A carved turn is a skiing and snowboarding term for the technique of turning by shifting the ski or snowboard onto its edges. When edged, the sidecut...
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cross-through or push-pull turn. During any carved turn on a sufficiently steep slope, the perceived g-force will build up at the end of the carve, resulting in a...
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ski parallel to the wedged ski, and 3) completing the turn with both skis parallel as they carve an arc, sliding sideways together. The stem Christiana...
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Jack-o'-lantern (redirect from Carved pumpkin)
mention the lantern being carved from a vegetable. In 1837, the Limerick Chronicle refers to a local pub holding a carved gourd competition and presenting...
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"parabolic" skis brings a curved surface to the snow, resulting in a carve turn. Nick Howe: The Blitz Form Kitz, Skiing Heritage 1/1997 p.17. https://web...
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point." A prequel to Carved, titled Carved 2: The Scissors Massacre, was released in 2008. It is also known under the titles Carved 2, A Slit-Mouthed Woman...
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can link numerous turns into a run placing their body very close to the ground each turn, similar to a motocross turn or waterski carve. Depending on factors...
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Carved in Stone is the 19th studio album by the German heavy metal band Rage. The album includes a bonus DVD with their full show at Wacken Open Air in...
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telemark turn, the stem, the stem Christie, snowplough, and parallel turn. New parabolic designs like the Elan SCX have enabled the more modern carve turn. Originally...
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carving Skiing or snowboarding carving style, see carve turn Carve (video game), a 2004 racing video game Carved (film), a 2007 Japanese horror film Carvings...
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The snowplough turn, snowplow turn, or wedge turn is a downhill skiing braking and turning technique. It is the first turn taught to beginners, but still...
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largely on their ability to allow even beginners to perform the efficient carved turn. This changed again to shaped ski by the early 2000s, as the design was...
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jump turn is a skiing technique used in steep, narrow areas - such as a couloir - that do not permit a full parallel or carving turn. Jump turns involve...
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using an aggressive, controlled technique. The skier should employ carve turns, and should not skid or plow. The head should remain still, facing downhill...
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Stone carving (redirect from Carved stone)
rough shaping blocks of stone Carved flower on stone, ancient work, Archaeological museum of Jaffna, Sri Lanka Carved sculpture, ancient work, from Chichen...
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Chinese-made artifact that consists of a number of intricately carved concentric hollow spheres carved from a single solid block that fit within one another in...
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The pivot turn or pivot is a technique of turning in place in skiing. The two types are the tail pivot and tip pivot. In the tail pivot, e.g., to the left...
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remained wider. This enabled the ski to flex and turn more easily. Skis traditionally were hand-carved out of a single piece of hardwood such as hickory...
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Going for the One (redirect from Turn of the Century (Going for the One))
mythological figure Pygmalion, who falls in love with a statue of a woman that he carved. It was considerably shorter in length in its original form, but as the...
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snowboarders and those taking lessons. carve turn A turning technique used in skiing in which the skier turns by tilting one or both skis onto their edges...
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structure damaged in skiing is the medial collateral ligament, although the carve turn has diminished the incidence somewhat. MCL strains and tears are also...
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Teleboard (section King Carve 191)
tall or kneeling. This extension and flexion is an essential part of carved turns, and the extent of them that the teleboard allows lends itself to deep...
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Carve the Mark is a science fiction young adult novel. It is the fifth novel by Veronica Roth, published on January 17, 2017, by HarperCollins. The story...
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The SCX proved to dramatically improve turn performance and made it much easier to perform the efficient carve turn. This led to higher speeds in giant slalom...
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Alebrije (section Carved wood alebrijes)
about the fantastical creatures carved of wood is that every piece is removable, it is how one can tell a genuine piece carved by one of the original great...
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the wedge) - see snowplough turn The Stem Christie Parallel turn Carve turn Telemark turn Pivot turn (skiing) Jump turn Skis Ski bindings Ski boots Ski...
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Cross-country skiing (section Turns)
edges for better grip on hard snow; and their greater sidecut helps to carve turns. The geometry of a back country ski depends on its purpose—skis suited...
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parabolic shaped skis were invented in the mid-1990s, putting carved turns, rather than skidded turns, within reach for recreational skiers. She held both the...
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industry by inventing sidecut skis, which made carve turns possible at low speeds and with a short turn radius. They were first developed in 1988 by Jurij...
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the group began working with producer Bob Marlette. Their first single "Turn It Up" was released in June of that same year. Peacemaker was released on...
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