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COULOIR SKIING [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-07-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Skiing and Snowboarding
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- extreme skiing
1, record 1, English, extreme%20skiing
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- extreme-couloir skiing 2, record 1, English, extreme%2Dcouloir%20skiing
correct
- couloir skiing 3, record 1, English, couloir%20skiing
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Classic extreme skiing is the descent by ski of any exposed face or couloir of forty degrees plus (your average black run is seldom more than 25 degrees). ... Contemporary or popular extreme skiing competitions have little to do with classic extreme. Popular extreme skiing has evolved from free-skiing over invariably steep and challenging off-piste but controlled terrain. 4, record 1, English, - extreme%20skiing
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Extreme-couloir skiing for Antoine's die-hard students willing to rise risk level to another dimension! 2, record 1, English, - extreme%20skiing
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
But of all the resorts we've skied, it would probably rate fourth after la Grave, Chamonix and Barèges for extreme lift-served couloir skiing. 3, record 1, English, - extreme%20skiing
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 CONT
Descending off the backside of that ridge will be extreme skiing. [Example approved by the Avalanche Bulletin Terminology Standardization Committee.] 5, record 1, English, - extreme%20skiing
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
extreme skiing: term officially approved by the Avalanche Bulletin Terminology Standardization Committee. 6, record 1, English, - extreme%20skiing
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Ski et surf des neiges
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- ski extrême
1, record 1, French, ski%20extr%C3%AAme
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- ski de couloir 2, record 1, French, ski%20de%20couloir
correct, masculine noun
- ski de pente raide 2, record 1, French, ski%20de%20pente%20raide
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Ski de couloir ou de pente raide : pente à 40° très longue avec de courts passages à 50°. 2, record 1, French, - ski%20extr%C3%AAme
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Le ski extrême des années 70 (couloirs de 50° à 55° du Mont Blanc, de l'Oisans, faces du Valais, etc). 2, record 1, French, - ski%20extr%C3%AAme
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Une descente sur le versant arrière à partir de cette crête est un parcours de ski extrême. [Exemple entériné par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie des bulletins d'avalanche.] 3, record 1, French, - ski%20extr%C3%AAme
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Contrairement à l'opinion courante, le ski hors-piste n'est pas forcément synonyme de «ski extrême». 4, record 1, French, - ski%20extr%C3%AAme
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
ski extrême : terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie des bulletins d'avalanche. 5, record 1, French, - ski%20extr%C3%AAme
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Esquí y snowboard
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- esquí extremo
1, record 1, Spanish, esqu%C3%AD%20extremo
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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