schussboomern.
/ˈʃuːsbuːmə/ U.S.
A fast downhill skier. Also attributive.
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ski-jorer1936
ski bunny1952
snow bunny1953
alpinist1957
roller skier1957
schussboomer1959
sit-skier1981
heli-skier1983
snowblader1997
1959 Washington Post 11 Dec. c6/4 Expert schussboomers appear to be coming down the slopes in effortless motion.
1961 Ski Nov. 34/2 The various solutions proposed for the ‘schussboomer problem’ in the past have tended to place most of the burdens on the ski area operators.
1967 N.Y. Times 20 Jan. 33/6 Cervenia continues to be the schussboomer's paradise.
Derivatives
ˈschussbooming n. fast downhill skiing.
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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > winter sports > skiing > [noun] > types of
cross-country1905
telemarking1905
ski-joring1920
downhill1926
langlauf1927
giant slalom1937
ski-touring1960
schussbooming1961
grass skiing1964
X-C (or XC) skiing1972
heli-skiing1974
ski-walking1974
randonnée1977
sit-skiing1981
off-piste1986
snowblading1993
1961 Ski Nov. 33 (heading) Can schussbooming be stopped?
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1982; most recently modified version published online September 2018).
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