Snowboarding lexicon (very, very long!)

Bapopik at AOL.COM Bapopik at AOL.COM
Mon Oct 4 15:02:38 UTC 1999


     About twenty years ago, almost no one went snowboarding.  Almost all of
the snowboarding magazines and books have been published in the past ten
years.  The sport deserves an ATNW issue all to itself.
     Here goes (and happy snowboarding this winter):

SOURCES:

TCS1994--THE COMPLETE SNOWBOARDER (1994) by Jeff Bennett and Scott Downey,
Glossary pp. 122-124.
SB1995--SNOWBOARDING (1995) by Bob Reichenfeld and Anna Bruechert,
Snowboarding Lingo pp. 131-134.
IKANAS1997--I KNOW ABSOLUTELY NOTHING ABOUT SNOWBOARDING (1997) by Steve
Eubanks and Mark Fawcett, Palmer's Glossary pp. 113-128.
STGTL1997--THE SNOWBOARDER'S TOTAL GUIDE TO LIFE (1997) by Bill Kerig,
Glossary pp. 173-182.
BS1998--BACKCOUNTRY SNOWBOARDING (1998) by Christopher Van Tilburg, Glossary
pp. 131-135.
SD--SNOWBOARDING DICTIONARY
(http://tqjunior.advanced.org/3885/dictionary.html).
SOL--SNOWBOARDING ONLINE LEXICON: A DICTIONARY OF SNOWBOARD TERMS by Jason
Dow (http://www.solsnowboarding.com/school/html).
TRICKS--TRICKS
(http://members.tripod.com/adm/popup/roadmap.shtml?939018931450).

Acute mountain sickness--BS1998
Aerials--TCS1994, IKANAS1997
Aggro--STGTL1997
Air--TCS1994, SB1995, IKANAS1997
Air dog--STGTL1997
Air-to-fakie--SOL, TRICKS
Airwalks--STGTL1997
Alley-oop--SOL, TRICKS
Alpine--TCS1994, SD
Alpine skier--SB1995
Alpine skiing--BS1998
Alpine snowboard--SD
Alpine snowboarding--BS1998, SOL, TRICKS
Alpine touring--BS1998
Altimeter--BS1998
Altitude sickness--IKANAS1997
Andrecht--SOL, TRICKS
Artificial snow--IKANAS1997
Aspect--BS1998
Asymmetrical--TCS1994
Asymmetrical board--SB1995
Asymmetrical sideout--SOL
Avalanche--SB1995, IKANAS1997
Avalanche transceiver--SB1995, BS1998
Back foot--SB1995, IKANAS1997
Backcountry snowboarding--BS1998
Backside--TCS1994, IKANAS1997, STGTL1997, SOL, TRICKS
Backside air--SOL, TRICKS
Backside rotation--SOL, TRICKS
Backside turn--SB1995, IKANAS1997, BS1998, TRICKS
Backside wall--SOL, TRICKS
Baggies--STGTL1997
Bails--TCS1994, SB1995, IKANAS1997, STGTL1997, SOL
Banked slalom--SOL
Base--TCS1994, IKANAS1997
Base lodge--IKANAS1997
Baseless bindings--SOL
Beat--STGTL1997, SOL
Bevel--TCS1994, SOL, TRICKS
BFM--SOL
Big air--IKANAS1997
Binding--TCS1994, IKANAS1997, STGTL1997, SD
Bivouac sack--BS1998
Black diamond--IKANAS1997
Blindside--TCS1994, SOL, TRICKS
Blue ice--BS1998
Blue square--IKANAS1997
Boag--STGTL1997
Board--SB1995, IKANAS1997
Board Betty--STGTL1997
Board Bro--STGTL1997
Boarder Cross Competition--SOL
Boardercross--IKANAS1997, STGTL1997
Boardhead--SB1995
Boards--SB1995
Bomb--SD
Bomb hole--IKANAS1997
Bone--TCS1994, IKANAS1997, STGTL1997, SOL, TRICKS
Bone it out--SB1995
Bonk--TCS1994, IKANAS1997, STGTL1997, SOL, TRICKS
Bonking--SB1995
Boost--STGTL1997, SOL
Boot hiking--BS1998
Boot-top fracture--BS1998
Boyz--STGTL1997
Brah--STGTL1997
Bumps--SB1995, IKANAS1997
Bunny Slope--TCS1994, IKANAS1997
Burger flip--SOL
Bust--STGTL1997, SOL
Caballerial--TCS1994, SOL, TRICKS
Cairn--BS1998
Camber--TCS1994, IKANAS1997, BS1998, SOL
Canadian bacon--IKANAS1997, SOL
Cants--TCS1994, SOL
Cap construction--BS1998, SOL
Carabiner--BS1998
Carbon fiber--SD
Carve--SB1995, IKANAS1997, STGTL1997, SD
Carved Turn--TCS1994
Carving board--IKANAS1997
Cat out the window--STGTL1997
Cat tracks--SB1995, IKANAS1997
Catching air--IKANAS1997
Catching an edge--IKANAS1997, SD
Centered stance--SOL
Chair lift--IKANAS1997
Chatter--IKANAS1997, SOL
Chicken salad air--SOL, TRICKS
Clicker--SD
Clinometer--BS1998
Cloud cap--BS1998
Code or responsibility code--IKANAS1997
Coin-operated slalom course--SB1995, IKANAS1997
Compression test--BS1998
Control gate--SB1995, IKANAS1997
Cool Daddy Handshake--STGTL1997
Coping--SOL, TRICKS
Corduroy--IKANAS1997, STGTL1997, SOL
Corkscrew--SOL
Corn--BS1998
Cornice--SB1995, IKANAS1997, BS1998
Couloir--SB1995, IKANAS1997
Crail air--SOL, TRICKS
Crampon--BS1998
Crater--STGTL1997, SOL
Crevasse--BS1998
Crippler air--SOL, TRICKS
Crooked cop air--SOL, TRICKS
Crossbone method air--SOL
Crud--TCS1994, SB1995, IKANAS1997, BS1998
Cruiser run--SOL
Crust--TCS1994, IKANAS1997, BS1998
Dampening--SOL
Declination--BS1998
Deep show immersion--BS1998
Delaminate--SOL
Depth hoar--BS1998
Derby--SB1995, IKANAS1997
Detune--SOL
Ding--SB1995
Directional shape--BS1998
Directional stance--SOL
Disaster--SOL, TRICKS
Double black diamond--IKANAS1997
Double grab--SOL, TRICKS
Double handed grab--SOL
Drop--IKANAS1997
Dual lens goggles--IKANAS1997
Dual slalom--SB1995, IKANAS1997
Duck--IKANAS1997, TRICKS
Duckfoot--TCS1994, STGTL1997, SOL
Dude--STGTL1997
Edges--TCS1994, SB1995, IKANAS1997, SD
Effective edge--SB1995, IKANAS1997, BS1998, SOL, TRICKS
Eggbeater--STGTL1997
Eggflip--SOL, TRICKS
Eggplant--SOL, TRICKS
Elgeurial (BFM)--SOL, TRICKS
Endo--IKANAS1997
Equilibrium form--BS1998
Eurocarve--SB1995, IKANAS1997, SOL, TRICKS
Extended base--SOL
Extruded--BS1998
Face--IKANAS1997
Face plant--SB1995, IKANAS1997
Faceting--BS1998
Fakie--TCS1994, SB1995, IKANAS1997, STGTL1997, BS1998, SD, SOL, TRICKS
Fall Line--TCS1994, SB1995, IKANAS1997, STGTL1997, SD, SOL, TRICKS
Fanny pack--IKANAS1997
Fat (phat)--SOL, TRICKS
Field bearing--BS1998
50/50--SOL
Firn--BS1998
Firn skis--BS1998
540 air (a.k.a. five)--SOL, TRICKS
Flagging--BS1998
Flail--STGTL1997, SOL
Flailer--STGTL1997
Flatbottom--IKANAS1997, STGTL1997, SOL, TRICKS
Flatground--TRICKS
Flatland--SB1995, SOL
Flex--IKANAS1997, BS1998, SOL
Flow--SOL
Fluke--BS1998
Flying kilometre--SB1995
Flying squirrel air--SOL
Food trick--SB1995, IKANAS1997
Forward lean--SOL
Freeride--IKANAS1997
Freerider--STGTL1997
Freeriding--TCS1994, BS1998, SOL, TRICKS
Freestyle--TCS1994, IKANAS1997, BS1998, SD, SOL, TRICKS
Fresh fish air--SOL, TRICKS
Fresh powder--IKANAS1997
Front flip--SD
Front foot--SOL, TRICKS
Front hand--SOL, TRICKS
Frontside--TCS1994, SB1995, IKANAS1997, STGTL1997, BS1998, TRICKS
Frontside air--SOL, TRICKS
Frontside rotation--SOL, TRICKS
Frontside wall--SOL, TRICKS
Frostbite--IKANAS1997, BS1998
Frost nip--BS1998
Gag jump--SOL
Garland Turns--TCS1994, SB1995, IKANAS1997
Gates, or racing gates--IKANAS1997
Gay twist--SOL, TRICKS
Giant slalom--SB1995, IKANAS1997
Glardia--BS1998
Glide--SB1995, IKANAS1997
Glisse--BS1998
Global positioning system (GPS)--BS1998
Gnarly--SB1995, IKANAS1997
Go off--STGTL1997
Goggles--IKANAS1997
Gondola--IKANAS1997
Goofy--TCS1994, SB1995, IKANAS1997, SD
Goofy foot--BS1998, SOL, TRICKS
Goofy footer--STGTL1997
Goofy test--IKANAS1997
Grab--TCS1994, STGTL1997, SOL, TRICKS
Graupel--BS1998
Green circle--IKANAS1997
Grind--TCS1994, STGTL1997, SOL, TRICKS
Grommet--STGTL1997, SOL
Groomed--TCS1994, IKANAS1997
Group lesson--IKANAS1997
Haakon flip--SOL, TRICKS
Half-cab--TCS1994, TRICKS
Halfpipe--TCS1994, SB1995, IKANAS1997, STGTL1997, SD, SOL, TRICKS
Handplant--TCS1994, SOL, TRICKS
Hard boot--TCS1994, IKANAS1997, BS1998, SOL
Hardpack--SB1995, IKANAS1997
Head wall--SOL
Heel drag--SOL
Heel edge--TCS1994, IKANAS1997, SOL, TRICKS
Heel turn--IKANAS1997, SOL
Heelside--SB1995, IKANAS1997, STGTL1997
Heli-drop--IKANAS1997
Herringbone step--BS1998
High altitude cerebral edema--BS1998
High altitude pulmonary edema--BS1998
Highback Binding--TCS1994, IKANAS1997, BS1998, SOL
Highway--SOL
Hit--SB1995, IKANAS1997, STGTL1997
Hoar frost--BS1998
Ho ho--SOL, TRICKS
Hoho plant--SB1995
Hole pattern--SOL
Hook--STGTL1997
Hospital air--STGTL1997
Huck--STGTL1997
Hucker--SOL, TRICKS
Huckfest--STGTL1997
Hypothermia--IKANAS1997, BS1998
Ice avalanche--BS1998
Ice ax--BS1998
Ice screw--BS1998
Iguana air--SOL, TRICKS
Induction method--BS1998
Indy air--SOL, TRICKS
Indy grab--SD
Inserts--TCS1994, SB1995, SOL
Islands of safety--BS1998
Instructor--STGTL1997
Inverted aerial--SOL, TRICKS
Inverted 180--SOL, TRICKS
Inverted 540--SOL, TRICKS
Inverted 720 (720 McTwist)--SOL, TRICKS
Inverts--TCS1994, SB1995, IKANAS1997, STGTL1997, SOL, TRICKS
Jacket--IKANAS1997
Jam session halfpipe competition--SOL
Japan air--SOL, TRICKS
Jib--TCS1994, SOL, TRICKS
Jibber--STGTL1997
Jibbing--SB1995, IKANAS1997
J-tear--SOL
Jump--IKANAS1997, BS1998
Kick turn--BS1998
Kick and glide--BS1998
Kicker--STGTL1997, TRICKS
Kinetic growth form--BS1998
Kinked--STGTL1997, SOL
Knuckle grabber--SB1995
Lame--STGTL1997, SOL
Laminated construction--BS1998
Late--SOL, TRICKS
Latitude--BS1998
Lead hand or foot--SB1995, IKANAS1997
Leash--TCS1994, STGTL1997, SOL
Lien air--SOL, TRICKS
Lien method air--SOL, TRICKS
Lift--IKANAS1997
Lift line--IKANAS1997
Lift ticket--IKANAS1997
Line--SB1995, IKANAS1997
Liner--IKANAS1997
Linking--IKANAS1997
Lip--TCS1994, IKANAS1997, STGTL1997, SOL, TRICKS
Lip trick--SOL, TRICKS
Loading--IKANAS1997
Longboard--SB1995
Longitude--BS1998
Loud powder--BS1998
Magnetic north--BS1998
Mammoth Mountain--STGTL1997
Man-made snow--IKANAS1997
Map bearing--BS1998
Mashed potato--TRICKS
McEgg--SOL, TRICKS
McTwist--SOL, TRICKS
Mega--STGTL1997
Melanchollie air--SOL, TRICKS
Melt-freeze cycle--BS1998
Method air--SOL, TRICKS
Method grab--SD
Mick twist--SD
Miller flip--SOL, TRICKS
Misty flip--SD, SOL, TRICKS
Mogul field--SB1995
Moguls--SB1995, IKANAS1997
Monoski--SB1995
Mosquito air--SOL, TRICKS
Mute air--SOL, TRICKS
Nastar--SB1995
National Climbing Classification System--BS1998
Neve--BS1998
New school--SB1995, STGTL1997, TRICKS
NNN (New Nordic Norm)--BS1998
900 air (a.k.a. nine)--SOL, TRICKS
Nollie--SOL, TRICKS
Nollie front flip--SOL, TRICKS
Noodle--STGTL1997
Nose--TCS1994, SB1995, IKANAS1997, SOL, TRICKS
Nose bonk--SOL, TRICKS
Nose grabs--IKANAS1997, SD, SOL, TRICKS
Nose poke--STGTL1997, SOL, TRICKS
Nose slide--SOL, TRICKS
Nosebone--SB1995, IKANAS1997
Nuclear air--SOL, TRICKS
Obstacles--IKANAS1997
Off-piste--SB1995, IKANAS1997
Old school--STGTL1997, TRICKS
Ollie--TCS1994, IKANAS1997, STGTL1997, BS1998, SOL, TRICKS
180 air (a.k.a. one)--SOL, TRICKS
Pack--SB1995, IKANAS1997, SOL
Packed powder--IKANAS1997
Palmer air--SOL, TRICKS
Pearl--BS1998
Phat--STGTL1997
Phillips 66--SOL, TRICKS
Picket--BS1998
Pinhead--SB1995
Pipe--STGTL1997
Pipe dragon--SOL
Piste--SB1995, IKANAS1997
Pit-zips--IKANAS1997
Plate Binding--TCS1994, IKANAS1997, BS1998, SOL
Poach--STGTL1997, SOL
Point-release avalanche--BS1998
Pokerhead--TRICKS
Polyurethane injection construction--SOL
Poma--SB195
Pop tart--SOL, TRICKS
Poseur--STGTL1997, SOL
Posthole--BS1998
Powder--SB1995, IKANAS1997
Private lesson--IKANAS1997
Pro Bro--STGTL1997
Pro jump--SOL
Prusik--BS1998
P-tex--TCS1994, SB1995, IKANAS1997, BS1998
Quadratic sidecut--SOL
Quarterpipe--TCS1994, SOL, TRICKS
Race board--IKANAS1997
Rad--IKANAS1997
Raid--SB1995
Rail--TCS1994, SB1995, IKANAS1997, STGTL1997, SOL, TRICKS
Railing--SOL
Rail side--SB1995, IKANAS1997, TRICKS
Rapid gate--SB1995
Reaction injection molding--SOL
Rear foot--SOL, TRICKS
Rear hand--SOL, TRICKS
Recco--SB1995, BS1998
Recyclers--IKANAS1997
Regular--TCS1994, IKANAS1997
Regular foot--SB1995, BS1998, SD, SOL, TRICKS
Rest step--BS1998
Revert--SOL, TRICKS
Rewind--SOL
Riding--SB1995, IKANAS1997
Rime--BS1998
Roast beef air--SOL, TRICKS
Rock and roll--TRICKS
Rocker--SOL
Rocket air--SOL, TRICKS
Rodeo flip--SD, SOL
Rolling down the windows--SOL, TRICKS
Roll-out deck--SB1995, IKANAS1997, SOL
Rounding--BS1998
Run--SB1995, IKANAS1997
Running length--SOL
Runout--SB1995, IKANAS1997, BS1998
Rutscheblock test--BS1998
Sad plant--TRICKS
Safety strap--SD
Sandwich laminated construction--SOL
Sastrugi--BS1998
Scoop--BS1998
Seatbelt air--SOL, TRICKS
Segmented edges--SOL
Session--SOL
720 air (a.k.a. seven)--SOL, TRICKS
Shakedown--BS1998
Shell--IKANAS1997
Shell binding--IKANAS1997
Shifty air--SOL, TRICKS
Shovel--TCS1994, SOL, TRICKS
Shovel shear test--BS1998
Shred--SB1995, IKANAS1997
Shred Betty--SB1995, IKANAS1997
Sick run--IKANAS1997, SOL, TRICKS
Sidecut--SB1995, IKANAS1997, BS1998, SOL
Sideslip--TCS1994, SB1995, IKANAS1997, BS1998, SD
Sidestep--BS1998
Sidewall--IKANAS1997
Sintered--BS1998, SOL
Sintering--BS1998
Skating--TCS1994, SD
Sketching--TCS1994, SOL
Ski crampon--BS1998
Ski cut--BS1998
Ski patrol--SB1995, IKANAS1997
Ski patroller--STGTL1997
Skidded Turn--TCS1994
Skidding--SD
Skinny--STGTL1997
Skins--BS1998
Sky-back--IKANAS1997
Slab avalanche--BS1998
Slalom--SB1995, IKANAS1997, SD
Slam--SB1995, IKANAS1997
Slob air--SOL, TRICKS
Slopestyle--TCS1994, IKANAS1997, SOL
Sluff--IKANAS1997
Slush--IKANAS1997, BS1998
Smith grind--SOL, TRICKS
Snake--SOL
Snow blindness--IKANAS1997, BS1998
Snow cave--BS1998
Snow pit--BS1998
Snow trench--BS1998
Snowboard mountaineering--BS1998
Snowboard pants--IKANAS1997
Snowboard Park--TCS1994
Snowboard spotter--STGTL1997
Snowboarder--STGTL1997
Snowboarder-ese--STGTL1997
Snowboarder's fracture--BS1998
Snowcat--SB1995
Snowcat boarding--SB1995
Snowgun--IKANAS197
Snowshoe crampons--BS1998
Snurfer--SB1995, IKANAS1997
Soft Boot--TCS1994, IKANAS1997, BS1998, SOL
Spaghetti air--SOL, TRICKS
Speed check--SB1995, SOL
Speed contests--SB1995
Spew--STGTL1997
Spine--SOL
Spins--IKANAS1997
Split board--BS1998
Sponsor--STGTL1997
Spoon nose--SOL
Staircase--SOL
Stale egg--SOL, TRICKS
Stale fish air--SB1995, IKANAS1997, SOL, TRICKS
Stalemasky air--SOL, TRICKS
Stalled--SOL, TRICKS
Stance--TCS1994, SOL, TRICKS
Starting zone--BS1998
Step-in bindings--IKANAS1997, BS1998, SOL
Step kick--BS1998
Stick--SOL
Stiffie--SD
Stiffy--SB1995, IKANAS1997, SOL, TRICKS
Stinky, or stinkybug--IKANAS1997, SOL, TRICKS
Stoked--SOL
Stomp--SOL
Stomp pad--SOL
Stretching--TRICKS
Sugar snow--BS1998
Suitcase air--SOL
Sun cups--BS1998
Super giant slalom (Super G)--SB1995, IKANAS1997
Surface hoar--BS1998
Swallowtail--BS1998
Swiss cheese air--SOL, TRICKS
Switchstance--TCS1994, IKANAS1997, SOL, TRICKS
Table tops--IKANAS1997, SOL, TRICKS
Tail--TCS1994, SB1995, IKANAS1997, SOL, TRICKS
Tail bonk--SOL, TRICKS
Tail grabs--IKANAS1997, SD, SOL, TRICKS
Tail poke--SOL, TRICKS
Tail slide--SOL, TRICKS
Tail tap--SOL, TRICKS
Tail wheelie--SOL, TRICKS
Taipan air--SOL, TRICKS
Tattoo--STGTL1997
T-bar--SD
Technician--STGTL1997
Telemark skiing--BS1998
Telemarker--SB1995
Terrain park--SB1995, IKANAS1997
Terrain traps--BS1998
Test slope--BS1998
Thang--STGTL1997
360 air (a.k.a. three)--SOL, TRICKS
Tilt board test--BS1998
Tip--TCS1994, SB1995
Toe edge--TCS1994, IKANAS1997, SOL, TRICKS
Toe point--BS1998
Toe-side--STGTL1997, SOL
Topographic lines--BS1998
Tour--BS1998
Tourist--STGTL1997
Track--BS1998
Trail--SB1995, IKANAS1997
Trail map--IKANAS1997
Tram--IKANAS1997
Transition (tranny)--TCS1994, SOL, TRICKS
Traverse--TCS1994, SB1995, IKANAS1997, SD, SOL, TRICKS
Tree line--IKANAS1997
Tree well--SB1995, IKANAS1997, BS1998
True north--BS1998
Tuck--SOL
Tuck knee--SOL, TRICKS
'Tude--STGTL1997
Tuning center--IKANAS1997
Turn--IKANAS1997
Tweak--SB1995, IKANAS1997, STGTL1997, SOL, TRICKS
Twin tip--SOL, TRICKS
Ungroomed--AKANAS1997
Unloading--IKANAS1997
Unweighting--TCS1994
VAS--SB1995
Verglas--BS1998
Vert--STGTL1997, SOL
Vertical--TCS1994, SOL, TRICKS
Vitelli turn--SB1995
Wack--SOL
Waist--SB1995, IKANAS1997
Wall--TCS1994, SOL, TRICKS
Wand--BS1998
Wank--STGTL1997
Wanna-be--STGTL1997
Way--STGTL1997
Wedge--TCS1994
Whatever--STGTL1997
Whiteout--IKANAS1997, BS1998
Wicket--IKANAS1997
Wicking--IKANAS1997
Windblown--IKANAS1997
Wind chill--BS1998
Windchill factor--IKANAS1997
Wipeout--SB1995, IKANAS1997
World Extreme Championship--IKANAS1997
Xer--STGTL1997
Xtreme--STGTL1997
Yahoo--STGTL1997
Yosemite Decimal System--BS1998
Zoned--STGTL1997



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