Bulgaria Ski discussion board

Gloves:

Designed to be tight around the wrist to restrict circulation,
but not so closefitting as to allow any manual dexterity; they
should also admit moisture from the outside without permitting
any dampness within to escape.

Gravity:

One of three fundamental forces in nature that affect skiers. The
other two are the strong force, which makes bindings jam and the
weak force, which makes ankles give way on turns;

Inertia:

Tendency of a skier's body to resist changes in direction or
speed due to the action of Newton's First Law of Motion. Goes
along with these other physical laws:
1) Two objects of different mass falling side by side will have
the same rate of descent, but the lighter one will have larger
hospital and home care bills.
2) Matter can neither be created nor destroyed, but if it drops
out of a ski-jacket pocket, don't expect to encounter it again in our
universe.
3) When an irresistible force meets an immovable object (see
"Tree")

Prejump:

Maneuver in which an expert skier makes a controlled jump just
ahead of a bump. Beginners can execute a controlled pre-fall
just before losing their balance and, if they wish, may precede
it with either a pre-scream and a few pre-groans or simple
profanity.

Shin:

The bruised area on the front of the leg that runs from the point
where the ache from the wrenched knee ends to where the soreness
from the strained ankle begins.

Ski!:

A shout to alert people ahead that a loose ski is coming down the
hill. Another warning skiers should be familiar with is
"Avalanche!" (which tells everyone that a hill is coming down the
hill).

Skier:

One who pays an arm and a leg for the opportunity to break them.

Snowboarder:

One who pays an arm and a leg for the just for the sheer pleasure of breaking a skiers arm and leg.

Stance:

Your knees should be flexed, but shaking slightly; your arms
straight and covered with a good layer of goose flesh; your hands
forward, palms clammy, knuckles white and fingers icy, your eyes
a little crossed and darting in all directions. Your lips should
be quivering, and you should be mumbling, "I have finally lost the plot"

Thor:

The Scandinavian god of acheth and painth.

Traverse:

To ski across a slope at an angle; one of two quick and simple
methods of reducing speed.

Tree:

The other method.

Any additions welcomed. We could make a full dictionary pertinent to Pamporovo and get the travel companies to sponsor it and hand out with all flight tickets. Any excess funds could go behind the bar at Markony's for contributors...

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Laters!!!

Rie