Shred/Ski Terminology
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- madirish0
grom: the little chodes i cover w/ blow sitting at the top of the run-in to the hip. ;)
- jevad0
ahhahahaha
- davey_g0
Gaper gap: the gap between your goggles and helmet, at least 1" or more or pure forehead. Gap can exceed 3" or more on smaller "gaper kids" or "baby gapers."
Push that shit down!
- joyride0
Yard Sale - Skier who falls and loses skis, poles, hat, whatever all over the hill
Scorpion - Snowboarder who catches toeside edge (going fast) falls face first, arms in superman position while the board, arcs over their head like a scorpion tail as they slide in the snow -- my favorite fall to watch
- horton0
scope: as in scope your line
- madirish0
creeper: the shadow of the photog in the shot/vid of a sick run
bro*: your friend on a pow-day.
*see also: the person you didn't wake up, left at the car as they put their boots on, forgot to wait at the gas station for as they 'just ran in real quick to grab a breakfast sandwich".
not that i would know first hand or anything....
- madirish0
Yard Sale - Skier who falls and loses skis, poles, hat, whatever all over the hill
correction: same is true for any snowboarder in 2003 who shorted the landing on the 110'+ super-gap at Aspen....
- davey_g0
bro*: your friend on a pow-day.
madirish
(Oct 12 06, 10:47)THERE ARE
NO FRIENDS
ON A POWDER DAY!EVER!
- madirish0
roller: the sublte hill on any blue/green run that when hit w/ speed (from straight shooting it from lift) is the most choice air w/in the resort.
so
much
fun.
- nocomply0
dumping
dawn patrol
bluebird skies
1st chair
steep and deeppreferably in that order
- madirish0
bro*: your friend on a pow-day.
madirish
(Oct 12 06, 10:47)THERE ARE
NO FRIENDS
ON A POWDER DAY!EVER!
davey_g
(Oct 12 06, 10:49)uhhhhh, did you SEE the asterisk??!?!? :)
- radar0
scorpion, made me laugh out loud, I've seen that manuver countless times
Blower, has a whole differnet meaning over here, a negative one. Especially when they run the blowers all day while your riding to build a base, and you get blinded almost every turn.
- davey_g0
madirish:
"Yeah didn't see that asterisk."*runs off with tail between legs
- madirish0
;)
- nocomply0
huckfest - something i am getting too old for.
tracked out - what you get when you're not on dawn patrol for a pow day
is there a good word for people who tuck their pants into their boots? i usually just call em kooks, but i think a nice title for this type of person would be in order.
- chz0
Sweet!... keep em coming guys.
Dust on Crust: 10cm of new snow or less on top of hard crusty crap.
- madirish0
ski porn: anything ever made by Warren Miller.
jib: to tantilize an object, naturaly placed or not, with the tips or tail of either skiis or board. this can best be seen in the terrain park, or w/in any one of Breck or Vail's 5 million condo parking lots.
- spendogg0
ham sandwich - when a skiier goes off a jump intending to pull a trick only to end up flailing resulting in a yard sale.
Meatball Sub - when a snowborder goes down on their wrists, groin, or stomach and doubles over for over a minute
- nocomply0
racoon eyes: what you get after wearing your goggles on a bluebird day with no sunscreen.
corduroy: what the snow looks like right after its been groomed
- chz0
Cordouroy: freshly groomed run.