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Ski vs Powderhound - What's the difference?

ski | powderhound |

As nouns the difference between ski and powderhound

is that ski is ski while powderhound is (slang) a skiing enthusiast.

ski

English

(wikipedia ski)

Noun

(en noun)
  • One of a pair of long flat runners designed for gliding over snow.
  • One of a pair of long flat runners designed for gliding over water pulled by a boat.

    • Derived terms

    * jet ski * skier * skiing * ski pole * ski resort * ski school * ski slope

    Verb

  • To move on skis.
  • To travel over (a slope etc.) on skis; travel on skis at (a place), especially as a sport.

    • Anagrams

    * ----

    powderhound

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (slang) A skiing enthusiast.
  • * 1992 , Gulf of New Hampshire'' (in ''Backpacker , volume 20, number 119, page 84)
    • But it's the rare chance for above-tree line skiing that draws backcountry powderhounds to the gulf again and again.
  • *{{quote-news, year=2008, date=January 6, author=Allen Salkin, title=Oh, My Poor Arthritic Ski Club, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=Miramartian Geiger, the powderhound , has never been married. }}