Italia. Valle d'Aosta. Valtournenche. Cheneil. 13.04.2024. Cross-country skiing. скачать в хорошем качестве

Italia. Valle d'Aosta. Valtournenche. Cheneil. 13.04.2024. Cross-country skiing.

Cheneil (pron. fr. AFI: [ʃənɛj]) è una località appartenente al comune di Valtournenche, in Valle d'Aosta. Luogo di particolare bellezza naturalistica, vi sono presenti larici e latifoglie[2], il Santuario della Clavalité[3] e la scuola di alpinismo "Louis Carrel"[4]. È una delle poche frazioni valdostane non raggiungibili in auto. Storia Oggi frazione, per secoli con il nome di Cheneil si è indicata la sola località dell'alpeggio: qui non sorse un villaggio vero e proprio fino all'inizio del XX secolo, con la costruzione dei due alberghi. Trovandosi lungo la mulattiera che porta alla cima del Grand Tournalin, Cheneil è stata attraversata e ricordata dai grandi nomi dell'alpinismo, da Edward Whymper a Georges Carrel. Durante l'infanzia, l'Abbé Gorret frequentava la conca di Cheneil, portandovi il bestiame al pascolo. Sorge a 2105 m s.l.m. sulla sinistra orografica della Valtournenche, su un piccolo pianoro che si trova ai piedi di una vallata dominata dal Grand e Petit Tournalin, dal Monte Roisetta, dalla Becca Trecare e dalla Becca d'Aran. In alto, a sud, si trova il Col Clavalité. Cheneil può essere raggiunta a piedi, o con un ascensore a 8 posti su rotaia. Cross-country skiing: The word ski comes from the Old Norse word skíð which means "cleft wood", "stick of wood" or "ski".[22] Norwegian language does not use a verb-form equivalent in idiomatic speech, unlike English "to ski". In modern Norwegian, a variety of terms refer to cross-country skiing, including: gå på ski (literally "walk on skis")—a general term for self-propelled skiing turgåing på ski (literally "hiking on skis")—refers to ski touring as recreation langrenn (literally "long race")—refers to cross-country ski racing In contrast, alpine skiing is referred to as stå på ski (literally "stand on skis"). Fridtjof Nansen, describes the crossing of Greenland as På ski over Grønland, literally "On skis across Greenland",[28] while the English edition of the report was titled, The first crossing of Greenland. Nansen referred to the activity of traversing snow on skis as Norwegian: skilöbning (he used the term also in the English translation), which may be translated as ski running. Nansen used skilöbning, regarding all forms of skiing, but noted that ski jumping is purely a competitive sport and not for amateurs. He further noted that in some competitions the skier "is also required to show his skill in turning his ski to one side or the other within given marks" at full speed on a steep hill. Nansen regarded these forms (i.e., jumping and slalom) as "special arts", and believed that the most important branch of skiing was travel "in an ordinary way across the country".[29] In Germany, Nansen's Greenland report was published as Auf Schneeschuhen durch Grönland (literally "On snowshoes through Greenland").[30] The German term, Schneeschuh, was supplanted by the borrowed Norwegian word, Ski, in the late 19th century.[31] The Norwegian encyclopedia of sports also uses the term, skiløping, (literally "ski running") for all forms of skiing.[3] Around 1900 the word Skilaufen was used in German in the same sense as Norwegian: skiløping. Recreational cross-country skiing includes ski touring and groomed-trail skiing, typically at resorts or in parklands. It is an accessible form of recreation for persons with vision and mobility impairments. A related form of recreation is dog skijoring—a winter sport where a cross-country skier is assisted by one or more dogs. Ski touring takes place off-piste and outside of ski resorts. Tours may extend over multiple days. Typically, skis, bindings, and boots allow for free movement of the heel to enable a walking pace, as with Nordic disciplines and unlike Alpine skiing.[32] Ski touring's subgenre ski mountaineering involves independently navigating and route finding through potential avalanche terrain and often requires familiarity with meteorology along with skiing skills. Ski touring can be faster and easier than summer hiking in some terrain, allowing for traverses and ascents that would be harder in the summer. Skis can also be used to access backcountry alpine climbing routes when snow is off the technical route, but still covers the hiking trail. In some countries, organizations maintain a network of huts for use by cross-country skiers in wintertime. For example, the Norwegian Trekking Association maintains over 400 huts stretching across thousands of kilometres of trails which hikers can uGroomed trail skiing occurs at facilities such as Nordmarka (Oslo), Royal Gorge Cross Country Ski Resort and Gatineau Park in Quebec, where trails are laid out and groomed for both classic and skate-skiing. Such grooming and track setting (for classic technique) requires specialized equipment and techniques that adapt to the condition of the snow. Trail preparation employs snow machines which tow snow-compaction, texturing and track-setting devices........