Synonyms and antonyms of Skiing and other sports taking place on snow in American Thesaurus

après-ski (noun)

social activities that take place after you have spent the day skiing

Aspen ()

a town in the Rocky Mountains in the U.S. state of Colorado, known as a place where rich people go for the winter sport of skiing

binding (noun)

the part of a ski that holds the boot in place

chairlift (noun)

a line of chairs that carry people up and down a mountain, especially people who want to ski

cross-country skiing (noun)

a type of skiing on level ground instead of down hills

downhill (noun)

a type of skiing in which you race down a hill or slope

downhill (noun)

a downhill race or competition in skiing

heliskiing (noun)

the sport of flying in a helicopter to a place on a mountain and then traveling over the snow on skis (=long narrow objects that are attached to your boots)

inner-tubing (noun)

American the activity of tubing

luge (noun)

a type of sled used for racing on ice

mogul (noun)

a pile of snow like a very small hill that you jump over when you are skiing

off-piste (adjective)

off-piste skiing is not done on the marked pistes (=tracks) but on fresh snow that has not been skied on

run (noun)

a slope that you can slide down, usually on skis

runner (noun)

one of the two narrow pieces of metal under a sled that it slides on over snow

shred (verb)

Americaninformal if someone shreds while snowboarding, they go down the hill skillfully

shredder (noun)

Americaninformal someone who is good at snowboarding

ski (noun)

a long thin object that you attach to your boot so that you can slide easily over snow

ski (noun)

a long thin piece of metal on the bottom of a vehicle that lets it move over snow

ski (verb)

to slide over snow on skis, as a sport or as a way of traveling

skier (noun)

someone who moves over snow on skis

skiing (noun)

the sport or activity of moving over snow on skis

ski jump (noun)

a steep hill for skiing that turns up at the end so that when people ski off, they travel through the air before landing

ski jump (noun)

a competition in which people do this

ski lift (noun)

a machine that carries people to the top of a slope so they can ski down

ski pants (noun)

warm pants that you wear for skiing

ski slope (noun)

part of a hill or mountain that you ski on

slalom (noun)

a race, especially on skis, in which people move around a series of poles, turning first one way and then the other

sledge (noun)

British a sled

sledge (verb)

British to ride on a sled

slope (noun)

a surface for people to ski on

snowboard (noun)

a long curved board that you stand on with both feet and use for sliding down a hill covered in snow

snowboarding (noun)

the activity or sport of riding a snowboard

snowplow (verb)

in skiing, to slow down or stop by pointing the front of your skis toward each other

toboggan (verb)

to slide down a hill on a toboggan, especially as a sport

tubing (noun)

American the activity of floating on water or sliding on snow while sitting on an inner tube, as a way of having fun

winter sports (noun)

sports that are done on snow or ice, for example skiing and skating

wipeout (noun)

informal a crash or fall when you are riding something such as a snowboard or a surfboard

wipe out (informal)

informal to fall and have a big crash when you are riding something such as a snowboard or a surfboard