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The word ski comes from the Old Norse word skíð which means "cleft wood", "stick of wood" or "ski". [3] In Old Norse common phrases describing skiing were fara á skíðum (to travel, move fast on skis), renna (to move swiftly) and skríða á skíðum (to stride on skis). [4] Modern Norwegian and Swedish, however, do not form a verb from the ...
Also called a cable car. A class of cable-based transport for snow sports where skiers and snowboarders are carried uphill aboard chairs, cars, cabins, or gondolas suspended from a cable in the air, as opposed to surface lifts, where they remain on the ground. aerial skiing A sub-discipline of freestyle skiing and a competitive Winter Olympic event in which participants ski off of 2–4-metre ...
Portuguese and Spanish adapt the word to their linguistic rules: esqui and esquí. In German, spellings Ski and Schi are in use, both pronounced . In Dutch, the word is ski and the pronunciation was originally as in Norwegian, but since approximately the 1960s changed to . In Welsh the word is spelled sgi. [1]
esquiar - to ski; esquiladores - shearers; esquivar - to dodge; esquizofrenia - schizophrenia; estabilidad - stability; establecer - to establish; estacada - stockade; estadística - statistical; estafadores - scammers; esta habiá comenzado - this had begun; estallido - outbreak; estancado - stagnant; estanciero - rancher; estar - to be; esta ...
The ski lift is 15 meters (more than 49 feet) high, the Spanish Civil Guard said in a post on X. Part of its structure collapsed after one of its pulleys became loose, Spanish public broadcaster ...
The word "ski" comes from the Old Norse word "skíð" which means to "split piece of wood or firewood". [6] Asymmetrical skis were used in northern Finland and Sweden until at least the late 19th century. On one foot, the skier wore a long straight non-arching ski for sliding, and a shorter ski was worn on the other foot for kicking.
It has become popular, and the skiing sites have been modernized in recent years. In Spain the southernmost ski resort of Europe, Sierra Nevada, is located. Skiing is one of the favourite sports of the Spanish Royal Family. Spain has enjoyed some success in competitive alpine skiing.
The Royal Spanish Winter Sports Federation (Real Federación Española de Deportes de Invierno (RFEDI) in (in Spanish)) is the winter sports federation for Spain. Part of the Spanish Olympic Committee (COE), it deals with all federations conducting sports for the Winter Olympics .