 Poster: A snowHead
|
|
Katabatic wind, a wind that blows down a slope under the force of gravity.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
|
FOEHN WIND - From the German Föhn. A warm, strong and often very dry downslope wind that descend in the lee of a mountain barrier. In the European Alps normally from the south and are known for their rapid temperature rise and disappearance of snow cover.
KATABATIC WIND - A wind that blows down a slope due to gravity whose force can be strengthened by a differential in temperature.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
|
|
Wind Slab, a potentially dangerous cohesive layer of snow often found on the lee slope of a hillside. Formed by the wind and common below ridges. When formed on slopes over 30 degrees they are particularly prone to avalanche.
|
|
|
|
|
|
You need to Login to know who's really who.
You need to Login to know who's really who.
|
|
jbob, all good stuff, modified as above and used the others as is... ta...
|
|
|
|
|
|
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
|
Still to do:
Bowl
Cable Car
Chairlift
Depression
Glacier
Gondola
Hand Blocking
Initiation
Monoski
Mountain Guide qualification "levels"
Rime
Slab
Slalom
Ski Jumping
Snowbike
T Bar
Tuck
Last edited by Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do. on Tue 2-12-08 0:17; edited 5 times in total
|
|
|
|
|
|
You'll need to Register first of course.
You'll need to Register first of course.
|
|
Hoar frost, surface hoar forms as fern like crystals of ice directly on the surface of the snow, and other surfaces. Depth hoar refers to a hard thin layer of frost within the snow pack that creates a potentially dangerous surface over which subsequent layers of snow can slide. Depth hoar is a typical cause of avalanches on slopes over 30 degrees, and something to look for between layers of snow in a snow pit.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Snowpit, holes dug in the snow to examine the structure of the snow pack to identify avalanche prone slopes. Adjacent layers of snow of widely differing hardness, or layers of depth hoar are particularity significant, can be dangerous if not filled in.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
BUTTON LIFT - aka Poma Lift, A mechanized system for pulling skiers and snowboarders uphill, along the surface of the slope. There are two main types, detachable and fixed. Detachable are more modern and easier to use as the user can assume an appropriate posture relative to the button and pole while the pole remains stationary. When the cable grip attaches to the cable, the passenger's acceleration is lessened by having the pole being spring-loaded. Fixed buttons swing around the end of the pully wheel and the user must grab the pole as it travels by at the speed of the tow cable.
POMA LIFT - See Button Lift
|
|
|
|
|
|
You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
|
|
"FREE RIDING" - previously known as "off-piste" skiing. A term coined by marketers from within the ski industry in the 90's which was prompted by falling ski sales as disaffected youths switched to snow boarding. In a bid to stimulate sales of skis and ski magazines, skiing was rebranded as being "cool" again and the unsuspecting public was bombarded with images of world class athletes hurtling down first descents with the implied message that you too can ski like this and have fun hucking cliffs but only if you have highly specialised (expensive) reverse camber, ulta fat skis with beefy touring bindings. To further increase sales you are now advised that you need a "quiver" of skis to satisfy every potential condition on the mountain and as a final insult to the intelligence of the ski consumer "signature model" skis were introduced with snazzy graphics.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
skimottaret, Free Ride does also have a serious meaning (at least as I have heard it used) meaning a different emphasis in off piste skiing towards large, fast turns, playing with the topography - instead of the old orthodoxy of short linked turns down the fall line. (see also "farming" in which the old style tracks are packed imitatively, close to each other down a slope, so that more people can get fresh tracks.
|
|
|
|
|
|
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
|
"Freestyle skiing" - Started in the 50's and was originally known at Hot-Dogging and progressed into becoming a recognised competitive form of skiing in the 70's. It differs from traditional alpine ski racing in that skiers runs are judged by a panel. Initially competition was composed of mogul skiing and aerial acrobatics performed after skiing off jumps. Has more recently expanded to include half pipe, big air and other events.
Hot-Dogging - An term from the 50's that described skiing whilst doing tricks, stunts and dangerous/intricate manoeuvres. Anything went and it was all about fun and showing off.
|
|
|
|
|
|
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
|
|
CORRIE - A corrie starts as a snow patch on a cold mountain side and require temperatures that must be low enough to allow the snow to remain all year round. Under these conditions snow can accumulate and the snow patch will grow in size and depth each year.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CORRIE - A bowl shaped geographical feature found on hillsides and mountains formed by historical glaciation.
|
|
|
|
|
|
You know it makes sense.
|
beeryletcher, oh good, I was just wondering if my dim recollection of school geography lessons had let me down. 
|
|
|
|
|
|
brian
brian
Guest
|
|
The etymology is from the gaelic word "coire" meaning a cauldron. It has nothing to do with snow.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Poster: A snowHead
|
|
Also known as a cwm, IIRC.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
|
|
|
|
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
|
|
skimottaret, aww, never mind, you can't win 'em all!
|
|
|
|
|
|
You need to Login to know who's really who.
You need to Login to know who's really who.
|
|
Where is the Glossary?
|
|
|
|
|
|
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
|
Hurtle, trust me this whole exercise has been a no win deal have a go at one...
SUICIDE - what you contemplate doing after realising you just spent a half hour writing up terms you couldn't care less about and that your income earning job hasnt been completed and the customer is wondering why.
|
|
|
|
|
|
You'll need to Register first of course.
You'll need to Register first of course.
|
|
skimottaret, I know, I know. FWIW, I think you're a saint!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| jbob wrote: |
| Where is the Glossary? |
It's a sticky in this forum.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CONVEX SLOPE - slope which swells out like a balloon - less steep near the top, getting steeper lower down (generally a bit more vulnerable to avalanche than a CONCAVE SLOPE.
CONCAVE SLOPE - slope which is steeper at the top, getting less steep as it goes down.
|
|
|
|
|
|
You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
|
snowball, nice one fancy a go at Mountain Guide qualification "levels"
one which is fairly useful i would think.... i have no clue but terms i have heard include...
Mountain Guide - BMG and IFMGA
International Mountain Leader IML
Mountain Instructor Certificate IMC
Winter Mountain Leader
Mountain Leader
there could well be others...
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Glacier: An extremely slow-moving mass of ice, like a frozen river, formed from compacted layers of snow from many years, that slowly deforms and flows in response to gravity. A glacier may be relatively small or may fill the bottom of a valley it has carved out. Many valleys, now without a glacier, were originally created this way. Typically a glacier leaves a huge pile of stones along its edge as it melts (lateral moraine) and at its end (terminal moraine).
Where a glacier passes over uneven (especially convex) slopes it will crack, forming open fissures called crevasses which may be extremely deep and may be concealed by snow bridges during the later winter and spring. Where a slope is particularly steep and uneven many crevasses may link up forming unstable towers of ice called seracs.
Most of the world's glaciers are currently melting due to global warming and have been doing so for some time, becoming shorter and less thick. This can be seen particularly well in the Vallée Blanche at Chamonix where the old lift for visitors to descend onto the lower end of the glacier no longer reaches it, and now has several flights of stairs added below it. Also at Zermatt, where the end of the Monte Rosa Glacier is followed by paint markings on the rock wall to show where the end was in previous winters.
Last edited by Ski the Net with snowHeads  on Wed 3-12-08 16:45; edited 1 time in total
|
|
|
|
|
|
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
|
Mountain Guides
The International qualification for mountain guides is the UIAGM (Union Internationale des Associations de Guide de Montagne). It is also known as the IFMGA (International Federation of Mountain Guides Association) and the IVBV (Internationale Vereinigung der Bergfuhrerverbande).
It is recognised in Austria, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Norway, Switzerland, Japan, New Zealand, Peru, and was joined early by the Canadian ACMG (Association of Canadian Mountain Guides) and recently by the Guides from the USA - the AMGA (American Mountain Guides Association). The BMG (British Mountain Guides) are associated and you can see a summary of the qualifications needed for the BMG here.
This is the International logo you will see on guides' Jackets:
 click on this
UIAGM members are qualified to guide skiers and ski tourers (on and -especially- off piste and on glaciers), walkers, climbers, including ice climbers, mountaineers and ski mountaineers.
As well as formal study they follow a long Apprenticeship when they are known as Aspirants. The qualification includes guiding, skiing and snowcraft skills as well as first aid, mountaineering, rescue, including crevasse rescue, and ropework skills. Only certified mountain guides are legally qualified to lead clients on glaciers or places where ropes are necessary. Even those ski teachers who are qualified to lead off piste are not supposed to do so.
Mountain guides are not primarily ski teachers, though they may also do this. Indeed some guides' skiing is functional rather than particularly stylish.
Their pay per hour is similar to that of a fully qualified ski teacher though they take greater responsibility and have greater insurance costs. The normal minumum in Europe is about £250 or €300 per day for a group or individual, though some charge well over €400 and some have a sliding scale per person depending on the group size. Some you can hire for a half day.
Most guides are unwilling to ski off piste with a group larger than 6. (For very steep, exposed routes it may be less). Consequently 6 is the most economical number for private hire. Some guides work with a company who will get together a group of similar standard to ski with a guide. In this case you will pay the same per person regardless of the group size.
Last edited by snowHeads are a friendly bunch. on Sat 20-12-08 0:58; edited 19 times in total
|
|
|
|
|
|
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
|
|
The logo is a thumb and does not look right - not sure how to convert it.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
snowball, I think the word you were looking for is "Aspirants" (works in English as well).
|
|
|
|
|
|
You know it makes sense.
|
|
Yes, thanks, found it and wrote it in while you were writing, GrahamN,
|
|
|
|
|
|
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
|
|
sastrugi - horrible snow to ski on found in the upper slopes of Courchevel early season 2008 after 100 kph winds
|
|
|
|
|
|
Poster: A snowHead
|
skimottaret, oh dear, has flippancy set in at last?! 
|
|
|
|
|
|
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
|
BASI Instructor levels -
Ski Instructor level 1 - Trained to teach skiing up to parallel standard in artificial ski slopes within the UK;
Senior Ski Instructor UK - Trained to teach skiing up to parallel standard at UK artificial ski slopes, but with additional training in teaching techniques from the Level 2 course. With further training in a mountain environment can become a level 2;
Ski Instructor level 2 - Trained to teach skiing up to parallel standard on piste in an open mountain environment;
Ski Teacher ISIA - Trained to teach all levels of skiing on and off piste (within the resort boundary) within a ski school;
Ski Teacher Diploma ISTD - The highest level of ski instructor, can teach skiing on and off piste anywhere except for glaciated terrain or where the use of ropes or ice axes is planned. Can operate autonomously or within a ski school;
BASI Tutor - An ISIA or ISTD level Instructor trainer who is qualified to teach Level 1 instructor courses.
BASI Trainer - An ISTD who is selected by BASI to train instructors.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
|
I've hit 'Falling Leaf' in another thread. Apparently it is skiing term as well as being applicable to boarding (where it may of course have different meaning). I've got a description for it too out of JT Megamum, backwards and forwards side-slip... absolutley essential when lost in tight steep trees...
Is it worth adding?
|
|
|
|
|
|
You need to Login to know who's really who.
You need to Login to know who's really who.
|
|
Yes
|
|
|
|
|
|
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
|
|
When I was first learning to ski, an ESF instructor introduced a method of learning about what your feet are doing/feeling in your boots by unclipping them and then doing very slow turning movements through weight adjustment. I'm struggling to recall the name, but it may have been feathering?
|
|
|
|
|
|
You'll need to Register first of course.
You'll need to Register first of course.
|
|
Chasseur, sounds like you're searching for a local name for a common practice.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
skimottaret, Could we please add 'Falling Leaf'? See above.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Megamum, sure but im kinda busy for the next few weeks in the mountains... perhaps someone could have a go. it is a nice slow speed exercise as JT explained and used for developing balance, edging and rotary skills.
|
|
|
|
|
|
You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
|
| comprex wrote: |
| Chasseur, sounds like you're searching for a local name for a common practice. |
Commonly called? 
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Heard on Eurosport today Swimming - the term applied in downhill racing during gliding sections when skiers are flat on their bases with no edging, thus skiing for optimum speed.
Last edited by Ski the Net with snowHeads on Thu 22-01-09 17:06; edited 1 time in total
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
FAQ
