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Fall line (topography)

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follows the "fall line" if it generally descends in the most downward direction, rather than traversing in a sideways direction. A skier is said to be "skiing the fall line" if they are moving generally down, making turns either side of the fall line, rather than moving across the slope.
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which is most directly downhill; that is, the direction a ball or other body would accelerate if it were free to move on the slope under
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Contour map with an example fall line. Contour lines of constant elevation are blue. One example fall line is red.
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fall line

mountain
hill
gravity
line of greatest slope
gradient
contour lines

mountain biker
mountain biking
trail
Glossary of cycling
Ridge line
Topography
Topographic profile
Gradient descent
"Farlow Gap - Mountain Biking"
the original
Stub icon
topography
stub
expanding it
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t
e
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stub
expanding it
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