Skiing any of various high-speed turns to change direction, reduce speed, or stop, made by shifting weight, with the skis parallel when the turn is completed
Christie,
Dame Agatha (born Agatha Mary Clarissa Miller) 1890-1976; Eng. writer of detective stories
See Christie in American Heritage Dictionary 4
or chris·ty(krĭsˈtē)
nounpl.chris·ties
A usually high-speed ski turn used for changing the direction of descent or stopping, performed by shifting the weight forward and turning with the skis kept parallel.
(krĭsˈtē), Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa 1890-1976.
British writer of more than 70 detective novels, including The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (1926), and And Then There Were None (1940). She also wrote plays, including The Mousetrap (1952) and Witness for the Prosecution (1954).