Snow
Snowboarding Slang
A's
Air-to-Fakie
Any trick in the halfpipe where the wall is approached riding
forwards, no rotation is made, and the snowboarder lands riding
backwards.
Alley-oop
A term used to describe any maneuver in the halfpipe where
one rotates 180 or more degrees in an uphill direction; that
is, rotating backside on the frontside wall or rotating frontside
on the backside wall.
Alpine
Snowboarding
This term is most often used to describe riding a directional
carving board with hardboots and plate bindings. Since there
is no such thing as Nordic or cross-country snowboarding it
is not used to describe snowboarding in general.
Andrecht
A rear handed backside handplant with a front handed grab.
Asymmetrical
Sidecut
Snowboard sidecut design in which the toe edge and heel edge
have different sidecut radii. In shifted asymmetrical sidecut
boards the center of the heel sidecut radius is shifted farther
back than the toe side radius in order to compensate for the
center of weight distribution which differs between toe and
heel edges.
B's
Backside
The backside of the snowboard is the side where the heels
rest; and the backside of the snowboarder is the side to which
his/her back faces.
Backside
Air
Any air performed on the backside wall of the halfpipe.
Backside
Rotation
A rotation in which your back the first thing to cross the
vector in which you're traveling. i.e. clockwise for a regular-footer,
and counter-clockwise for a goofy-footer.
Backside
wall
If you ride straight down the pipe the backside wall is the
wall that your back faces.
Bail
A term used to describe crashing or falling. e.g. "He bailed
and landed on his head."
Banked
Slalom
A slalom race course in which the turns around the gates are
set up on snow banks. Originated at Mount Baker, Washington
where the course is set through a ravine.
Baseless
Bindings
Snowboard bindings without a base plate. Thus, one's boots
are in direct contact with the top of the snowboard and are
as close to the snow as possible. Some people say it gives
them a better "feeling" of the snow and terrain beneath the
board; hence, better control. Other say it's a silly sales
gimmick.
Beat
A term used to describe something that is not good. e.g. "It's
pretty beat that we have to shape the pipe all day."
Bevel
The degree of angle to which the edges of a snowboard are
tuned. Snowboards used for racing and carving should have
a greater bevel than say a snowboard used in the halfpipe.
BFM
See Elguerial
Blindside
A term given to any rotation where the snowboarder has oriented
themselves "blind" to their takeoff or landing and must stretch
to look over their shoulder. Such a technique usually increases
the difficulty. (e.g. A backside alley oop air in the halfpipe
is often harder than a frontside alley oop air because it
is blindside).
Boarder
Cross Competition
A race course in which gates have been set up through an obstacle
course. It is a snowboarding version of a Motocross. Racers
run head to head, usually in heats of four or six, over various
jumps and banked turns.
Boned
A term used to explain the emphasis of style in a trick. In
other words, if someone "boned out a method" they would grab
hard and create an emphasis of the maneuver such that his/her
legs or arms may appear extended or stretched to a maximum
degree. To "Bone" means to straighten one or both legs.
Bonk
The act of hitting a no-snow object with the snowboard (e.g.
A tail bonk could be hitting a picnic table with the tail
of the snowboard).
Boost
A term used to describe catching air off of a jump. e.g. "He
boosted ten feet out of the halfpipe."
Burger
Flip
A halfpipe trick in which the rider performs a switch 180
to late McTwist. One approaches the backside wall riding fakie,
rotates 180 degrees in the air, and then reenters the pipe
while doing a McTwist. Invented by Todd Richards.
Bust
A term used the same as the verb "to do" only with more emphasis.
e.g. "He busted a huge air over that tree."
C's
Caballerial
(Cab)
A halfpipe trick which begins fakie, spins 360 degrees, and
lands riding forward. Named after skateboarding guru, Steve
Caballero. Also see Half-Cab and Gay
Twist.
Camber
When a snowboard is placed on a flat surface, the center portion
of the board is raised and it rests only on the tip and tail.
This curvature in the snowboard effectively aids in turning.
Camber is measured by looking at the amount of space between
the center of the base and the flat surface on which it rests.
Canadian
Bacon Air
The rear hand reaches behind the rear leg to grab the toe
edge between the bindings while the rear leg is boned.
Cant
A term used to describe the angle at which either foot is
positioned medial or lateral from a vertical axis. In other
words, how much angle beneath your feet from side to side
bends your knees together or apart.
Cap
Construction
Snowboard construction in which the top sheet wraps around
to the steel edges. Provides increased torsional stiffness
over a traditional top sheet and is of a simpler and cleaner
cosmetic design because it does not require sidewalls.
Centered
Stance
Mounting the bindings on a snowboard such that there is the
same distance between the tail and the rear binding as the
nose and the front binding. This allows the board to be ridden
backwards and forwards with similar control.
Chatter
When the snowboard vibrates unnecessarily. Usually this happens
at higher speeds and through turns. Racers are always trying
to reduce chatter in their boards so they can stay in control.
Chicken
Salad Air
The rear hand reaches between the legs and grabs the heel
edge between the bindings while the front leg is boned. Also,
the wrist is rotated inward to complete the grab.
Coping
A reference to the edge of the lip which runs the length of
a halfpipe wall. Borrowed from pool coping.
Corduroy
When a snowcat freshly grooms a trail it will leave a finely
ridged surface. Corduroy is usual very nice for laying out
clean turns.
Corkscrew
A term used to describe a very fast and tightly performed
rotation, either free riding or in the halfpipe. A term used
to describe any rotation which is off-axis.v
Crail
Air
The rear hand grabs the toe edge in front of the front foot
while the rear leg is boned.
Crater
A term used to describe a crash or fall. e.g. "He fell off
the lift and cratered into a snow bank."
Crippler
Air
An inverted aerial where the snowboarder performs a 180 degree
flip. In other words, the athlete approaches a halfpipe wall
riding forward, becomes airborne, rotates 90 degrees, flips
over in the air, rotates another 90 degrees, and lands riding
forward.
Crossbone
Method Air
A Method Air where the back leg is boned. See
Method Air.
Crooked
Cop Air
Free riding version of the mosquito air. See
Mosquito Air.
Cruiser
Run
What you call making a relaxed and mellow run on a fairly
smooth trail.
D's
Dampening
The technique of reducing vibration of the snowboard in order
to increase handling at high speeds. Some boards have a dampening
material such as rubber laminated into the snowboard. As an
alternative, some racers attach various materials to the topsheet.
Delaminate
When the layers in your snowboard come apart. It usually happens
from crashing, long term use, or a defect in the snowboard.
Detune
The process of "unsharpening" the edges of the snowboard.
Most people detune the edges around the nose and tail so they
don't catch in the snow.
Directional
Stance
Having a stance on a snowboard which allows one to ride differently
in one direction than the other. In otherwise, your feet may
be situated so that riding forwards is easier than riding
backwards.
Disaster
A halfpipe lip trick where one lands with the coping perpendicular
to the snowboard. Originated in skateboarding when skaters
would land on the coping and allow their skateboard trucks
(axle) to hang-up. With no trucks it's really not a disaster,
but we'll call it that anyway.
Double
Grab
Doing two separate tricks while in the air. One goes off of
a jump, grabs the board one way, then grabs it in another
way, then lands.
Double
Handed Grab
Simultaneously grabbing the snowboard with both hands while
in the air.
Duckfoot
A term used to describe stance angles with toes pointing outward
like a duck.
E's
Effective
Edge
The length of metal edge on the snowboard which touches the
snow; it is the effective part which is used to make a turn.
Therefore, it does not include the edge of the tip and tail.
Eggflip
An Eggplant where the athlete chooses to flip over in order
to re-enter the pipe instead of rotating 180 degrees. Thus,
this trick is performed forward to fakie......or switchstance
(fakie to forward).
Eggplant
A one handed 180 degree backside rotated invert in which the
front hand is planted on the lip of the halfpipe wall.
Elgeurial
(BFM)
An invert where the halfpipe wall is approached fakie, the
rear hand is planted, a 360 degree backside rotation is made,
and the rider lands going forward.
Eurocarve
A term used to describe a certain mode of riding in which
the rider makes large and hard carving turns; usually riding
high on the edge and leaning the body parallel to the ground.
Certain equipment may also be associated with the eurocarver
such as hard shell boots, plate bindings, and certain clothing.
The style was popularized by Peter Bauer and Jean Nerva, two
of the best slalom racers ever.
Extruded
Base
P-tex base of a snowboard which is formed by extrusion of
sheets. It is of lower quality, doesn't hold and absorb wax
very well, and is less durable.
F's
Fakie
A term for riding backwards. See also
Switchstance.
Fall
Line
The path of least resistance down any given slope, the direction
that gravity would pull you.
Fat/Phat
(slang)
Used to describe how exceptional something is like a "Phat
Air" might be a really styled out trick as well as being "large",
that is, very high.
50/50
To slide with the board parallel to the coping. Also see
Grind.
540
Air (a.k.a. five)
The snowboarder rotates 540 degrees in the air and lands riding
fakie. In the halfpipe, the rider approaches the wall riding
forward, rotates 540 degrees, and lands riding forward.
Flail
A term used to describe riding badly and out of control. e.g.
"He flailed off the jump and hit a tree."
Flat
Bottom
The area in a halfpipe between the two opposing transitional
walls.
Flatland
Term used to describe tricks performed on a flat slope without
obstacles. (e.g. nose slide, blunt slide, tail wheelie, etc...)
Flex
Term used to describe the stiffness and pattern of how a snowboard
flexes. i.e...stiff, medium, soft.
Flow
If someone gives you free product, they "flowed" you some
stuff. a.k.a. Bro-form.
Flying
Squirrel Air
Bending at the knees and grabbing the heel edge of the snowboard
with both hands; the front hand near the front foot, and the
rear hand near the rear foot.
Forward
Lean
The angle of degree to which the highbacks of soft bindings,
(or the boots of plate bindings), keep your ankles bent in
a forward leaning position.
Freeriding
Snowboarding on all types of terrain for fun...no contests,
no halfpipe, no gates, no rules, etc...
Freestyle
Snowboarding
The kind of snowboarding which is mostly associated with riding
the halfpipe, but which may also be used to describe any type
of snowboarding which includes tricks and maneuvers.
Fresh
Fish Air
The backside version of the Stale Fish. See
Stale Fish.
Front
Hand
The hand closest to the nose of the snowboard. In other words,
the left hand for regular footers and the right hand for goofy
footers.
Front
Foot
The foot mounted closest to the nose of the board
Frontside
Air
A true Frontside Air is performed on the toeside wall of a
halfpipe with a grab to the toeside edge between the feet.
A frontside air can be any air performed on the toeside wall
of the halfpipe.
Frontside
Rotation
Rotating the direction your front heel points.
Frontside
Wall
The wall that your toes point to when you're riding straight
down a halfpipe. For goofy-footers it's the left wall, for
regular footers it's the right.
Gap Jump
A jump constructed with empty space in-between the takeoff
and the landing. Not clearing the gap usually has detrimental
consequences.
Gay
Twist
A Caballerial which includes a grab. See Caballerial.
Goofy
Footed
Riding on a snowboard with the right foot in the forward position.
Grab
To grab either edge of the snowboard with one or both hands.
Grind
To slide with the board parallel to the coping. Also see
50/50. (This is not a snowboard trick but we put it in
here anyway.)
Grommet
(Grom)
Another name for a small, young snowboarder. Especially one
who is very "in" to snowboarding.
H's
Haakon
Flip
An inverted switch 720. A halfpipe trick in which the rider
approaches the backside wall riding fakie and rotates in the
backside direction while going upside down. Invented by Terje
Haakonsen.
Half-Cab
Cannot be performed in the halfpipe. It is the freeriding
version of the Caballerial in which one rotates 180 degrees
from fakie to forward off of a straight jump. Also see Caballerial
and Gay Twist.
Halfpipe
A snow structure built for freestyle snowboarding. It consists
of opposing radial transition walls of the same height and
size. Snowboarders utilize the halfpipe to catch air and perform
tricks by traveling back and forth from wall to wall while
moving down the fall line. The following are some recommended
dimensions:
|
|
Measurement |
Dimensions |
|
Inclination |
20 degrees |
|
Length |
110 meters |
|
Width wall to wall |
15 meters |
|
Height of walls |
3 meters |
|
Transition radius |
2 meters |
|
Vertical |
20 centimeters |
|
Rollout deck width |
1 meter |
|
Drop in height |
3 meters |
Handplant
(Backsde)
A 180 degree handplant in which both hands or the rear hand
may be planted on the lip of the wall and the rotation is
backside.
Handplant
(Frontside)
A 180 degree handplant in which the front hand is planted
on the lip of the wall and the rotation is frontside.
Handplant
(Layback)
A 180 degree handplant in which the rear hand is planted on
the lip of the wall behind the take off point and the rotation
is frontside.
Hard
Boots
Footwear designed for use in carving and racing. Boots are
stiff and may use hard plastics to provide maximum support.
Similar to alpine ski boots.
Head
Wall
When a road cuts across a ski run it creates a flat spot on
the hill; which also makes a good place to catch air.
Heel
Drag/Overhang
If the bindings of a snowboard are mounted so that the heel
hangs off the edge, the heel may drag, catch in the snow,
and cause one to slide out while turning.
Heel
Edge
A snowboard has two different edges. The heel edge is the
one at which the heels rest.
Heelside
Turn
A turn made on your heelside edge.
High
Back Bindings
A binding system which includes a highback component that
extends perpendicularly from the board, lies flat against
ones calf, and provides support, especially for edging and
turning on the heel edge.
Highway
A large groove that forms across the flat bottom and/or up
the wall of a halfpipe. Usually it forms on the first hit
of both sides of the walls where everyone is riding in the
same place.
Ho
Ho
An old-school general term given to any two handed handplant.
Hole
Pattern
The current standardized hole patterns for snowboard bindings
are one of two types, four hole and three hole. The majority
of snowboard companies use four hole.
Hucker
One who throws himself/herself wildly through the air and
does not land on his/her feet.
I's
Iguana
Air
The rear hand grabs the toe edge near the tail. Made famous
by Damian Sanders.
Indy
Air
A true "Indy Air" is performed backside with the rear hand
grabbing between the bindings on the toe edge while the rear
leg is boned. Done correctly the board will be even over high
than the riders head.
Insert
A piece of metal with a threaded hole. It is laminated into
a snowboard in order to screw the bindings to the board.
Invert
A trick where the head is beneath the level of the board and
the snowboarder balances on one or two hands.
Inverted
Aerial
A maneuver where the snowboarder becomes airborne and upside
down at any given moment.
Inverted
180
See Crippler.
Inverted
540
See McTwist.
Inverted
720 (720 McTwist)
An inverted aerial where the snowboarder performs a 720 degree
rotational flip. In other words, the snowboarder approaches
the wall riding forward, becomes airborne, rotates 720 degrees
in a backside direction while performing a front flip, and
lands riding fakie.
Jam Session Halfpipe Competition
An event where all competitors are allowed to ride the halfpipe
continuously during one allotted amount of time. The top winners
are chosen by judges who watch the jam session and decide
who is the best.
J-Tear
An invert where the athlete rotates roughly 540 degrees in
a frontside direction while planting one or both hands on
the lip of the wall. Invented by Mike Jacoby.
Japan
Air
The front hand grabs the toe edge in front of the front foot(mute),
both knees are bent, the rear leg boned, and the board is
pulled to the level of the head.
Jib
The act of riding on something other than snow, i.e. rails,
trees, garbage cans, logs.
K's
Kink
When riding halfpipes or other jumps, one may come into contact
with various abnormal and not smoothly transitional surfaces.
These kinks cause problems when trying to ride over them.
L's
Lame
A term used to describe when something is not good. e.g. "This
really lame guy cut me off in the lift line.
Late
A term used to describe incorporating something into a trick
just before its' completion and landing, i.e. a Method to
Late 180 would mean doing a method air and at the last possible
second rotating 180 degrees and landing fakie.
Leash
A retention device used to attach the snowboard to the front
foot so that it doesn't run away.
Lien
Air
The front hand grabs the heel edge and the body leans out
over the nose. Named after skateboarder Neil Blender. (Lien
is Neil spelled backwards).
Lien
Method Air
A cross between a Method and a Lien.
Lip
The top edge portion of the halfpipe wall. See
Coping.
Lip
Trick
Any trick performed on or near the lip of the wall of the
halfpipe.
M's
McEgg
An invert where the athlete plants the front hand on the wall,
rotates 540 degrees in a backside direction, and lands riding
forward.
McTwist
An inverted aerial where the athlete performs a 540 degree
rotational flip. In other words, the athlete approaches the
halfpipe wall riding forward, becomes airborne, rotates 540
degrees in a backside direction while performing a front flip,
and lands riding forward. Named after skateboarder Mike McGill.
Melonchollie
Air
The front hand reaches behind the front leg and grabs the
heel edge in-between the bindings while the front leg is boned.
Method
Air
The front hand grabs the heel edge, both knees are bent, and
the board is pulled to level of the head.
Miller
Flip
An invert where the halfpipe wall is approached riding forward,
the front hand is planted, a 360 degree frontside rotation
is made, and the rider lands riding fakie.
Misty
Flip
An inverted backside 540 performed off of a straight jump.
It is the straight jump version of the McTwist. Therefore
the approach is riding forward and the landing is fakie.
Mosquito
Air
A halfpipe trick in which the front hand reaches behind the
front leg and grabs the heel edge between the bindings. The
front knee is then bent to touch the board tuck knee style.
Mute
Air
The front hand grabs the toe edge either between the toes
or in front of the front foot.
900
Air (a.k.a. nine)
The snowboarder rotates 900 degrees in the air and lands riding
fakie. In the halfpipe, the rider approaches the wall riding
forward, rotates 900 degrees, and lands riding forward.
Nollie
Much like an Ollie only you spring off of your nose instead
of your tail. See Ollie.
Nollie
Frontflip
Springing off of the nose while going off of a jump and leaning
forward, allows you to do a frontflip.
Nose
The front tip of the snowboard.
Nose
Bonk
To hit an object with the nose of the snowboard.
Nose
Grab Air
The front hand grabs the nose of the snowboard.
Nose
Poke Air
Any maneuver where you bone your front leg and "poke" the
nose of the snowboard in a direction away from your body usually
while grabbing, i.e. Indy Nose Poke Air.
Nose
Slide
To slide along the ground or an object solely on the nose
of the snowboard.
Nuclear
Air
The rear hand reaches across the front of the body and grabs
the heel edge in front of the front foot.
O's
Ollie
A method to obtain air without a jump by first lifting the
front foot then lifting the rear foot as you spring off of
the tail. First invented in skateboarding by Alan Gelfand,
(Ollie was his nickname).
180
Air
The snowboarder rotates 180 degrees in the air and lands riding
fakie. In the halfpipe, the rider approaches the wall riding
forward, rotates 180 degrees, and lands riding forward.
P's
Pack
A term used to describe a crash or fall. e.g. "He packed into
that snow bank and broke his leg."
Palmer
Air
A kind of method where the grab is near the nose, the board
is pulled across the front of the body, and the nose is pointed
downward. Named after Shaun Palmer.
Phillips
66
An invert where the athlete approaches the halfpipe wall riding
fakie, plants the rear hand on the lip of the wall while doing
a "front flip" and lands in the transition riding forward.
Named after skateboarder Jeff Phillips.
Pipe
Dragon
A grooming machine invented by Doug Waugh that shapes the
walls of a halfpipe. It has a transitionally shaped cutting
arm which is towed behind a snowcat.
Plate
Binding
A binding system in which hard shell boots, similar to those
used in downhill skiing, are attached to the board by a flat
"plate." Similar to ski bindings. However, most snowboard
binding are non-releasable.
Poach
If the Halfpipe is closed, or the powder field is roped off...
and your rode it anyway... you poached it.
Polyurethane
Injection Construction
More common in lower-priced snowboards, this snowboard construction
is made by injecting Polyurethane foam into a mold to comprise
the core. These snowboards are usually lighter than wood core
boards but are also less durable and lose flex and camber
after a hard season of riding.
Pop
Tart
Airing from fakie to forward in the halfpipe without rotation.
Poseur
One who pretends to be something one is not.
Pro
Jump
A drop off built on a race course which is usually two to
four feet in height.
Q's
Quadratic
Sidecut
Sidecut design shape which is based on a quadratic formula;
rather than the arc of a circle. Simply, this design allows
for camber and board flex to be integrated into the board
design.
Quarterpipe
A halfpipe with only one wall. In other words, a snow sculpted
shape which contains a transition and a vertical, and is used
as a jump to catch air.
Rail
There are two rails on a snowboard; each comprised of a sidewall
and an edge.
Railing
A term used to describe making fast and hard turns. e.g. "He
was railing around that turn before he slid out."
Rail
Slide
To slide the rails of the snowboard onto almost anything,
other than a flat slope. Some good rail sliding surfaces include:
fallen tree branches/logs, the coping of a halfpipe, a picnic
table.
Reaction
Injection Molding (RIM)
Snowboard construction in which a wood core is placed into
a mold, and resin is injected into the mold around the core.
These boards are very durable and efficient to make, but are
sometimes a little heavy.
Rear
Hand
The trailing hand closest to the tail of the snowboard. In
other words, the right hand for regular footers and the left
hand for goofy footers.
Rear
Foot
The foot mounted closest to the tail. A regular-footers right
foot and a goofy-footers left foot.
Regular
Footed
Riding on a snowboard with the left foot in the forward position.
In other words, the left foot is closest to the nose, furthest
from the tail, and in between the right foot and the nose.
Revert
To switch from riding fakie to forward, or from forward to
fakie, usually while the snowboard is still touching the ground.
Rewind
A term used to describe any maneuver where a rotation is initiated,
stopped, and its' momentum reversed.
Roast
Beef Air
The rear hand reaches between the legs and grabs the heel
edge between the bindings while the rear leg is boned.
Rocker
The opposite of camber. Some early snowboards were built with
rocker, presumably for riding in powder.
Rocket
Air
The front hand grabs the toe edge in front of the front foot
(mute) and the back leg is boned while the board points perpendicular
to the ground.
Rodeo
Flip
An inverted frontside 540. Off of a straight jump, it feels
like doing a backflip and landing riding fakie. In the halfpipe,
it is more like performing a 540 degree rotation which is
inverted and off-axis.
Rolling
down the windows
A phrase used to describe when someone is caught off balance
and they
rotate their arms wildly in the air to try and recover.
Rollout
Deck
The very top horizontal portion of the halfpipe wall where
one can stand and look into the halfpipe. Also used as a walkway
in order to hike to the top of the halfpipe.
Running
Length
The length of the base of the snowboard which touches the
snow.
S's
Sad
Plant
A term used to describe any handplant where the front leg
is boned for style.
Sandwich
Laminated Construction
Snowboard construction which is the most labor intensive and
therefore the most expensive to make. Can use either foam
or wood core and usually provides the lightest weight and
most lively flex.
Seatbelt
Air
The front hand reaches across the body and grabs the tail
while the front leg is boned.
Segmented
Edges
Steel edges which do not form one or two solid pieces around
the edge of the snowboard. Snowboards with segmented edges
usually have many pieces around the nose and tail. They are
less durable, but easier to replace than solid steel edges.
Session
A name for a certain interval in which one snowboards. e.g.
"That was a good halfpipe session, but the powder session
was even better."
720
Air (a.k.a. seven)
The snowboarder rotates 720 degrees in the air and lands riding
forward. In the halfpipe, the rider approaches the wall riding
forward, rotates 720 degrees, and lands riding fakie. Of course,
it may also be performed switchstance by riding fakie and
landing riding forward.
Shifty
Air
A grabless trick where the upper torso and lower body are
twisted in opposite directions and then returned to normal.
Usually the front leg is boned.
Shovel
The lifted or upward curved sections of a snowboard at the
tip and tail.
Sick
(Slang)
An expression used to describe something exceptionally good.
Sidecut
Radius
The measure (usually in cm) of the circle radius to which
the sidecut of a snowboard corresponds. A small circle or
sidecut (under 900cm) will make tighter turns than a large
sidecut (over 900cm).
Sintered
Base
High molecular-weight base formed by the heating and compression
of small fragments of P-tex. Sintered bases absorb and hold
wax better and are more durable than extruded bases, i.e.
they are faster.
Sketching
The act of riding along precariously and near falling.
Slob
Air
The front hand grabs mute, the back leg is boned, and the
board is kept parallel with the ground.
Slopestyle
Competition
A freestyle event in which the competitor rides over a series
of various kinds of jumps. He or she is then judged on the
performance of tricks and maneuvers.
Smith
Grind
A lip trick where one slides with the coping perpendicular
to the snowboard, the front leg is boned, and the nose is
oriented below the coping while the tail is above. This is
another skate trick that doesn't really make sense in snowboarding.
Soft
Boots
Footwear designed for use in freestyle and freeride snowboarding.
Boots are soft and pliable and allow a large range of motion
while maintaining sufficient support.
Snake
A term used to describe someone who cuts in front of you in
the lift line, or drops in front of you in the halfpipe.
Spaghetti
Air
The rear hand reaches between the legs and behind the front
leg to grab the toe edge in front of the front foot while
the back leg is boned.
Speed
Check
If you are approaching a jump too fast, you may need to slow
down by making quick speed check. In other words, sliding
sideways to slow down.
Spine
A snow sculpted jump which has two transitional walls coming
together to form a spine. One may air off either side and
land on the other.
Spoon
Nose
A nose of a snowboard which is shaped so the edges curve up
like a spoon.
Stale
Egg
An eggplant with a stalefish grab. See Eggplant
and Stalefish
Stalefish
Air
The rear hand grabs the heel edge behind the rear leg and
in between the bindings while the rear leg is boned.
Stalemasky
Air
The front hand reaches between the legs and grabs the heel
edge between the bindings while the front leg is boned.
Stalled
When a maneuver is performed such that the point of emphasis
in the maneuver is held or "stalled" for an extended period
of time. Usually the best time to take a picture.
Staircase
A series of ledges where one jumps down from one to the next.
For example, a staircase could be on a naturally occurring
cliff jump or on a manmade BoarderCross course.
Stance
The position of one's feet on the snowboard. Includes: stance
types, such as regular or goofy, and also stance specifications,
such as widths and angles.
Step-in
Binding
Binding system in which no major manual adjustment is needed
in order to attach and detach the boot from the binding. You
simply "step in" and then pull a lever to "step out". It has
been developed for hard as well as soft boot binding configurations.
Stick
1. Another name for a snowboard.
2. A term used to describe making a good landing. e.g. "He
stuck a huge Method Air off of that jump."
Stiffy
Air
Any maneuver in which both legs are boned and a grab is incorporated,
i.e. Mute Stiffy.
Stinky
Riding with the legs spread open, (knees apart).
Stoked
(slang)
An alternate term for the word psyched. In other words, to
be excited.
Stomp
A term used to describe making a good landing. e.g. "He stomped
that McTwist."
Stomp
Pad
The no slip pad attached to the snowboard between the bindings
for aiding in getting on and off the lift with the rear foot
out of the binding.
Suitcase
Air
A maneuver similar to the Method Air; only once the knees
are bent, the front hand reaches under the base of the snowboard
to grab the toe edge.
Swiss
Cheese Air
The rear hand reaches between the legs behind the front leg
and grabs the heel edge in front of the front foot while the
back leg is boned.
Switchstance
(Switch)
The term for performing a trick while riding fakie (backwards).
It is important to note that it's a specific term given to
a maneuver which is performed exactly like riding forwards.
The only difference is the rider is going backwards, hence
the term "switched stance". Thus, any trick may be performed
switchstance. Also, see Fakie
T's
Table
Top
A jump in which the take off and landing is connected by a
long flat surface. Ideally, one wants to clear the "table"
and land on the down slope.
Tail
The rear tip of the snowboard.
Tail
Bonk
To hit an object with the tail of the snowboard.
Tail
Grab Air
The rear hand grabs the tail of the snowboard.
Tail
Grab Land
When a snowboarder does a tail grab air (see above) and land
on the front end of the board, keeping the tail end in the
air and holding on to the grab as long as you can.
Tail
Poke
Any maneuver where you bone your rear leg and "poke" the tail
of the snowboard in a direction away from your body, usually
while grabbing.
Tail
Slide
To slide along the ground or an object solely on the tail
of the snowboard.
Tail
Tap
See Tail Bonk
Tail
Wheelie
To ride solely on the tail of the snowboard with the nose
in the air.
Taipan
Air
The front hand reaches behind the front foot and grabs the
toe edge between the bindings. The front knee is then bent
to touch the board tuck knee style.
360
Air (a.k.a. three)
The snowboarder rotates 360 degrees in the air and lands riding
forward. In the halfpipe, the rider approaches the wall riding
forward, rotates 360 degrees, and lands riding fakie. This
trick may also be performed by riding fakie and landing riding
forwards; in which case it is called a Caballerial. See
Caballerial
Toe
Edge
A snowboard has two different edges. The toe edge is the one
at which the toes rest.
Toe Overhang/Drag
If the bindings of a snowboard are mounted so that the toe
hangs off the edge, the toe may drag, catch in the snow, and
cause one to slide out while turning.
Toeside
Turn
Making a turn on your toe side edge.
Transition
(Tranny)
The radial curved section of a halfpipe wall between the flat
bottom and the vertical. A snowboarder pumps and rides the
transition to gain speed, to catch air, and to land.
Traverse
To ride perpendicular to the fall line. A halfpipe rider traverses
from wall to wall in the halfpipe.
Tuck
A crouched position of low wind resistance used to attain
higher speed.
Tuck
knee
A technique where one knee is bent and the ankle bent sideways
in order to touch the knee to the snowboard between the bindings.
(e.g.. Tuck Knee Indy Air).
Tweaked
1. A term used to explain the emphasis of style in a trick.
In other words, if someone "tweaked out a method" they would
grab hard and create an emphasis of the maneuver such that
their ankles or other joints may appear bent or twisted to
a maximum degree. 2. A term used to describe an injury. i.e.
"He tweaked his ankle." 3. Someone who isn't quite right,
"He is seriously tweaked."
Twin
Tip
A snowboard which has both nose and tail shaped identically.
The board is meant to ride the same both ways.
V's
Vertical
(Vert)
The vertical top portion of a wall in a halfpipe.......which
allows the snowboarder to fly straight up into the air; and
not out of the pipe....or into the pipe.
W's
Wack
Something that is not good. e.g. "It's pretty wack that my
board broke in half."
Wall
The wall of a halfpipe is comprised of a transition and a
vertical section.
X's
Y's
Yard
Sale
When a snowboarder falls wrecks losing his or her equipment,
normally scattered all over the trail.
Z's
Do
It with Responsibility & Respect
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