A halfpipe trick which involves rotating the board 180 degrees in an uphill direction.
Flipping backwards off a jump.
Carving it up!
Downhill race over jumps and banked turns.
Super hard or frozen snow.
Using the edge of the snowboard to turn without sliding.
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.
The start of a run when the rider enters the halfpipe.
The strips of metal usually made hard steel, on the outer edges of the running surface of skis or snowboards.
A term used to describe a certain mode of riding in which the rider makes large and hard cutting turns; usually getting way up on the edge and leaning the body parallel to the ground.
The kind of snowboarding which is mostly associated with riding the halfpipe, but may also be used to describe any type of snowboarding which includes tricks and maneuvers.
A jump that has a take-off ramp that is higher than the table below it. A gap is the distance or space between the two objects.
To ride with the right foot forward.
To ride on an object like a ledge or handrail with the edges making contact.
A snow structure used to catch air and perform tricks by traveling back and forth from wall to wall.
Hitting the wall...
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.
A 180 degree handplant in which the front hand is planted on the lip of the wall and the rotation is frontside.
A boarder who goes for big jumps but never lands them.
A trick where the head is below the level of the board.
The front hand grabs the toe edge, the front knee is tucked and the board is pulled up and the back is arched.
Riding on or hitting non-snow obstacles like picnic tables, tree stumps etc.
A man-made jump in the snow.
Tie used to connect board to boot to stop it sliding away.
The top edge portion of the halfpipe wall.
A 540-degree turn with a front flip.
A snow bump formed by the action of skiers. Usually found on steeper slopes.
Grabbing the front of the board during a jump.
Don't let go!
A method to obtain air by first lifting the front foot then lifting the rear foot as you spring off of the tail.
Doing a jump with only one foot in the bindings (not for the faint hearted!).
The material used to make the base of a board.
A single curved ramp used for performing tricks.
Sliding the board along a railing mounted on the snow.
Grind that rail!
A grabless trick where the upper torso and lower body are twisted in opposite directions and then returned to normal.
The act of riding along precariously and near falling!
Trick where the rear hand grabs the heel edge between the bindings.
A freestyle board with symmetrical ends.
The vertical section of a halfpipe.
Any bank that is at or above 90 degrees.
Big air madness!
Substance applied to the base of a snowboard to make it run more smoothly.
Various types of wood used to provide the shape and thickness of a board.
Taking the snowboard over testing off-piste terrain, cliffs, etc.
Hit the wall...