monoski

/ ˈmɒnəʊˌskiː /

noun

1. a wide ski on which the skier stands with both feet

Other Word Forms

• monoskier noun
• monoskiing noun

Example Sentences

Price: $2,500-$3,600 A monoski breaks down into four main components, says Jeff Goodman of Radventures, Inc., maker of Yetti brand monoskis.

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I can't help but recruit my leg, stomach and back muscles in my efforts, but the monoski is unresponsive to my clandestine cheating-it's designed to navigate entirely by flowing movements initiated from the waist up.

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At lower speeds, by simply looking down the hill and reaching with my outrigger, my shoulders and hips fall into their proper positions and I can entice the wily monoski to obey.

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I am struggling, for the third time in quick succession, to right myself without using my legs, which are strapped irretrievably into a monoski.

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A year later, with no instruction and a $2,000 monoski donated by the Friends of Middlebury Skiing alumni organization, he rediscovered his passion for competitive skiing and, in the process, invented modern monoski technique.

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