hit the slopes

idiom

informal
: to go skiing
Let's hit the slopes early tomorrow.

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Wax your skis and boards and get ready to hit the slopes. Jennie Key, The Enquirer, 4 Dec. 2024 The heavy snowfall in the mountains will come as good news for skiers hoping to hit the slopes around Thanksgiving. Flynn Nicholls, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024 The sportiest pope of recent decades was Pope John Paul II (1979-2005), a keen skier and swimmer who continued to hit the slopes after his election and even built an Olympic swimming pool in the papal summer residence of Castel Gandolfo. George Ramsay, CNN, 20 Nov. 2024 After fueling up, the Wilsons would hit the slopes to ski. Meira Gebel, Axios, 18 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for hit the slopes 

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“Hit the slopes.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hit%20the%20slopes. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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