highmarking
n.— «The man is believed to have been killed after triggering an avalanche Saturday afternoon by driving straight up the side of a hill, a practice called highmarking.» —“Alberta snowmobiler’s body recovered” by Ben Gelinas Edmonton Journal (Alberta, Canada) Jan. 19, 2009. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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