1A turn carried out while stationary by lifting first one and then the other ski through 180°.
Example sentencesExamples
Ski these bindings a little more conservatively than you would your alpine gear, and use good technique on the uphill so you won't torque out during kick-turns and such.
I do have some difficulty with uphill kickturns during backcountry skiing.
1.1(in skateboarding) a turn performed with the front wheels lifted off the ground.
Example sentencesExamples
Skaters will learn the basics like safety, stance, board balance, pumping, fakies, kick-turns, and eventually dropping in.
I am dying to skate again; my knee is finally better and I want to practice kick-turns and learn to carve!
verb
[no object]
Perform a kick turn.
Definition of kick turn in US English:
kick turn
noun
Skiing
1A turn carried out while stationary by lifting first one and then the other ski through 180°.
Example sentencesExamples
Ski these bindings a little more conservatively than you would your alpine gear, and use good technique on the uphill so you won't torque out during kick-turns and such.
I do have some difficulty with uphill kickturns during backcountry skiing.
1.1(in skateboarding) a turn performed with the front wheels lifted off the ground.
Example sentencesExamples
I am dying to skate again; my knee is finally better and I want to practice kick-turns and learn to carve!
Skaters will learn the basics like safety, stance, board balance, pumping, fakies, kick-turns, and eventually dropping in.