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A person who pays to fall down a mountain slightly slower than gravity intends.
means A person who travels over snow on skis, usually downhill, for sport or transport.
from From 'ski,' which English borrowed in the 1800s from Norwegian ski, itself from Old Norse skíð, meaning a stick of wood or snowshoe — the same root that gives us 'skid.' The sport was born in Scandinavia, where skis were everyday transport long before they were recreation; 'skier' is simply the agent noun tacked on once English speakers needed a word for someone who does it.
- lift lines
- where most of the vacation actually happens
- gear cost
- often exceeds the mountain's property value
- apres-ski
- the real sport, played indoors with hot drinks
- origin
- norwegian for getting somewhere before skis got fun