What is the term for the top of a hill or the peak of a turn in skiing?

What is the term for the top of a hill or the peak of a turn in skiing?

• A. Apex
• B. Angulation
• C. Aft
• D. Axis

Answer: (A)

Apex is the term for the top point—the highest or peak moment of a turn in skiing, and also used for the top of a hill. It’s the point in the turn where your path reaches its apex before you start moving into the next phase of the arc, and it’s where you’re most engaged with the outside edge as you prepare to transition across the slope. Angulation, aft, and axis describe how you position or rotate your body or skis, not the peak of the turn, so they don’t match the meaning of the top point.

Apex is the term for the top point—the highest or peak moment of a turn in skiing, and also used for the top of a hill. It’s the point in the turn where your path reaches its apex before you start moving into the next phase of the arc, and it’s where you’re most engaged with the outside edge as you prepare to transition across the slope. Angulation, aft, and axis describe how you position or rotate your body or skis, not the peak of the turn, so they don’t match the meaning of the top point.