FUNNY SPORTS QUOTES \ Source: nationalexaminer.com

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SKIING SLANG \ HUMOR

Web site presents 3-part series on types of skiing slang.

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Death Cookies – Frozen chunks of snow that cover the slope like gravel; usually due to poor grooming.
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Dust on Crust – A light dusting of fresh snow on top of a hard, crusty base.
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Click here to view ===> SKIING SLANG - I

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Face Shots – The epic result of skiing in powder so deep that the snow sprays you in the face.
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Fall Line – The path down the slope that gravity naturally pulls you. One slope may have multiple fall lines.
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Click here to view ===> SKIING SLANG - II
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Rodeo – Back flip with a spin.
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Rolling up/down the windows – Common reaction when off-balance in the air; Arms are held out to the sides spinning circles as the skier attempts to regain balance. Resembles the rotating motion of rolling up or down manual windows in a car.
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Click here to view ===> SKIING SLANG - III
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Bonus entry: Snow quotes from a different perspective
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"A lot of people like snow. I find it to be an unnecessary freezing of water."
-- Carl Reiner
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"Getting an inch of snow is like winning 10 cents in the lottery."
-- Bill Watterson
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"Genius is an African who dreams up snow."
-- Vladimir Nabokov
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"I used to be Snow White, but I drifted."
-- Mae West
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"I wanna survive an avalanche. I wanna be one of those people a dog finds buried under a ton of snow, almost dying of starvation."
-- Tre Cool
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"Snow and adolescence are the only problems that disappear if you ignore them long enough."
-- Earl Wilson
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"I was just thinking, if it is really religion with these nudist colonies, they sure must turn atheists in the wintertime."
-- Will Rogers
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"Snowflakes are one of nature’s most fragile things, but just look what they do when they stick together."
-- Verna Kelly
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