is a death cookie?

During the day, the warm spring sun turns snow to mush. Then, if grooming machines work a run before there's a deep freeze, they chew up the slope's surface, leaving chunks in their wake. When the chunks freeze, they turn into what are affectionately known as “death cookies.”

What is powdered snow?

fresh loose snow, esp when considered as skiing terrain.

What is chalk snow?

Chalk: Dry, easily edgeable snow that often forms when it's consistently cold and often windy.

What is the hardest ski run in the world?

The world's most challenging ski runs

• Corbet's Couloir, Jackson Hole, Wyoming, USA. ...
• La pas de chavanette, Portes du soleil, France/ Switzerland. ...
• Delirium Dive, Banff, Alberta, Canada. ...
• Grand Couloir, Courchevel, France. ...
• The Fingers, Squaw Valley, California, USA. ...
• Tortin, Verbier, Switzerland.

How hard is Spanky's Ladder?

Four bowls, Garnet, Sapphire, Ruby and Diamond make up the Gemstone Bowls. They are all fantastic and there are countless lines through the bowls that vary in difficulty level. Spanky's ladder can feel quite intimidating for first timers who hike up and have absolutely no idea how to ski down.

What is the longest ski run in the world?

1. The Vallee Blanche (Chamonix, France): 22km/14 miles. Popularly agreed to be the world's longest route, especially one that is lift served, the Valle Blanche is accessed via a precipitous arette (snowy ridge) from the safety of the Aiguille du Midi lift station.

What is a gully in skiing?

These "Gully Trails," of which there are several of varying degrees of steepness, are characterized by being very narrow and having "U" shaped edges. The result is that, especially when the snow is packed, it is like skiing down a bobsled run - which is very hard on the equipment and hard on the technique!

What is a gully snow?

A couloir is a steep and narrow vertical gully on a mountainside, typically with rocky sides to it. These are often used as climbing and steep skiing routes. They may be subject to cross loading in addition to windloading at the top, new snow, and other more typical factors.

What is a cular?

Acronym. Definition. CULAR. Collaborative UC/Los Alamos Research (University of California)