180' |
This trick is performed forward to fakie
or switchstance (fakie to forward). |
Back Country |
Out of a resort area. |
Back Flip |
Flipping backward off a jump. |
Big Air |
when a boarder jumps and there is a large
gap between the board and snow |
Carve |
Digging into the snow with the edge of the
board, used to turn. |
Edges |
The strips of metal usually made hard steel,
on the outer edges of the running surface of skis or snowboards. |
Face Plant |
Where one's face meets the ground before
any other part of one's body. |
Fakie |
pointing the board's back end downhill |
FreeStyle |
Any type of snowboarding which includes
tricks and maneuvers. |
Front Flip |
Flipping forward off a jump. |
Goofy |
Riding with the right foot forward on the
snowboard. |
Grab |
A trick where the rider reaches down and
grabs the board with their hand while the board is in
the air. |
Grind |
A trick where the rider reaches down and
grabs the board with their hand while the board is in
the air. |
Halfpipe |
A channel cut into the snow that looks like
the half of a pipe. |
Kicker |
A small lip in the snow, used for jumps
and tricks. |
Powder |
White freshly fallen fluffy snow, which
has not yet been flattened. |
Quarter Pipe |
1 curved wall used to ride up and usually
is used to do tricks off of. |
Rail |
Metal to grind on. |
Regular |
Riding with the left foot forward on the
snowboard. |
Slush |
Snow that is melting |