Usually means: Angling skis outward to ascend.
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  1. herringboning: Merriam-Webster
  2. herringboning: Collins English Dictionary
  3. herringboning: Wiktionary
  4. herringboning: Dictionary.com
  5. herringboning: TheFreeDictionary.com

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(Note: See herringbone as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (herringbone)

noun:  (countable) A bone of a herring.
noun:  A zigzag pattern, especially made by bricks, on a cloth, or by stitches in sewing.
noun:  (countable, skiing) A method of climbing a hill by pointing the skis outward in a V-shape to keep from sliding backwards.
noun:  Twilled fabric woven in rows of parallel sloping lines.
verb:  To stitch in a herringbone pattern.
verb:  (skiing) To climb a hill by pointing the skis outward in a V-shape to keep from sliding backwards.
▸ Also see herringbone


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