🎿 Snow gliders 🎿 To glide on snow

to ski

129 1.0

To move over snow on long narrow boards attached to your feet

verb
/skiː/

: esquiar

Every winter, I love to ski on the fresh powder at the resort.

You don't understand how anyone can ski with all these trees, right?

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Examples

Let's go skiing.

Donner Pass (2012)
I learned to cross country ski at one point.
Hey, any of you guys like to ski?

The Holdovers (2023)
Where you guys going skiing again?

Scent of a Woman (1992)
That weekend I went skiing.

Rush (2013)
I wanted to go skiing.

Open Water (2004)
I remember the cold, dark mornings when I had to ski quite a distance to school and back.

Academic text (2006)
Did you learn to ski by spending a day on the mountain and then have it mastered?

Academic text (2016)
A sophisticated woman skis to a stop next to a flock of penguins.

Fiction book (1990)
"So are you going skiing on the three-day weekend?" said Gretchen to Christina.

Fiction book (1990)

Phrasal Verbs

to water ski

6 3.4

To glide across water while being pulled by a boat

Compounds

ski mask

36 2.7

A close-fitting cloth that covers most of the face to keep it warm while skiing

ski resort

20 2.3

A place with hotels and lifts where people go to ski or enjoy winter sports

ski slope

7 1.6

A hill covered with snow made for people to ski down

ski boot

5 3.1

A stiff boot that locks into a ski binding for skiing

ski pole

4 2.5

A long thin pole with a pointed metal tip that skiers use to help balance and push on snow

ski lift

4 2.7

A machine with seats on a moving cable that carries skiers up a slope

ski lodge

4 3.2

A building near ski slopes where people stay and warm up

ski jump

3 3.4

A steep ramp that skiers slide down to jump into the air

ski jacket

3 1.7

A warm waterproof and windproof jacket people wear for skiing to keep dry

ski cap

2 1.3

A close-fitting wool hat that keeps the head and ears warm

ski jumping

2 3.7

A winter sport where people slide down a ramp on skis and fly to gain distance and style points

ski run

2 2.9

A slope prepared and kept for people to ski on

water ski

2 2.9

A long flat board that you wear on your foot to glide over water when pulled by a boat

ski pants

1 3.2

Trousers worn for skiing or as a fashion item that keep you warm and dry

ski race

1 2.4

A competition where people ski on snow to be first

ski jumper

1 3.3

A person who skis down a ramp and jumps far into the air

ski parka

1 2.8

A warm waterproof jacket for skiing with a hood and thick padding

ski conditions

1 2.7

How much snow there is and how good the snow and weather are for going down snowy slopes

ski trail

1 3.0

A prepared path on a mountain for people to ski

ski wax

1 2.9

A substance you put on the bottom of skis to help them glide on snow

Ski-Doo

1 6.0

A motor vehicle people ride on snow, often used for any brand

ski tow

1 3.6

A machine with a moving rope that pulls skiers up a slope

ski rack

1 3.0

A frame attached to a car that holds skis securely during driving

ski binding

1 3.7

A part fixed to a ski that holds your boot and lets it come off if you fall

roller ski

1 6.5

A long narrow frame with wheels used for training on roads when there is no snow

ski-plane

1 6.7

An airplane with skis that lands and takes off on snow or ice

touring ski

1 6.0

A ski with bindings that free the heel for uphill and lock it for downhill

après-ski

8.6

Social activities and fun after a day of skiing

Tonkin cane ski pole

9.5

A ski pole made from strong Tonkin cane bamboo that is flexible and lasts a long time

Tonkin ski pole

9.3

A ski pole made from strong Tonkin bamboo that bends without breaking

How Fast

to race

312 1.0

to ski

129 1.0

to glide

78 2.9

Surface Forms

ski infinitive

skied past

skied past participle

skiing present participle

skis third person singular

Etymology

Ski as a verb comes from the same old Scandinavian word skíð for a wooden plank; people moved over snow on these planks, so to ski is to 'glide' over snow or water.