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Definition of snowblade in English: snowbladenoun A type of short ski about a metre in length, used without ski sticks. Example sentencesExamples - Along with snowboards and snowblades, they are the latest skis lead the freeriding movement, said by supporters to be an entirely new approach to skiing.
- We're told that anyone who can get the knack of skating can get the hang of snowblades in a jiffy.
- Where once skiing held the monopoly on the slopes, it now finds itself competing not only with the fatter boards but also with mini-skis, 90 cm in length and otherwise known as snowblades.
- Limited pairs of snowblades can be borrowed once the #5 race fee is paid.
- So it's not so much snowblades I have a problem with, but a large proportion of snowbladers, as they pose a risk to other slope users.
Derivatives noun I stay out of the way of snowbladers for the same reason: if they're unstable on the snow, they're putting me at risk, the same way I stay well clear of beginner skiers and boarders on green runs. Example sentencesExamples - But the lawsuit states that the law doesn't apply to snowbladers or skiing at night.
- Last year was a watershed: for the first time there were reported to be more snowboarders than skiers at the resorts of Europe, with a significant and growing number of snowbladers also vying for the snow.
- For every one thousand people on the slopes per day, less than 3 skiers, snowboarders or snowbladers will sustain an injury that requires medical attention.
- There is now more data available for injuries associated with snowblading - interestingly, Scotland would appear to have the most snowbladers anywhere in the world!
noun For my money the risk in snowblading is the lack of stability from a small sliding base, which means if you go over it's likely to be a fast fall with a smack landing. Example sentencesExamples - He was injured while snowblading at night when he hit a metal cable separating two trails.
- Now something of a generic term for various activities on snow, skiing can actually mean snowboarding, snowblading or, for those with their finger firmly on the quickening pulse of snowsport, twin-tip skiing.
- There's little doubt snowblading, like snowboarding, appeals to thrill seekers.
- Those who only get out a few times a year to ski will find snowblading more satisfying and rewarding.
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