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Alpine Enigma: Technical Ski Season Lexicon
Challenging puzzle for experienced crossword solvers
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Across
  • 1. Competitive ski mountaineering demanding endurance and climbing
  • 2. Sudden release of snowmass, a mountaineer's hazard
  • 3. Sliding down a slope, often used to descend quickly
  • 5. Portmanteau describing frozen nasal passages after cold exposure
  • 6. Tissue damage caused by prolonged exposure to subzero conditions
  • 8. Ideal fresh snow conditions coveted by off-piste enthusiasts
  • 9. Tracked vehicle grooming pistes or transporting skiers
  • 11. Famed French resort famed for extreme alpine exploits
  • 15. Rigid footwear interface transferring energy to skis
Down
  • 4. Machine or trail ensuring smooth ski surface preparation
  • 7. Permanently frozen ground found in high mountains
  • 10. Accumulation layer crucial for avalanche evaluations
  • 12. Ski profile emphasizing upward arch underfoot for control
  • 13. Advanced edge technique producing clean turns on slopes
  • 14. Steep, stacked ice formation challenging to climbers
  • 16. Dense Andean alpine plant indicative of harsh altitudes
  • 17. Area beneath cable cars often marked by packed snow

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