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GLISSADING [1 record]

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Record 1 2010-04-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mountain Sports
CONT

Glissading ... [offers] the fastest, easiest, and most exhilirating way down many snow slopes for a climber on foot. ... for use on slopes where you can keep your speed under control.

CONT

There are three principal methods of glissading. ... the sitting glissade. ... the standing glissade. ... the crouching glissade.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de montagne
DEF

Glissade volontaire de l'alpiniste sur la neige.

CONT

La «ramasse» est la technique de descente la plus rapide et la moins fatigante, lorsque la consistance de la neige s'y prête. [...] La ramasse consiste à se laisser glisser sur les semelles des chaussures, jambes légèrement écartées et genoux fléchis.

Spanish

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