#snowboarding

A skilled carver who drags a hand along the snow; also a jibe for snowboarders.

Near-zero visibility from heavy snow or fog.

To land a jump or trick perfectly and solidly.

To slide, bonk, or press on non-snow features like rails and boxes.

Soft, slushy spring snow.

To grab and crank the board mid-air for extra style.

Fresh, untracked lines in new snow.

A quick turn to scrub speed before a jump.

A bend in a rail or an uneven surface.

A high spray of powder thrown up behind a turning board.

Deep powder spraying up into your face as you turn.

Emphatic form of gnarly; extremely intense or hardcore.

A nasty fall flipping over the bars onto your face and chest.

To fold your body or bike around a rail or wheel.

Being completely engulfed in a cloud of powder.

A rounded mound of powder over a rock or stump.

A thin layer of fresh snow over a hard base.

A trail freshly smoothed by grooming machines.

One ride up the lift plus a run back down.

When fresh snow has been covered with everyone's tracks.

A trick pushed to its stylish extreme; done to the fullest.

Hard, annoying ice chunks scattered on the slope.

Describing an off-axis, tilted rotation.

A clear-sky day with great visibility and fresh snow.

Straightening one leg out during a grab for style.

The socializing and drinks after a day of riding.

Unmarked, ungroomed terrain outside resort boundaries.

A fall where you rag-doll end-over-end down the mountain.

A rider who shreds; someone with skill and aggression.

To throw yourself recklessly into a trick or off something big.

A hard crash that scatters your gear across the slope.

An off-axis, corkscrew-style rotation.

A clueless novice, often marked by an exposed forehead gap.

Someone who spends nearly all their time in the terrain park.

Two facing quarter-pipes joined by a flat bottom.

Extremely hard, frozen, compacted snow.