a cheerful skier glides gracefully down the white powdery slope wearing bright winter gear. The long flat wooden planks attached to their boots carve smooth curved lines through the fresh snow. Snow sprays up behind the skier as they pick up speed down the mountain. The skier leans into a turn, demonstrating perfect balance on the equipment. Other skiers can be seen further up the trail, also wearing the same long flat devices on their feet. Pine trees bend slightly from the winter wind as snowflakes fall gently around the scene. the long flat pieces of equipment worn on feet to move over snow