glissade

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But the body found Monday was a bit south of the spot where hikers typically glissade — on a steep, icy section of trail known as the 99 Switchbacks, according to Stine.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 15, 2025

From hiking a few miles to learning how to use an ice ax and glissade down a mountain, we trained and grew stronger together to ultimately reach the summit.

From Seattle Times • May 20, 2022

For the finale, we performed a pas de bourrée, glissade and grand jete.

From Washington Post • Nov. 8, 2017

You reverse what you tried for going up and aim for the sandiest places in order to glissade down.

From Slate • Oct. 22, 2014

It was pouring downward—pouring itself downward—in a glorious, relentless glissade over the meadow slopes on a straight path for the village.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor