Term
Traverse
Travel across a slope rather than directly down the fall line.
GLOSSARY · Turns & riding control
A traverse is riding across the hill on one edge, keeping speed low and direction steady. Riders traverse to move across the slope, to reach a different line or to set up the next turn.
Context and distinction
A traverse runs across the fall line; riding straight down is following the fall line.
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