180 Air
An aerial manoeuvre in which the snowboard rotates 180 degrees — half of a spin.

360 Air
An aerial manoeuvre in which the snowboard rotates 360 degrees — one full spin.

540 Air
An aerial manoeuvre in which the snowboarder rotates 540 degrees — one-and-a-half spins.

720 Air
An aerial manoeuvre in which the snowboarder rotates 720 degrees — two full spins.

900 Air
An aerial manoeuvre in which the snowboarder rotates 900 degrees — two-and-a-half spins.

Air to Fakie
Any trick in the halfpipe in which a rider approaches the wall riding forward, no rotation is made, and the rider lands backwards.

Alley-Oop
Any manoeuvre in the halfpipe in which the rider rotates 180 degrees or more in an uphill direction.

Andrecht
A handplant using the rear hand while grabbing the board with the other.

Backside
The side of the snowboard on which the athlete’s heels rest.

Backside Air
A trick performed on the backside wall of the halfpipe where the athlete grabs the heel edge of the board with the front hand.

Backside Handplant
A maneuver where the rider places either both hands or the rear hand on the lip of the halfpipe and rotates 180 degrees in the backside direction.

Backside Rotation
Rotating clockwise for a regular-footed snowboarder or rotating counter-clockwise for a goofy-footed snowboarder.

Backside Wall
The side of the halfpipe that is behind the rider when the snowboarder rides straight down the halfpipe.

Blindside
Any rotation in which the snowboarder has oriented himself blind to his takeoff or landing and must stretch to look over his shoulder. Such a technique usually increases the level of difficulty.

Bone
To extend out one or both legs.

Bonk
Hitting an object while riding a snowboard. To hit a non-snow object with the snowboard while riding as part of a trick.

Boost
To become airborne off of a jump or halfpipe.

Bust
A more enthusiastic version of to the verb “to do”. To “bust a move”.

Cab
Short for caballerial.

Caballerial
A maneuver where skater rides backward up to the lip of a ramp, completes a 360-degree air rotation in the air, and lands down the ramp riding forward.

Camber
The amount of space beneath the centre of a snowboard when laying on a flat surface with its weight resting on its tip and tail.

Cant
The angle at which either foot points pigeon-toed or duck-footed. Foot angle affects whether the snowboarder’s knees bend toward or away from each other.

Carve
To snowboard fast through corners.

Centered Stance
Stance is centered when bindings are mounted on the snowboard with the distance between the tip and the front binding is the same as that between the tail and the rear binding. This allows for similar control riding forwards or backwards.

Chatter
Vibration of the snowboard as a result of high speed, tight turns or icy conditions.

Corduroy
A term to describe the tracks left on a trail by a snowcat groomer. Corduroy is usually great for making clean turns.

Corkscrew
Sideways rotation.

Crail Air
An aerial manoeuvre in which the athlete’s rear hand grabs the toe edge in front of the front foot while the rear leg is straight.

Crippler Air
An aerial manoeuvre in which the snowboarder performs a 180-degree flip. The athlete approaches the wall of the halfpipe riding forward and lands riding forward.

Dampening
A shock-absorbent material similar to rubber that is sometimes laminated into snowboards to reduce vibration (or chatter) and increase handling.

Detune
To slightly dull the edges of the snowboard.

Double Grab
Performing two separate grab tricks in one aerial manoeuvre.

Double-Handed Grab
Grabbing the snowboard with both hands in an aerial manoeuvre.

Duckfoot
A snowboard stance where the athlete’s toes point outward.

Effective Edge
The length of the snowboard’s metal edge that makes contact with the snow.

Eggplant
A one-handed 180-degree invert in which the front hand is planted on the lip of the halfpipe wall and the rotation is backside.

Elgeurial
An invert in which the halfpipe wall is approached fakie, the rear hand is planted, a 360-degree backside rotation is made, and the rider lands going forward.

Fakie
Riding backwards.

Fall Line
The path that a snowboarder takes as he/she travels down a steep pitch.

Flat bottom
The area in the halfpipe between the two walls.

Flatground
Tricks performed on a flat slope.

Flex
The stiffness (or flexibility) of the snowboard. Different degrees of flex are used for different styles of riding.Freeriding
Snowboarding for fun, not competition, on any terrain except for a halfpipe.

Freestyle Snowboarding
The type of snowboarding that includes tricks; for example, riding a halfpipe.

Front Foot
The foot closest to the front of the snowboard. For regular-footed riders, the front is the left foot. For goofy-footed riders, the front is the right foot.

Front Hand
The hand closest to the front of the snowboard.

Frontside
The side of the snowboard the athlete's chest faces toward.

Frontside Air
Any air performed on the frontside wall of the halfpipe.

Frontside Handplant
A manoeuvre in which the rider places the front hand on the lip of the halfpipe and rotates 180 degrees in the frontside direction.

Frontside Rotation
Rotating counter-clockwise for a regular-footed snowboarder or rotating clockwise for a goofy-footed snowboarder.

Frontside Wall
The side of the halfpipe that is in front of the snowboarder when he/she rides straight down the halfpipe.Forward Lean
The degree to which the highbacks of traditional bindings or the boots of plate bindings keep an athlete’s ankles and calves bent over his/her toes.

GoofyFooted
Riding a snowboard with the right foot forward.

Grab
To hold the edge of the snowboard with one or both hands during an air or other trick.

Haaken Flip
An inverted aerial in which the snowboarder approaches the wall of the halfpipe riding backwards. At the lip of the halfpipe, the athlete flips backwards into the pipe and rotates 720 degrees, landing forward down in the pipe. Named after its originator Terje Haakonsen.

Halfpipe
A vertical U-shaped snow structure used in freestyle snowboarding to catch air and perform tricks by travelling back and forth from one side of the halfpipe to the other.

HardBoots
Similar to alpine ski boots, hard boots are rigid and made from plastic. They are typically used for carving and racing.

Heel Drag/Overhang
Bindings should as centered as possible between the toe and heel edges. When they are placed too far toward the heel side, the heels drag in the snow while riding and interfere with turns.

HeelEdge
The edge of the snowboard closest to where the rider’s heels sit.

HeelsideTurn
A turn made on the heelside edge.

HighbackBindings
A type of binding that includes a piece that supports the ankle and calf while edging and making heelside turns.

Ho Ho
Any two-handed handplant.

HolePattern
The pattern of holes on the top of a snowboard through which the bindings are fastened.

Indy Air
An aerial manoeuvre performed on the backside wall with the rear hand grabbing the board between the bindings. Indy can also be used to describe the location of the grab.

Insert
A piece of metal laminated within a snowboard to secure the screws that attach the bindings.

Invert
A handplant.

Inverted 180
An aerial manoeuvre in which the snowboarder performs a 180-degree flip. The athlete approaches the wall of the halfpipe riding forward and lands riding forward.

Inverted Aerial
A trick in which the rider is airborne and upside-down.

JapanAir
An aerial manoeuvre in which the athlete’s front hand grabs the toe edge between the feet, the front knee is tucked, the board is pulled up and the back is arched.

Jib
To ride on a non-snow surface such as rails and logs.

J-Tear
Named after its originator Mike Jacoby, this maneuver involves an invert in which the athlete rotates roughly 540 degrees in a front-side direction while planting one or both hands on the lip of the wall.

Leash
A device used to attach the snowboard to the athlete’s front foot stopping it from sliding away while getting in or out of the bindings.

Late
Incorporating a move into a trick just before the trick's completion.

Layback Handplant
A manoeuvre in which the rider places the rear hand on the lip of the halfpipe and rotates 180 degrees in the frontside direction.

Lien Air
An aerial manoeuvre on the frontside wall where the rider grabs the snowboard’s heel edge with his front hand and leans over the nose of the board.

Lip
The top edge of the halfpipe wall.

Lip Trick
Any trick performed on or near the lip of the halfpipe wall.

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