What term describes a combination of sliding and slipping as the skis move forward through a turn when not carving?

What term describes a combination of sliding and slipping as the skis move forward through a turn when not carving?

• A. Skidding
• B. Open questions
• C. Sidestep
• D. Sideslip

Answer: (A)

Skidding describes a combination of sliding and slipping as the skis move forward through a turn when you’re not carving. When the edges aren’t engaged enough, the ski bases ride across the surface instead of biting into the snow to form a clean arc, so you experience forward motion with both sliding and slipping rather than a carved path. Sideslip is a different controlled slide with the skis oriented more across the slope to shed speed, and sidestep is moving across the slope by stepping rather than turning through a continuous arc. So the described situation—forward motion through a turn with the skis sliding and slipping rather than carving—best fits skidding.

Skidding describes a combination of sliding and slipping as the skis move forward through a turn when you’re not carving. When the edges aren’t engaged enough, the ski bases ride across the surface instead of biting into the snow to form a clean arc, so you experience forward motion with both sliding and slipping rather than a carved path. Sideslip is a different controlled slide with the skis oriented more across the slope to shed speed, and sidestep is moving across the slope by stepping rather than turning through a continuous arc. So the described situation—forward motion through a turn with the skis sliding and slipping rather than carving—best fits skidding.