Snowboarding Dictionary - Snowboarding Terms and Definitions

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	"BITCHIN" CALFDICK (submitted by: tsk746) its when your high backs press into your calf's while making it impossible to ride. (Mike Lamb: Atomic Southeast Rep)
	"BONED OUT" (submitted by: dr.penguin) used to explain the emphasis of style in a trick. if someone "boned out a indy" they would grab hard and create an emphasis of the maneuver such that his/her legs may appear extended or stretched to a maximum degree. or the style of the indy was more.
	3, 5, 7, 9, 19, 12 (submitted by: imp_666) Summaries of respectfully a 360, 540, 720, 900, 1080 or 1260 turn. Used for aerial tricks.
	50/50 (submitted by: prorider179) is when your board is facing straight and it can be on any rail, not just a house rail/box
	50/50 (submitted by: SnowFreak) up and down a battleship without falling
	ACCESSORY MAN (submitted by: piccalo2dbz) A snowboarder with every piece of snowboard gear imaginable. He has been known to use it all at the same time whether or not the circumstances call for it.
	AIRDOG A snowboarder who jumps most of the time and is most interested in airial tricks
	ANCILLARY STOKE (submitted by: piccalo2dbz) The condition bestowed upon an onlooker or crowd as a snowboarder pulls off a totally insane maneuver.
	ANDRECHT (submitted by: xiAn) A rear handed backside handplant with a front-handed grab.
	ANGELO (submitted by: boarderx) A perfectly performed trick, turn or jump. With no fall involved, only professionals can be called. E.G. "That guy is busting Angelo-style!"
	ARTIC COUGAR (submitted by: w0b0) An old lady who goes for really young guys on the slops and in the lodge
	AVALANCHEACTIVATOR (submitted by: imp_666) A person who always triggers avalanches. E.G. "Look at that AvalancheActivator ride."
	BACKCOUNTRY (submitted by: imp_666) Areas out of the ski hill boundaries; off-piste. E.G. “Let’s go shred the backcountry today.”
	BACKCOUNTRY (submitted by: antoinette) Out of a resort area.
	BACKSIDE RODEO (submitted by: antoinette) Coming off a jump and turning your back down the hill, flipping 540 and landing fakie or rotating a total of 720 and landing regular.
	BAIL (submitted by: dr.penguin) to decide not to do a trick after started.
	BAIL A term used to describe crashing or falling. e.g. "He bailed and landed on his head." (by Jason Dow)
	BARGE (submitted by: DaShitz) To go for a trick with all you've got. e.g. "Dude, you just gotta barge that jump!"
	BATTLESHIP (submitted by: Boustave) A rail in the park that kinks up, then flattens out, then kinks back down.
	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." (by Jason Dow)
	BEEF (submitted by: shorti7548) A wipe-out; another word for biff. Ex: "Dude, I beefed that one so badly!"
	BEIGE (submitted by: reindeer) Totally wack e.g. "Did you see that hoedad in the cafe? That is so beige," or "How beige is the weather on the mountain!"
	BETTY (submitted by: xsxnxoxwx) A girl who can't ride (a poser who is a girl). Characteristics include: a Roxy snowboard, sideslipping through park, flirting, being loud and obnoxious, matching jacket, pants, hat, etc.
	BETTY (submitted by: antoinette) Female rider
	BETTY (submitted by: alext) female snowboarder
	BI (submitted by: snowaddict23) Adj. To be able to ride a board either goofy or regular without any problems either way. Also see SWITCH.
	BIFF (submitted by: GeeWus) to wipe out on, or fail anything e.g. "Did you see me biff that jump?" "Man, I biffed that pop quiz!"
	BIFF (submitted by: snowy_chick6) Someone who wipes out real bad. For example, "Did you see his huge biff?"
	BINGO (submitted by: El Matto) When you pull-off 3 360s in a row
	BIP (submitted by: eclipsebabie) A mix between your butt and your hip.
	BIZATCH (submitted by: imp_666) What you call someone who cut you off.
	BLASTED A DOOKIE (submitted by: baseball) Seeing someone fall really hard while watching from the lift. e.g. "That kid blasted a dookie."
	BLEAH (submitted by: El Matto) Insane air.
	BLINDSIDE (submitted by: antoinette) A term given to any rotation where the rider has oriented him/herself "blind" to his/her takeoff or landing and must stretch to look over their shoulder. Such a technique usually increases the difficulty.
	BLUE BIRD (submitted by: Moccjet) A beautiful day. e.g. "Cuttin' the pow pow on a blue bird day."
	BOMB (submitted by: imp_666) To point the nose of your board straight down the hill to accelerate. E.G. “He bombed the jump at 60 miles!”
	BOMB (submitted by: jmorocks2) rocket down a hill
	BOMB HOLE (submitted by: sxskater125) A big hole in the landing of a powder jump from somebody bailing. "If you make a bomb hole on the landing of that jump, everybody will hate you.'
	BONED OUT (submitted by: antoinette) A term used to explain the emphasis of style in a trick. In other words, if someone "boned out an indy" they would grab hard and create an emphasis of the maneuver such that his/her legs may appear extended or stretched to a maximum degree.
	BONJ (submitted by: snowed in) A person who takes a beating of everybody on and off the piste.
	BONKING Hitting an object really, really hard with your Snowboard
	BONUS LIFE (submitted by: El Matto) When you smoke the competitors in a competition
	BOOMPH (submitted by: xcmonkxc154) It's what is said when you fall in the thick stuff, because "Boomph" is the sound that is made.
	BOOST A term used to describe catching air off of a jump. e.g. "He boosted ten feet out of the halfpipe."
	BOTWOKER (submitted by: gcoombs) A term used to describe a new boarder who can't stay upright
	BP (submitted by: Creg_h2) Boarder Patrol
	BRICK (submitted by: IceFaceRider) When someone hits a kicker and their snowboard comes out from underneath them and they land on there back. (derived from kids in the east coast)
	BRID (PRONOUNCED 'BREATHE') (submitted by: simongerrard) A common term used to describe an unintentional fast descent e.g. "coming down on the last run, I intially intended to stay off the fall line, but in the end I just had to Brid"
	BROADWAY (submitted by: sevyt) a word that means really cool or good eg that trick was so broadway.same as words like sick,rad
	BUNK (submitted by: hyslacker06) When something is wack. Mostly when the pipe or best run is closed EX: "Dude, the pipe is closed? That's Bunk!"
	BUNNY HILL (submitted by: w0b0) Small hill usually with a toe rope where beginners learn to snowboard.
	BUST A term used the same as the verb "to do" only with more emphasis. e.g. "He busted huge air over that tree."
	BUTT SLIDE (submitted by: xsxnxoxwx) The result of sliding out while attempting a backside boardslide.
	BUTTER (submitted by: jDigity1) This refers to a tail press on flatland or a box. Example: Dude, I totally landed that switch butter!
	BUTTER (submitted by: imp_666) When you lean on the nose of your board (like a nose manual) and swing the tail of your board in front. E.G. “Did you see that butter to BS 5?”
	CASE IT (submitted by: SLTkilla) Landing on the nuckle of the jump and compressing.
	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. (by Jason Dow)
	CHILLAX (submitted by: Timwalker) It means chillout and relax.
	CHOPPY CHOPPY (submitted by: DBoarder) Rough Terrain "Its a little choppy choppy today, lets bail."
	CMANIA (submitted by: imp_666) A person obsessed with taking C-boxes.
	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. (by Jason Dow)
	CORNICE (submitted by: imp_666) A sudden drop-off, usually in the backcountry. E.G. “ Wow! That was a huge cornice eh?”
	COULOIRS (submitted by: keerah) Slopes. e.g. "Rockin' down the badass couloirs".
	CRASHTASTIC (submitted by: meat3098) this word is used when you observe someone who has completely beefed so bad that it is amazing that they are alive.
	CRATER A term used to describe a crash or fall. e.g. "He fell off the lift and cratered into a snow bank." (by Jason Dow)
	CREW (submitted by: Looneytune3) A group of people you shred with. "We had mad crew shredding last weekend."
	CRUISER RUN (submitted by: joelle) What you call making a relaxed and mellow run on a fairly smooth trail.
	CRUMPET (submitted by: crumpet360) english people eat these for good luck before hitting the slopes
	CRUNCHY (submitted by: kurtbizcsu) A term used to describe something great, i.e., "The snow is super crunchy right now."
	CRUTCH (submitted by: Creg_h2) A boarder who has a ski pole and pushes hisself/herself with the pole.
	CURLING FIELD (submitted by: wakawakadoo) when the slopes are so icy that they resemble a curling field. ex. "check out that kid shreding the curling field"
	DEATH COOKIE (submitted by: meat3098) a big snowball in the middle of a run frozen to the ground.
	DECK (submitted by: podcaspro) The top of both sides of the halfpipe where riders can drop-in or destroy themselves if they fail to carry momentum properly. ie. dude I just hit the deck and bailed backwards to the bottom of the pipe or dude just lean forward and lift your knees to get on the deck of the halfpipe.
	DOINKLET 1. A word to describe someting that can't be described 2. Forign Currency. e.g. "Did you see the size of the DOINKLET'S?"
	DOLPHIN TURN (submitted by: gjsnowboardr) This is making an ollie movement to change edges in a turn down the hill. Example: heelside nose lifts of snow first then heelside tail , then nose toeside lands and then tail toeside and so forth.
	DOPE (submitted by: dr.penguin) very cool. used to say someone did a sweet trick.
	DOPE (submitted by: green_laugh) To say that was good, great, excellent! E.g. "Dude, that was dope!"
	DRIFTER (submitted by: imp_666) Beginner snowboarder who 'drifts' across the hill by side-slipping back and forth.
	DROP TROU (submitted by: steezergirl1) insult, short for drop your trousers, :"drop trou you bonj"
	DROPPED A LOAD (submitted by: sxskater125) Shaking the snow off your board while on a lift so it hits somebody below. "You totally dropped a load on that chick."
	DROPPING IN (submitted by: analog_274) Who is going next down the run, jump, or rail.
	DRY SLOPE (submitted by: McMuffin) A snowboard or ski slope that is not made out of snow and can be used year round in places that dont get very much snow.
	DUDE (submitted by: Vic) if you don't know someones name just call them dude
	DUST ON CRUST (submitted by: Dusted) Thin layer of snow on top of crusty snow (snow with ice on top).
	EAT SNOW (submitted by: maxair3) Same as face plant.
	EPIC (submitted by: SnOwAdict) Anything that is totally awsome. e.g. "That jump was wicked epic", "That board is epic"
	'ERIAL (submitted by: El Matto) When you get some air and meditate.
	ETCHED OUT (submitted by: podcaspro) When the opening take-off area for a jump, rail, or piece of equipment is cut into and tracks are left by the snowboarders edges when turning before the take-off or lip of the jump. (ie. that ride up to that jib is etched out like crazy, lets go hit some tables.)
	FACE PLANT (submitted by: imp_666) Landing face first.
	FAKIE (submitted by: xiAn) Riding backwards.
	FAKIE Riding the snowboard backwards from a normal stance
	FALL LINE (submitted by: ayesha) The route directly down the hill; it is the most direct path down a mountain.
	FALLING LEAF (submitted by: Firenze14) Beginner snowboarder that rides one edge horizontally, back and forth, the whole way down the slope.
	FANCY PANTS (submitted by: ZeroEnna) Some old fart of a two-planker that's wearing snowpants from the 80s - the one that's like hunting while skiing or making a hippy statement.
	FEESH (submitted by: funncriminal) Cool foreign dude from the Andes that pulls lots of hot chick with his South American charm.
	FLAIL A term used to describe riding badly and out of control. (by Jason Dow)
	FLAMBOYANT WEEZY (submitted by: $*MaGiK*$) What a snowboarder looks like after he has been drunk or stoned, goes off a jump, and hits a tree or pole at full speed.
	FLUTE (submitted by: dr.penguin) A column of snow stacked on a terrain feature such as a rock or on a near-vertical slope
	FLY-SWATTER (submitted by: cbarker) When you catch an edge and fall forward, slapping the ground very quickly and rapidly, often results in a 'whiplash' feeling.
	FRAGGLE (submitted by: ferdofranza) Term for accident involving two snowboarders, when the boards entangle causing injury.
	FREAK A LEAK (submitted by: snodude) to take a piss
	FRESHIES (submitted by: flowhead) The morning powder before other boarders or skiers have hit the slopes. USAGE: After realizing that you and your friends are the first people off the lift, "Woah, major freshies dude."
	FS (submitted by: imp_666) Frontside (If you’re regular, spinning to the left. If you’re goofy, spinning to the right). E.G. “He did an FS 180.”
	FUDGED (submitted by: santaheckler) To mess up something badly...(i.e. You fudged that jib dorkmo!)
	GAFFER (submitted by: mudderhucker) Skier or "tourist in the way with no business on the mountian". `nuff said...
	GANGSTAR (submitted by: KingHezel) A rider so on form that it is considered illegal to shame his fellow riders in such a fashion.
	GANJALA RIDE (submitted by: Mr Charlie) A ride on the gondola, during which the occupants partake of some kind bud.
	GAP (submitted by: imp_666) To fly over something without touching it. e.g." I gaped the road."
	GAPER (submitted by: kaysta) pronounced "GAY-per", an inexperienced skiier or boarder who attempts runs or tricks that they are not able for- ironically ends up with no injuries themself but causes everyone else to break bones.
	GHETTO (submitted by: reindeer) Something that is very gross or crusty, i.e. "I lent my board to a mate and it was all ghetto when i got it back."
	GIGANDOIDTRON (submitted by: boob) A wave or jump that resembles a large monster.
	GNAR POW KILL (submitted by: srr797) when youre slashin the gnar pow full on ( e.g. Kaley is goin gnar pow kill on Qualmie fo' real)
	GNARLY (submitted by: imp_666) Wicked, awsome, cool. e.g. "That was gnarly." According to tarn montagu, it could also mean something hard, e.g. "That's a gnarly drop."
	GOOFY Riding with the right foot in front instead of the left foot which is the normal stance
	GROMMET (GROM) Another name for a small, young snowboarder. Especially one who is very "in" to snowboarding. (by Jason Dow)
	GROOMER (submitted by: CeeQ) Another word for piste. e.g. "He cruised the groomers all day."
	HANDSOME PANTS (submitted by: ZeroEnna) Some dude with spiffy snowpants that's just been stomping it all day. e.g. "Way to stomp it Handsome Pants!"
	HANDY DANDY (submitted by: Fiore) a person....(usually old and on ski's) ..... carving all over the place and cunttin people off left and right
	HEADER (submitted by: imp_666) Headfirst dive. E.G. “He took a header trying a flip.”
	HEEL TO HEELS (submitted by: gjsnowboardr) This refers to the action that happens when hopping backside 180s between the transition of turns, using nothing but the heelside edge of the board. This is typically more difficult than toe to toes because of the backside rotation.
	HELLA (submitted by: dr.penguin) awesome (that was hella) or really (that was hella cool)
	HERB (submitted by: Vic) Short for Herbert, a bad snowboarder or skier. In particular a skier who cuts boarders up and can't do parelell turns. Good looking female boarders and skiers are exempt from bieng called herbs.
	HIPPIE (submitted by: El Matto) Someone who boards shirtless with a peace-sign necklace.
	HIT (submitted by: imp_666) 1. Park feature. E.G. “There are 23 hits in the park.” 2. To trick off a park feature. E.G. “Let’s go hit the rail.”
	HOEDAD (submitted by: hyslacker06) The person you always see at the lodge or sitting in the parking lot with his board, but never hits the mountain EX: "That guy is a hoedad"
	HOMBRE (submitted by: imp_666) Spanish for guy, dude, homie etc.
	HOT DOG (submitted by: baby2cool4u) Really quality female snowboarder who tears up the slopes
	HUCKER One who throws himself/herself wildly through the air and does not land on his/her feet. (by Jason Dow)
	HUCKFEST A gathering of snowboarders riding as hard and wild as possible
	HUGE (submitted by: imp_666) 1. A term to describe something (stunt, idea, trick, discovery etc.) that is big. 2. A term to describe something (stunt, idea, trick, discovery etc.) that is awesome, gnarly or insane.
	INVERTED (submitted by: imp_666) Upside-down. E.G. “He pulled an inverted method.”
	JAMES BROWN (submitted by: d loco) A trick done on the heel side edge of your snowboard across a box or rail (opposite of a micheal jackson)
	JELLYBEANING (submitted by: tj1286) When you go down a run where you're not allowed, and you have to hike back up to avoid being caught by a guy in an orange coat and becoming kicked off the mountain. Example: Dude, it sucks that we had to jellybean it back there.
	JIB The act of riding on something other than snow, i.e. rails, trees, garbage cans, logs. (by Jason Dow)
	JOEY (submitted by: DontJerseyVT) Someone who skis or boards in his jeans
	JOEY (submitted by: 720) Someone who is a beginner skier/snowboarder and/or has a gap between his or her goggles and helmet. See Gaper
	JOLLYOLLIE (submitted by: santaheckler) WHen you crash doing an ollie and everyone laughs at you.
	KARAHE (submitted by: boob) Someone or something that is barely tolerable. May also be used as an adjective to describe something that is barely tolerable.
	KICKER (submitted by: pwdermonky) To build your own jump. "We built a sick kicker in the back country"
	KILLA' (submitted by: El Matto) A homicidal maniac who boards with a knife in one hand. Hint: don't p!ss him off.
	KINK (submitted by: joelle) 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.
	KOOKOO (submitted by: tempguy) Doing something that is a bit crazy but awesomely entertaining. e.g. a kookoo run, a kookoo move, "Did you see that man? That was kookoo!"
	KRUNKED (submitted by: Timwalker) Someone that gets so messed up they cant move for like 45 seconds. e.g. "That dude just got krunked on that 15-stair!"
	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. (by Jason Dow)
	LAWN CHAIR AIR (submitted by: Johnny) To jump very high and then to collapse like a lawn chair upon impact.
	LE MRCELLE/ LE GARY (submitted by: laura) To be an air dog who always asks the question, ou est le discotech?
	LEAF (submitted by: robster) To sway from side to side all the way down the hill
	LIMP (submitted by: imp_666) Unnecessary faking of an injury.
	LINE (submitted by: SnOwAdict) The path you take, usually backcountry, or off the reg slope lay-out. e.g. "How was that line?"
	LIP (submitted by: imp_666) The top of the jump; the part that is usually quite steep. E.G. "That's an insane lip."
	LIPLAYER (submitted by: imp_666) A person who bails at the lip of the jump. E.G. “Hey! There’s a LipLayer.”
	LIP-MOLE (submitted by: pkirst4359) This refers to a person who sits behind a lip of a large jump so you cannot see him or her until you are in the air.
	LOCKDOWN (submitted by: silvestri_16) When a rider definitely lands a trick to do his skill level. eg. "yo he's got that trick on lockdown, there's no way he won't stick that".
	LOTTOEY (submitted by: imp_666) Rich person, often with really, really really, really expensive stuff. E.G. "That lottoey can't ride for beans, eh?"
	MANNY (submitted by: soad9307) Slang for a manual
	MANUAL (submitted by: imp_666) To ride with the nose of your board elevated from the ground; wheelie. E.G. “That guy can manual the whole flat.”
	MAX AIR PLUMMET (submitted by: maxair3) Get max air off a jump, go horizontal in the air, forget to land and do a face plant.
	MEAT TORPEDO (submitted by: duffus) A child between the ages of 4 and 9 years, on skis, with no concept of fear, speed or momentum.
	MILAGS OR MILAGRO (submitted by: boob) A word used to describe something that that's really cool. The polar opposite of something that is uncool or barely tolerable (see karahe).
	MISTYFLIP (submitted by: prorider179) frontflip 180
	MOB (submitted by: TduBB) to go very fast down a hill or do something sick off a jump. or just to leave." hey lets mob down this hill."im gonna mob this kicker." dude im done, lets mob outta here". its an oregon thing. peacE!
	MOFO (submitted by: El Matto) A ski-instructor
	MOGULS (submitted by: Paradoxjosh) The bumps on a hill, that are created from snow being pushed down the mountain.
	MONKEY BRAINS (submitted by: El Matto) Lingo for supper.
	MONKEY TRAIL (submitted by: imp_666) A little off-piste trail, often through the woods. E.G. “I hit a rock taking the monkey trail.”
	MUNTJAC (submitted by: gcoombs) A term used to describe a boarder who disappears off on his own, becoming elusive and almost unknown to the rest of the group.
	MUPPET (submitted by: brokenboardr) Friendly insult, as in "Ya muppet".
	NECTAR (NEC-TER) (submitted by: Studmuffin) Totally Sweet,Awsome Insane. "That Trick was so frikin nectar."
	NEWBE (submitted by: Creg_h2) A new boarder that is not very good.
	NO JOY (submitted by: PSUfelon) Borrowed from pilot slang, "Top Gun"- not possible/ no good/ why bother. e.g. Q-"What abot the lift?" A-"No joy- line is wicked long."
	NOOB (submitted by: snowbunny732) New Boarder (can also be used to insult people). e.g. "That noob over there wiped out on the bunny hill!"
	NOSE MANUAL (submitted by: imp_666) To ride with the tail of your board elevated from the ground; nose wheelie. E.G. “Can you pull a nose manual?”
	NUCKLE (submitted by: SLTkilla) Point on jump right before the landing.
	OL' POPS (submitted by: imp_666) Old people on the ski hill, generally wearing the 70's neon one piece suits. Some guys bomb kickerz and do the the splits. Kinda weird eh?
	OLLIE (submitted by: imp_666) The act of lifting the nose and tail of your board into the air at the same time. “That ollie was HUGE!”
	ONE-FOOTY (submitted by: imp_666) Riding with only one foot in your bindings. E.G. "Did you see that guy take the box one-footy."
	PACK A term used to describe a crash or fall. e.g. "He packed into that snow bank and broke his leg." (by Jason Dow)
	PANTBINDER (submitted by: sheena ellis) A boarder who displays a cavalier attitude to their own survival.
	PERPENDICULARITY (submitted by: Snow Wolf) This is the degree to which a snowboarder maintains a stance that is always perpendicular to the snow surface. Imagine an upside down "T". Maintaining this image helps the rider remain balanced and in control of their snowboard.
	PHAT Used to describe how exceptional something is. "Phat Air" might be a really styled out trick as well as being "large", that is, very high.
	PIPE (submitted by: imp_666) Short for halfpipe. E.G. “Check out his style in the pipe.”
	PLANK (submitted by: imp_666) A snowboard. Referal to older snowboards.
	PNEUMONOULTRAMICROSCOPICSILICOVOLCANOCONIOSIS (submitted by: DoctorRieux) Long way of saying 'black lung,' or more correctly, 'silicosis'. Longest word in the English language. If you snowboard in coal mines long enough, you might get it.
	POACH If the Halfpipe is closed, or the powder field is roped off... and you rode it anyway... you poached it. (by Jason Dow)
	POETRY (submitted by: imp_666) Mix of odd lingo, Swiffers and wonked stoners.
	POO ICE (submitted by: xxsnowmanxx) A description of hard snow that might be dirty/ nasty, ect. ex: Man theres so much poo ice out there . Dang it!
	POP (submitted by: coldsnowride) getting the push off the lip of a pipe or jump ex. "i didnt get the pop i needed to pull that trick"
	POSEUR One who pretends to be something one is not. (by Jason Dow)
	POTE (submitted by: El Matto) French for homie, guy, dude.
	POW (submitted by: imp_666) 1. A punch. 2. Short for powder. E.G. "Shreddin' da pow."
	POW POW (submitted by: Moccjet) Fresh powder. e.g. "Cuttin the pow pow."
	POWDER PUFF (submitted by: Parkay) Somebody who only loves riding pow
	POWNED (submitted by: volcomdude) Normally 1337 lingo: meaning to completely waste the competition or to pull off a big trick when someone said you couldn't. e.g. "That dude said i couldnt do a 360...well i totaly powned him!"
	POW-PHOBIA (submitted by: lovelovelie) someone who doesn't ski or snowboard, or even hit the couloirs.
	PRESS (submitted by: snowaddict23) To apply pressure to a designated point of the board (nose or tail) and elevate the opposite end. Ex. "I stretched a sweet tail press down that face".
	PRICKS WITH STICKS (submitted by: Janos) An insulting term used to describe an annoying skier or group of skiers.
	PUNCH Crashing bad. "He caught his toe edge and punched the jump."
	QP (submitted by: imp_666) Short for quarter pipe. E.G. “Look at that QP!”
	RACHETS (submitted by: w0b0) Traditional style of bindings. i.e strap in bindings
	RAD! (submitted by: BurtonMan) Something that is totally sick!! aka cool or awesome. EX. "Dude that trick was Rad!"
	RAGDOLL (submitted by: CT(_)) Bail that occurs most at high speeds. One will catch and edge (usually heel) that sends them carooning out of control, resembling the form of a ragdoll, as they descend the slope.
	RAPTOR (submitted by: pkirst4359) This is a boarder who rides with his or her arms out, much like a tight rope walker.
	RINSE (submitted by: Muzzscott) A versatile term used when describing excellent boarding technique e.g. "Mate, check out that hot chick, she's on the rinse." or "Dude, you totally rinsed that 720."
	RIP (submitted by: sxskater125) Snowboards very well. "Wow, that kid rips."
	RIPPIN FLAKE (submitted by: mrmacamillio) coined in 2006 by Andy McPherson, rippin flake is a general term to describe all snowboarding. E.G> I've been rippin flake all week in Tahoe, brodal.
	ROCKY (submitted by: imp_666) A person obsessed with ollieing or bonking rocks. E.G. "Hey look, it's Rocky!"
	RODEO (submitted by: prorider179) is a backflip 540
	ROLLING DOWN THE WINDOWS (submitted by: joelle) A phrase used to describe when someone is caught off balance and they rotate their arms wildly in the air to try and recover.
	RUBE GOLDBERG (submitted by: Rube10) A term to describe a huge combonatoiin of tricks. E.G. he pulled a Rube Goldberg
	SALAMI SANDWICH (submitted by: riley7) The ridiculously overpriced food at the lodge. i.e. "that food is so salami sandwich!"
	SAUCE (submitted by: bradvandal) sauce- realated to sliding on rails with style. ( we gunna sauce dem rails up tonight
	SCHRIFF (submitted by: sureshotsam) to carve with style, head-turner i.e. "That guy is shriffing out there."
	SCHWANK (PRONOUNCED AS SHU WANK) (submitted by: goat34) Super; cool; awesome. e.g. "That phat 9 was Schwank"
	SCOPE (submitted by: imp_666) To check something out. E.G. “We scoped out the landing before we hit the jump”.
	SCORPION (submitted by: Nuckler) When you go to stop but your toes dig into the snow and your head flies forward. i.e. "That noob over there did the scorpion when he tried to stop."
	SCORPION (submitted by: misterrob0to) usually starts with a face plant then your board and legs resembles a scorpion stinger
	SCREWED (submitted by: gjsnowboardr) This is what happens to you and your board when a screw is higher then the lexion top sheet on a jib feature. This typically results in broken edge, and body.
	SEAL BOARDING (submitted by: Liz_ard_79) Lying on your belly with the board held up like a spoiler (so you don't take off) and bombing down the slope. Works best where you know that the terrain's farily smooth.
	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." (by Jason Dow)
	SHACK (submitted by: El Matto) Lodge at a ghetto hill.
	SHACK BOOTER (submitted by: imp_666) A kind of jump consisting of a triangular prism of snow. E.G. “Let’s air off the shack booter.”
	SHARKING TORPEDO (submitted by: boarderx) A crash when you know that it's going wrong, and you eventually let yourself fall to the ground.
	SHAVE IT (submitted by: debrah) Shave the fresh powder off a mountain or top of cornice
	SHITTER (submitted by: board naked) to wipe out BAD and eat mad snow ex : dayum that dude just took a huggge shitter
	SHLOBY (submitted by: Clint_01) bigger snowboarder who thinks he or she can get mager air but really only get a couple inch off the jump...or beau mondeau
	SHMOB (submitted by: keed247) To wrecklessly control your vehicle or snowboard. e.g. "Let's shmob the new Caddy." or "This party sucks. Let's shmob."
	SH'MON (submitted by: booyaboy) Can be used as a verb or a noun. Verb = to go or move or come. e.g. "Wow! You Sh'moned that one." Noun = word used if you don't know what something is called or just can't think of it at the moment. e.g. "Could you pass the Sh'mon?"
	SHRALP (submitted by: imp_666) To ride really aggressively; shred. E.G. “That guy sure shralps the park well.”
	SHRED (submitted by: imp_666) To tear up the terrain.
	SHRED (submitted by: jcolaizzo) carve with intensity
	SHRED SLED (submitted by: Forum08eughh) This is another word for your snowboard. Example: "I've been ripping sweet pow pow all day long on my shred sled."
	SHRED THE GNAR (submitted by: miwwiw) To shred something gnarly (hard), like a hard run.
	SHUT DOWN (submitted by: sxskater125) Stomping a crazy trick, or crashing very badly. "Dude, you just shut down the park with that fs 720!" or "Man, he crashed so hard, he got shut down."
	SICK An expression used to describe something exceptionally good. (by Jason Dow)
	SICK NASTY (submitted by: jrsboarder) intense; insane
	SKATING (submitted by: sNaApZ) With front foot strapped in board, push with other foot then put it on stomp pad and ride....to the lift.
	SKETCHING The act of riding along precariously and near falling. (by Jason Dow)
	SKETCHY (submitted by: moshman) shaky, landing a small air or trick but meesing up the landing but not falling
	SLAY (submitted by: imp_666) To pull an insane trick on a rail, or to grind or jib the whole rail. EX: I slayed that rail.
	SLOPE(S) (submitted by: shoilz) another word for mountain. ex. yo dude are we headen to the slopes tomorrow?
	SLOWPO (submitted by: Creg_h2) An extremely slow skier that gets in everyones way.
	SMOKIN' (submitted by: El Matto) Make and "S" shape in the air.
	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. (by Jason Dow)
	SNIP (submitted by: piccalo2dbz) Used when you have nothing better to say or when you can't think of a good answer. Example: "What are you doing? I'm just snippin'."
	SNO (submitted by: imp_666) What you ride on. Geez!
	SNOW ANGEL (submitted by: sickstomper4) That really hot chick skier that you can't stand, yet can't stop checkin out.
	SNOW BUM (submitted by: hyslacker06) Someone that eats,breathes,sleeps, and lives for snowboarding or skiing; lives in a shack next to the nearest resort to get on the slopes early and works in a boardshop to pay for lift tickets.
	SNOW BUNNY (submitted by: Vic) A very good looking female boarder