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Fall line: The most direct route down the hill, often involuntarily taken by falling skiers.
FIS: French acronym for the International Ski Federation.
Fixed grip lift: A surface chairlift that pulls skiers by cable to various levels of the mountain.
Flat light: Condition occurring when haze decreases depth visibility.
Flea market: Result of a wipe-out when clothing and gear separate from the skier (a.k.a. a tag or garage sale).
Frostbite: A serious condition that takes place in extremely cold conditions, when part of your body freezes. This usually happens to the face or other unprotected areas.
Frozen granular: Snow that is old and that has frozen together. The difference between it and ice is this: ice chips away and frozen granular will dent and keep its shape. Eventually, frozen granular will turn to ice.
