Meanings
noun
- hobbiesA kind of jump turn where the skier turns 90 degrees in the air.
A quersprung is a turn done with two poles, one on each side, like a gelundesprung but at a much slower speed.
2001 March, Skiing Heritage Journal, volume 13, number 1, page 71 more example
His witty book ends with ski specialties such as propeller hops, gazelle christies, the gelaendesprung, the umsprung and the quersprung.
1965, Curtis W. Casewit, Ski Fever: How to Master the Fastest-growing Winter Sport
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