A third invert makes it a triple cork, and so on.Ĭrippler: In halfpipe competition, a backflip done on the frontside wall.ĭirection: There are four different spin directions in snowboarding: frontside, backside, switch frontside (also known as "cab") and switch backside. If a riders inverts twice, the trick becomes a double cork. Also, the wrist is rotated inward to complete the grab.Ĭork: An off-axis rotation.
Riders can slide over the cannon rail, then when coming off of it, will have more air time than usual rail features allow.Ĭhicken salad: The rear hand reaches between the legs and grabs the heel edge between the bindings while the front leg is boned. Sometimes referred to as a "money booter."īox: A jib feature that has a wider surface for sliding than standard rail features.Ĭab: A frontside rotation while riding switch.Ĭannon: In slopestyle competition, a rail or a box extending off a jump at an upward angle. "Boning out" a leg while grabbing the snowboard can add style to the trick.īonk: Tapping an object with the snowboard while in the air.īooter: Another term for a slopestyle jump. Often increases the difficulty of a trick.īone: To straighten out one or both legs during a trick. After the first 90 degrees of the spin, the rider will be facing uphill, with their back pointed downhill.īackside wall: If a snowboarder rides straight down the halfpipe, this is the side of the halfpipe that would be behind the rider.īindings: Secure the rider's feet to the snowboard.īlindside: Any rotation where the snowboarder has oriented themselves “blind” to their takeoff or landing and must stretch to look over their shoulder. This increases the difficulty of a trick because the rider is spinning against their direction of travel.īackside: The heel-side edge of the snowboard.īackside air: Any air performed on the backside wall of a halfpipe.īackside approach: In slopestyle, the rider approaches the rail feature while facing away from it, typically using their heels to jump onto the rail.īackside rotation: A type of spin.
This is the simplest type of slide.Īir: A move where the athlete launches above the lip of the halfpipe.Īir to fakie: Any trick in the halfpipe where a rider approaches the wall riding forward, no rotation is made, and the rider lands riding switch.Īlley-oop: In halfpipe competition, when a rider rotates 180 degrees or more in the uphill direction.
SKI TERMS SLANG FULL
Imagine that a line running down the full length of the rail divides it in half - 50% of the snowboard would be on each side of that imaginary line. Also called a tail press.ĥ0-50: A jib in which the board rides straight over a box or rail. 5-0: A jib in which the snowboard remains parallel with the box or rail, and the rider shifts their weight to the tail of the board, lifting the nose off the surface.
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