HERRINGBONING

a pattern consisting of columns of short parallel lines, with all the lines in one column sloping one way and all the lines in the next column sloping the other way so as to resemble the bones in a fish, for example as used in the weave of cloth

a method of ascending a slope by walking up it with the skis pointing outwards.

mark with a herringbone pattern

ascend a slope using the herringbone technique