| 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 |
Snowboarding Glossary
