Dek: As if the cheetah-print topsheets weren’t reason enough to buy them, Line’s Vision 114 skis uniquely blend lightweight ...

Downhill: A speed event with the longest course and the fastest speeds. Fall line: The most direct route down a ski slope. Forerunner: An athlete who takes a run down the course before a race to ...

To use your poles, focus on actively swinging them down the fall line to help release the edges of your skis between turns, making it easier to pivot around the bumps. Don't plant them too firmly ...