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Word	Event	Definition
Abadaca	BMX	Where a rider goes straight up the ramp, touches the back tire to the coping, then goes down the ramp fakie.
Abec	SKT	The tolerance rating system for bearing thatdesignates the level for stress resistance of the bushing. The lower the rating the looser the bearing,the higher the rating the tighter the bearing.
Abec 1	SKT	The standard rating for Chinese and Russian bearings.
Abec 3	SKT	The standard rating for German and Swiss bearing,with Swiss considered the best. This is due to thefact that a skater has the options to rebuild thesebearings, because they have a C-ring that allows thebearing to be taken apart.
Abs (acrylonitrile butadien)	SNB	A hard tough lightweight plastic that remains flexibleand maintains a shape memory when heated. Used incontraction for a tip-tail sidewalls and any area whichneeds reinforcement.
Acid	INL	Street term, when a skater has his front foot outsideof grindplate, with his back foot on soul.
Acid drop	SKT	To ride straight off of something and freefall to theground.
Aerials	ETC	With specialized big air ramps and landings, originalmoves were upright moves; spread eagles and backscratches and helicopters. Later complicated invertedmaneuvers began to dominate, quadruple flips andmultiple front and back flips with twists.
Air to fakie	SNB	Any trick where the wall is approached riding forwards, no rotation is made, and the snowboarderlands riding backwards.
Alley-oop	SKT	When a trick is performed in the opposite directionof which the skater is moving.
Alley-oop (2)	SNB	A term used to describe any maneuver in the halfpipewhere one rotates 180 or more degrees in the uphill direction; that is, rotating backside on the frontsidewall or rotating frontside on the backside wall.
Alley-oop soul	INL	A backwards soul grind in which the skater turns his body in the air hopping on the rail.
Andrecht	SNB	A rear handed backside handplant with afront-handed grab.
Axle	SKT	The metal rod running through the hanger, with the ends being where the wheels are screwed on.
Back Flip	BMX	Done in the air with the rider still on the bike. In vert, and occasionally in street, the rider will land in fakie position on the same ramp. In dirt and street, the rider will do a back flip from jump to jump.
Backside	MULTI	When a turn or trick is executed in a direction that the back of the body is facing the arc of the trick.
Backside air	SNB	Any air performed on the backside wall of halfpipe.
Backside rodeo	SNB	Coming off a jump and turning your back down the hill, flipping 540 and landing fakie or rotating a total of 720 and landing regular.
Backside rotation	MULTI	Rotating clockwise for a regular-footer and rotating counter-clockwise for a goofy-footer. When riding witchstance the exact reverse applies and a regular footer will rotate counter-clockwise and a goofy footer will rotate clockwise.
Backside wall	SNB	When standing at the top of the halfpipe and looking down towards the bottom, the back sidewall is the left wall for regular footers and the right wall for goofy footers. If you ride straight own the center of the halfpipe, your backside wall is behind
Backslide	INL	A soul grind variation in which the skater has front foot grabbed, back foot on outside plate.
Bar Spin	BMX	While a rider is in the air, he spins the handlebars a full rotaion or more, grabbing them again before landing. Bar spins are thrown in combination with other tricks, such as back flips, to make them more difficult and earn more points with the judges.
Base plate	SKT	The flat part of the truck that fixes to the board via four drilled holes for truck bolts.
Bearings	SKT	Bearings have an inner and outer part, which the balls ride on, allowing the wheel to turn.
Bevel	SNB	The degree of angle to which the edges of a board can be tuned. Snowboards used for racing and carving should have a greater bevel than say a board used in the halfpipe.
Bi-axial fiberglass	SNB	A reinforcing cloth used in the production of snowboards. It provides excellent torsional stiffness compared to regular fiberglass weaves.
Bio grab	INL	To grab the outside of the skate with the hand of the same side.
Blindside	MULTI	A term given to any rotation where the rider has oriented him/herself "blind" to his/her takeoff or landing and must stretch to look over their shoulder. Such a technique usually increases the difficulty.
Blunt	SKT	When a trick is performed, the contact spot of the board with the obstacle is the area of the tail behind the back trucks. The wheels are also on top of the object.
Board	SKT	Also called a deck. The platform that the hardware is mounted to, usually maple laminate.
Board length	SNB	The measurement from the tip to the tail.
Boardslide/railslide	SKT	To slide on an obstacle or lip with the contact point being the underside of the board.
Boned out	MULTI	A term used to explain the emphasis of style in a trick. In other words, if someone "boned out a indy" they would grab hard and create an emphasis of the maneuver such that his/her legs may appear extended or stretched to a maximum degree.
Bonk	SNB	The act of hitting an object with the snowboard.
Box Jump	BMX	Jump used in street competitions consisting of two ramps on either side of an approximately 10-foot deck.
Brainless	INL	A backflip with 540 degree turn on a ramp.
Budget variation	INL	A variation where on only the position of one skate is changes during the trick.
Bushing	SKT	Urethane spacers found in between the base plate and truck that cushions the sleeve of the truck when it's turning.
Butter slide	INL	Short for Caballerial.
Camber	ETC	The arch built into a ski so that the ski can distribute the skier's weight over the entire length of the ski.
Camber	SNB	The arched shape that is designed into the boards construction, creating a high point that lies on or near the midpoint of the boards running surface. To create spring or rebound in the flex of a board.
Camel	INL	A toe-tap upon re-entry onto a ramp or obstacle.
Can-Can	BMX	When a rider takes one foot off a pedal and stretches their leg over the frame between his legs so both legs are on the same side of the bike, then returns the foot to the pedal before landing.
Canting	ETC	Wedges placed underneath ski boots to properly position skier's knees over the ski at the proper angle.
Canyon	BMX	The sunken area between ramps in dirt and the empty space between two ramps in street. The big danger in dirt and street is when a rider may not go far enough or may have trouble with a maneuver and doesn't make the second ramp, landing in the canyon.
Cap construction	SNB	A form of integrated structural design that used the outermost material or skin to bear the load of strength of an object. Much like the shell of crab. To reduce weight and enhance torsional rigidity and edge responsiveness and eliminate the need for sepa
Carbon fiber material	SNB	A fiber woven material produced from the mineral carbon. To stiffen and strengthen a board with a minimum of added weighted.
Carve	SKT	To make a long, curving arc while skating.
Carved turn	ETC	A turned arc by a skier with little or no slipping or skidding.
Chatter	SKI	The tendency of skis not to grip on snow or ice when pout on edge, caused either by the inability of the ski to dampen vibration or by the skier not weighting the ski properly and sufficiently.
Chicken salad air	SNB	The rear hand reaches behind the front leg, grabs the heel side between the bindings while the front leg is boned. Also, the wrist is rotated inwards to complete the grab.
Cliffhanger	MTX	Rider hooks his feet under the bars and riases his hands in the air
Closed mold	SNB	A mold that holds all the pre-shaped components of a board in a sealed chamber which eliminates additional shaping after pressing. To mass producer snowboards more rapidly by containing the board shape and minimizing finishing and shaping steps.
Concave	SKT	The contour given to decks. The concave will dip down from the left to right and should be asymmetrical. Provides strength to the board and aids the skater when performing tricks.
Construct flex	SNB	Q uniform flex pattern from nose to center to tail. To balance the overall flex patter of the board from the tip and tail to the center.
Continuous edge	SKT	Edges designed without small "cracks" in the outmost contact area. To add strength and at times, stiffness to the edges.
Coping	MULTI	A rounded lip at the top of a ramp or obstacle, usually made of metal, cement, or PVC pipe.
Corkscrew 540	SNB	Sideways backside 540, also called a barrel roll.
Cowboy	INL	Skater has front foot on outside plate, back foot on outside plate. Trick is also known as the Cab Driver and it resembles a mix of a Torque and a Backside. The Cowboy comes from the bowed shape of the legs when doing this trick.
Crail air	SNB	The rear hand grabs the toe edge in the front of the front foot while the rear leg is behind.
Crippler	SNB	An inverted aerial where the rider performs a 180 degree flip. The athlete approaches the wall riding forward, becomes airborne, rotates 90 degrees, flips over in the air, rotates another 90 degrees, and lands riding forward.
Crooked cop air	SNB	Tuck kneed backside grab
Crooked grind	SKT	Nosegrind with nose sliding at the same time.
Crossed	INL	A grab with the opposite hand of the skate.
Crossed up	INL	When the skater's legs are crossed while performing a trick.
Curb grind	INL	A grind performed on a sidewalk curb.
Dampening	SKT	To control and minimize the amount of resonance of vibration created by the energy separated by board flex and surface of the snow. Any material like rubber sheer, built into the edges, or core that keep the board quiet and more responsive.
Dampening	ETC	The quality in a ski which absorbs vibration.
Directional board and flex	SNB	A board designed to provide excellent characteristics when being ridden forward as opposed to backwards. Bindings are usually mounted farther back and the flex and sidecuts are altered accordingly, with the tail being a little stiffer.
Directional twin	SNB	A board that features designs of directions and twin tips to allow for a wider range of use, for example freeriding and halfpipe.
Disaster	SNB	A lip trick where one gets "hung up " on the coping, most often with the board perpendicular to the coping.
Double Can Can	MTX	Rider moves one leg to other side of bike, then brings other leg up to meet it, elevating his butt off the seat.
Double grab	SNB	Basically, doing two separate tricks while in the air. One goes off of a jump, grabs the board one way, then grabs it in another way, then lands.
Downhill ski	SKI	The lower ski or the one that will become the lower ski in any ski turn.
Drop in	MULTI	To enter the ramp or obstacle from the top.
Duck Foot	SNB	A term used to describe stance angles with toes pointing outward.
Duck Foot	SNB	A term used to describe stance angles with toes pointing outward.
Durometer	MULTI	A measurement of the resiliency, or hardness, of a urethane wheel.
Edges	MULTI	The strips of metal usually made hard steel, on the outer edges of the running surface of skis or snowboards.
Effective edge	SKT	The difference between the two contact areas beneath the tip and tail when the camber is depressed. A measurement used to define the actual length of the surface area that comes into contact on a perfectly flat surface.
Effective edge	SNB	The length of metal edge on the snowboards which touches the ground; it is the effective part which is used to make a turn. It does not include the edge of the tip and tail.
Eggflip	SNB	An eggplant where the rider chooses to flip over in order to re-enter the pipe instead or rotating 180 degrees. This trick is performed forward to fakie or switchstance (fakie to forward).
Eggplant	SNB	A one-handed 180 degree invert in which the front hand is planted on the lip of the wall and the rotation is backside.
Electra base	SNB	An extremely hard sintered base material contracted with graphite to reduce friction. Generally black in color. Used on high-speed boards on colder snow/ice conditions.
Elgeurial (bfm)	SNB	An invert where the halfpipe wall is approached fakie, the rear hand is planted, a 360 degree backside rotation is made, and the rider lands going forward. Named after Eddie Elguera.
Elliptical flex	SNB	A flex pattern which is softer towards tip and tail. To create a smoother flex pattern than the mid-section of the board.
Enduro	MTX	Long distance, cross-country motocross race. Example: Baja 1,000.
Eurocarve	SNB	A term used to describe a certain mode of riding in which the rider makes large and hard cutting turns; usually getting way up on the edge and leaning the body parallel to the ground.
Extruded base	SNB	Particles of base materials are compressed and pushed out through a flat form to create a sheet of base material. This quality of base material is used for average temperature snow conditions and for easy base repair.
Fall line	MULTI	The path of least resistance down and given slope.
Farfernugan	INL	See Torque.
Farside	INL	When a trick is performed on the outside or away edge of a ramp or obstacle.
Fast slide	INL	A grind on one skate on which the skater rides the front foot on the inside of the grindplate and the back foot is grabbed.
Feeble grind	SKT	The back truck is grinding, front of body facing edge with toe-side rail grinding edge also.
Fiberglass	SKT	A fabric of woven glass fibers which is available in different weave patterns and weights for a variety of applications. To strengthen board construction and control the flex attributes in a board.
Fifty fifty	SKT	A double axle grind (on both trucks).
Flat bottom	MULTI	The area in a halfpipe between the two opposing transitional walls.
Flat spin	INL	The trick that turned heads in 1997/98. A skater gets air, turns the axis of his body nearly horizontal to the ground or ramp, spins, rights himself and lands.
Flatland	SNB	Term used to describe tricks performed on the flat slope with obstacles ( e.g. nose slide, blunt slide, tail wheelie).
Flex pattern	SNB	The relative softness and stiffness of a board along its length. To allow for the proper distribution of energy to be transfer to the board in the proper location also its running length for more effective edge control.
Floating edge	SKT	When a board is constructed with a rubber strip separating the edge material and core material. To act as a shock absorber to smooth out the ride and a board to enhance its responsiveness.
Foam	SKT	Polyurethane (PU) A synthetic resin material which is comprised of a base and a catalyst. When combined, expand to fill the cavity of a closed mold and bond. Used as a core and sometimes a bonding material in the construction of a snowboard.
Frame	INL	The component that attaches to the base of the skate and holds the wheels.
Free skiing	ETC	Skiing for fun, not competing or training.
Freeriding	SNB	Snowboarding on all types of terrain for fun, no contest, no halfpipe, no gates, no rules.
Freestyle	MTX	Expression contest in which riders are given a time allotment to hit a variety of jumps, performing aerial maneuvers for a judged score. Have also been called Freeride Competitions.
Freestyle	SNB	The kind of snowboarding which is mostly associated with riding the halfpipe, but may also be used to describe any type of snowboarding which includes tricks and maneuvers.
Fresh fish air	SNB	The backside version of the Stale Fish.
Front foot	SNB	The foot mounted closet to the nose. A regular footers left foot and a goofy footers right foot.
Front hand	SNB	The hand closet to the nose of the snowboards. The left hand for regular footers and the right hand for goofy footers.
Frontside	MULTI	When a turn or trick is executed in a direction that the front of the body is facing toward the outside of the arc of the trick.
Frontside air	SNB	The trick is best described for its grab. The frontside grab is with the rear hand between the bindings on the toe edge; in this particular maneuver the front leg is boned. It can also be any air performed on the frontside wall of the halfpipe.
Frontside turn	SNB	A turn where the toe edge faces to the outside of the turn while the snowboard is riding on the heel edge. A left for a regular footer and right turn for a goofy footer.
Fun Box	BMX	A four-sided box jump (ramp on every side) that is included in street courses.
Gap	MULTI	The space between ramps or obstacles. Separates obstacles and is often jumped over from one obstacle to the other, making for more creative airs. (also called the Canyon)
Gay twist	SKT	While riding fakie, usually at the lip of a ramp, to complete a 360 in the air while grabbing and head back down the ramp forwards.
Gay twist	SNB	Halfpipe fakie to regular 360 spin with a grab.
Giant slalom	MULTI	A form of Alpine racing in which the racer passes through a series of gates, similar to slalom but faster and more open.
Grasser	SNB	A variation on the method air performed with the front hand grabbing the heel edge and twisting the board so it faces down hill. The back leg is also boned out. Named after a group of riders from Grass Valley in CA.
Grind plate	INL	A piece of metal or plastic that attaches to the frame and creates a better grind spot than the frame alone.
Gay twist	SNB	Halfpipe fakie to regular 360 spin with a grab.
Giant slalom	MULTI	A form of Alpine racing in which the racer passes through a series of gates, similar to slalom but faster and more open.
Grasser	SNB	A variation on the method air performed with the front hand grabbing the heel edge and twisting the board so it faces down hill. The back leg is also boned out. Named after a group of riders from Grass Valley in CA.
Grind plate	INL	A piece of metal or plastic that attaches to the frame and creates a better grind spot than the frame alone.
Grip tape	SKT	Adhesive backed sandpaper material fixed to the top of the board to provide traction.
Haakon flip	SNB	A halfpipe trick named after freestyle legend Teje Haakonsen of Norway. Haakon Flip is like a switch rodeo performed in a halfpipe.
Half cab	SKT	A 180 degree Caballerial.
Half cab	SNB	It is the freeriding version of the Caballerial in which one rotates 180 degrees from fakie to forward off of a straight jump.
Half pipe	MULTI	A type of ramp that is shaped like a "U" and used for vert skating.
Half pipe	MULTI	A snow structure that consists of opposing radial transition walls of the same height and size. Used to catch air and perform tricks by traveling back and forth from wall to wall while moving do
Hand plant	MULTI	A type of trick where one hand grabs the skate while doing a one handed handstand on a ramp, or obstacle.
Handplant (backside)	MULTI	A 180 degree handplant in which both hands or the rear hand may be planted on the lip of the wall and the rotation is backside.
Handplant (frontside)	MULTI	A 180 degree handplant in which the front hand is planted on the lip of the wall and the rotation is frontside.
Handplant (layback)	SNB	A 180 degree handplant in which the rear hand is planted on the lip of the wall and the rotation is frontside.
Hang up	SKT	When either the back or front truck catches on an obstacle, usually causing a fall.
Hang up	INL	To catch one or both skates on the lip of a ramp or obstacle during re-entry.
Hanger	SKT	Part of the truck that gets the most abuse. When grinding it is done along the top of the hanger. Contained inside the hanger is the axle.
Heel Clicker	MTX	Rider brings both feet off the pegs and touches them together over the handlebars.
Heel out	INL	A skater grinds with front foot on heel, back foot on outside plate toes turned out. Known as the "Tom Fry trick" and can only be done backside. Somewhat like a Royale but front foot is on the heel.
Heelflip	SKT	While performing on Ollie, the heel pushed down on the edge of the board causing it to flip over.
Hip	MULTI	The spot where a ramp or obstacle comes to a point. Tricks are done while flying over or off of it.
Ho ho	MULTI	A general term given to any two handed handplant.
Horizontal lamination	SNB	Layers a component, most commonly wood, that are bonded together on top of each other to form a strong material from otherwise weak elements. Used as either the full deck material or the core in the construction of a board.
Hucker	SNB	One who throws himself/herself wildly through the air and does not land on his/her feet.
Iguana air	SNB	The rear hand grabs the toe edge near the tail.
Indy air	SNB	A true "Indy Air" is performed backside with the rear hand grabbing between the bindings on the toe edge while the rear leg is boned. The term "Indy" may also be used to simple describe the location of the grab.
Insert	SNB	A small cylinder, which is threaded on the inside, that is install reinforcement to attach bindings to. Used to reinforce the area of a snowboard where the screws for attaching the bindings go into the board.
Inside ski	SKI	The ski which is on the inside of the turn will become the inside ski in any turn.
Inside ski	SKI	The ski which is on the inside of the turn will become the inside ski in any turn.
Interlock system	SNB	The tip and tail sections, usually made of plastic, are mechanically locked to the core using a jigsaw puzzle type arrangement. Spreads out the stress at the junctions of these materials.
Invert	MULTI	Another name for a hand plant.
Inverted 180	MULTI	To get upside down while perfroming a 180.
Inverted 540	SNB	To get upside down while spinning a 540.
Inverted 720 (720 mctwist)	SNB	An inverted aerial where the rider performs a 720 degree rotational flip. The rider approaches the wall riding forward, becomes airborne, rotates 720 degree in a backside direction while performing a front flip, and lands riding fakie.
Inverted aerial	SNB	A maneuvers where the rider becomes airborne and upside down at any given moment.
Japan	MULTI	The front hand grabs the toe edge, the front knee is tucked and the board is pulled up and the back is arched.
Jib	SNB	Riding which closely resembles street skating. "Jibbers" commonly slide rails, bonk trees and perform flatland tricks.
Jump ramp	SKT	A small ramp used to give the skater some air to perform a trick.
Kevlar	SNB	A man-made fibrous material that has a high strength to weight ratio. To strengthen a snowboard without adding weight and to enhance the performance of the flex action.
Kick turn	SKT	When pressure is applied to the tail of the board, lifting the front and turning it in another direction.
Kicker	MULTI	A name for a jump ramp. Kickers usually have the property of throwing you up into the air rather than giving you distance.
Kickflip	SKT	The same as a Heelflip except the toe pushes down to flip the board.
Kingpin	SKT	The bolt that holds the hanger and base plate together.
Knee pad	MULTI	A type of protective padding worn on the knees.
Knee slide	MULTI	A way of controlling a fall by sliding on plastic caps on the knee pads.
Late	MULTI	A term used to describe incorporating something into a trick just before its completion and landing.
Lazy boy	MTX	Rider hooks his feet underneath the bars and lies back on the seat with his hands in the air.
Leash	SNB	A retention device used to attach the snowboard to the front foot so that it doesn't run away-completely useless.
Lien air	MULTI	The front hand grabs the heel edge and the body leans out over the nose. Essentially a method on the frontside wall. Named after Neil Blender.
Lip	MULTI	The top edge portion of the halfpipe wall.
Lip trick	MULTI	Any trick performed on or near the lip of the wall of the halfpipe.
Lipslide	MULTI	To force the tail over the lip and slide on the surface before re-entry.
Look Back	BMX	Where the rider in the air turns the handlebars and his body backwards, looking to the back of his bike.
Makio	INL	Skater riders with front foot soul, back foot grabbed. Created by a Japanese skater name Makio. The topside variation is called Fishbrain, created in 1995 by Tom Fry.
Manual	SKT	Another name for Wheelie.
Manual	BMX	Where a rider does a wheelie across the top deck before returning to the ramp.
Mcegg	SNB	An invert where the rider plants the front hand on the wall, rotated 540 degrees in a backside direction and lands riding forward.
Mctwist	SNB	An inverted aerial where the rider performs a 540 degree rotational flip. The rider approaches the halfpipe wall riding forward, becomes airborne, rotates 540 degrees in a backside directions while performing a front flip and lands riding forward.
McMetz	MTX	Double, simultaneous Saran wraps. Both legs pass through the arms simultaneously and both arms release at the same time to allow the legs to pass back through to the foot pegs.
Mctwist	SKT	A 540 degree turn performed on a ramp. Named after Mike McGill.
Melonchollie	SNB	The front hand reaches behind the front leg and grabs the heel edge in-between the bindings while the front leg is boned.
Method	SNB	The front hand grabs the heel edge, both knees are bent, and the board is pulled up behind the rider. In the halfpipe, the rider's body can become almost parallel with the ground.
Michalchuk	SNB	Mike Michalchuk's signature halfpipe trick, self-described as my backside flip - sort of like an inverted backside 540 or a backflip backside 540". Essentially a backside rodeo.
Miller flip	INL	A backflip with 360 turn degree turn.
Miller flip	SNB	An invert where the halfpipe wall is approached riding forward, the front hand is planted, a 360 degree frontside rotation is made, and the rider lands riding fakie.
Mistrial	INL	A skater rides with the front foot soul, back foot on the outside plate with toes turning out. The topside variation is called an Overpuss for the exposure it gives to the skaters pelvic area, the reverse topside variation is called Misfit.
Misty	SNB	Can also be used as an adjective to describe a spin that gets a bit sideways ( somewhere between upright and inverted).
Misty flip	INL	A move first popularized by Ryan Jacklone. The move involves a front somersault with a 540 spin.
Misty flip	SNB	Partially inverted bacside spin. Named by Ali Goulet.
Miszou	INL	A grind with the front skate in the soul position, and the back skate perpendicular to the rail or obstacle. A few years ago, the Miszou was the trick of choice for transferring from one rail to another, usually to frontside. Miszou is Japanese for water.
Moguls	ETC	Skiers are judged on how they ski a mogul run, including two mandatory air offs which skiers perform tricks. Pro mogul competitions have racers competing head to head in an elimination format.
Monocoque	SNB	A form of integrated structural design that used the outermost material or skin to bear the load of strength of an object. To reduce weight and enhance torsional rigidity and edge responsiveness and eliminate the need for separate sidewall material.
Mute	INL	A crossed-grab air.
Mute	SNB	The front hand grabs the toe edge either between the toes, and front leg is boned out.
Nac Nac	MTX	Rider brings one leg over the rear fender to the other side of the bike, as if he's dismounting in mid-air.
Natural	INL	The direction that the skater feels best performing a trick, right skate forward or left skate forward.
No Hander Lander	MTX	Landing a jump with no hands on the bars.
No-Footer/No-Hander	BMX	Any air pulled without feet/hands touching the bike.
Nollie	MULTI	Much like an Ollie only you spring off of your nose instead of your tail.
Nollie frontflip	SNB	Springing off of the nose while going off a jump and leaning forward, allows you to do a frontflip.
Nose bonk	SNB	To hit an object with the nose of the board.
Nose grab	SNB	The front hand grabs the nose of the board.
Nose poke	SNB	Any maneuver where you bone your front leg and "poke" the nose of the board in a direction away from your body. Usually while grabbing.
Nose slide	MULTI	Sliding on the nose of board on the edge of an obstacle like a handrail, ledge, or ramp lip.
Nose Wheelie	BMX	Where a rider rides the front wheel while the back wheel is in the air.
Nosegrind	SKT	Just the front truck is grinding.
Nothing	BMX	When a rider fully lets go of his bike with his hands and feet in the air so that no part of his body is touching the bike.
Nuclear air	SNB	The rear hand reaches across the front of the body and grabs the heel edge in front of the front foot.
Ollie	SKT	A no handed air performed by tapping the tail of the board on the ground or ramp surface. Named after Alan Gelfend.
Ollie	SNB	A method to obtain air by first lifting the front foot then lifting the rear foot as you spring off of the tail.
One-Footer/One-Hander	BMX	Any air pulled with one foot/hand off of the bike.
One-Handed Superman	MTX	Superman with one hand off the handlebars and grabbing the rear fender.
Open mold	SNB	A form that is used to assemble and hold the parts of a snowboard during the pressing process that allows the expansion and bleeding of the bonding.
Ole	ETC	A rider rotates with the handle over head.
Palmer	SNB	A kind of method where the grab is near the nose, the board is pulled across the front of the body, and the nose is pointed downward. Named after Shaun Palmer.
Parabolic	ETC	A super sidecut ski intended to make skiing easier for beginners.
Phillips 66	SNB	An invert where the rider approaches the halfpipe wall riding fakie, plants the rear hand on the lip of the wall while doing a "front flip " and lands on the transition riding forward.
Pick	BMX	Where a rider balances one part of his bike on their coping, stalling for a moment before returning to the ramp. Usually involves stalling on the front tire (Nose) or either front or back or both pegs.
Ply	SNB	Short for plywood. The most commonly used material for the deck. Usually seven layer ply.
Poptart	SNB	Airing from fakie to forward in the halfpipe without rotation.
Pornstar	INL	Skater riders with the front foot soul, back foot on outside of grindplate with toes pointing in. This trick was purportedly named by Brooke HOward Smityh and is probably the only trick that Brooke has not named after a Mortal Kombat character.
Pre-jump	ETC	A maneuver in which the skier jumps before reaching the crest of a bump so that his trajectory follows the contour of the bump, resulting in less air and more speed.
Pre-peg fiberglass	SNB	A stiff sheet of fiberglass previously treated with epoxy resin. Used as an alternative to fiberglass. Generally a matter of manufacturer's production progress.
Ptex	SNB	One of several names for the plastic base material used on boards.
Quadratic sidecut	SKT	To soften the transition from the entrance to the exit of a turn and provide a more forgiving feel.
Rail	SNB	There are tow rails on a snowboard; each comprised of a sidewall and an edge.
Railslide	MULTI	Also called boardslide. To slide on an obstacle or lip with the contact point being the underside of the board.
Rail	SKT	The edge of the board. Also refers to plastic strips attached to the underside of the board.
Ramp boards	SKT	Large deck and firm wheels mounted on wide trucks to make the board as stable as possible.
Rear foot	SNB	The foot mounted closest to the rail.
Rear hand	SNB	The hand closet to the tail of the board.
Regular foot	MULTI	To ride with the left foot forward.
Retainer / keppers	SKT	Keep the ball bearings spaced correctly.
Revert	SNB	To switch from riding fakie to forward, or from forward to fakie, usually while the board is still touching the ground.
Rewind	INL	To complete the arc that a skater begins when coming off a grind or stall by spinning.
Rewind	SNB	A term used to describe any maneuver where a rotation is initiated, stopped and its momentum reversed.
Rippey flip	SNB	Straight back flipping frontside 360 , with a method grab (Jim Rippey).
Riser	SKT	Plastic piece under the base of the truck to raise it for better wheel clearance. Often used with larger wheels.
Roast beef	SNB	The rear hand reaches between the legs and grabs the heel edge between the bindings while the front leg is boned. Also, the wrist is rotated inward to complete the grab.
Rock and roll	MULTI	A trick where the underside of the board and wheels are tapped on the lip before a kickturn to reenter.
Rocket Air	BMX	When a rider takes both feet off the pedals in the air and places them on the back pegs, then returns them to the pedals before landing. Can be landed in this position also.
Rodeo	SNB	Turning frontside 180 while completing an inverted 360 rotation for a total of 540. A rodeo 720 is when you would turn frontside 360 while completing an inverted 360 rotation for a total 720.
Rodeo flip	SNB	Partially inverted 360 with a back flip.
Roll-in	BMX	A portion at the top of a ramp that riders can use to roll into the ramp rather than dropping in over the vertical section of the ramp. Often used to gain more speed entering the ramp and as a gap to air over depending on where it lies on the ramp.
Rolling down the windows.	SNB	A phrase used to describe when someone is caught off balance, and they rotate their arms wildly in the air to try and recover.
Royale	INL	Skater riders with the front foot on inside plate, back foot on the outside plate, toes pointed in. Brooke Howard Smith was the founder of the Royale. He 'royaled' the big rail on the first X Games.
Rubber dampening systems	SNB	Incorporating rubber into the construction of the board to dampen vibrations and provide certain performance characteristics.
Run	MULTI	A series of tricks in a sequence.
Sad plant	SNB	A term used to describe any handplant where the front leg is boned for style.
Sandwich construction	SNB	Layers of materials, on top of each other, with additional components for sidewall strength and torisional flex patterning. Used to construct a board with different layers of materials on top of each other.
Saran Wrap	MTX	Rider passes one foot between his hands and back to the peg, removing one hand from the bars to let it pass through.
Sato flip	SNB	Halfpipe trick done by Rob Kingwill (Sato - Japanese for "sugar" ). Kind of like a frontside McTwist. Rider drops in fast, riders up the transition as if doing frontside 540, pops in the air and grabs frontside, then throws head, shoulders, and hips downs
Seabelt	SNB	The frontside reaches across the body and grabs the tail while the front leg is boned.
S-bend	ETC	A rider performs an Air raley while rotating his body 360 degrees while inverted.
Session	MULTI	A period of skating.
Shifty	SNB	A grabless trick where the upper torso and lower body are twisted in opposite directions and then returned to normal.
Shove it	SKT	A trick performed by spinning the board beneath the feet.
Shovel	SKT	The front of the board that rises up off the snow. Design is usually a result of boards intended use, powder boards have lots of shovel, race boards have very little.
Shovel	ETC	Area near the tip of the ski.
Shovel	SNB	The lifted or upward curved sections of a snowboard at the tip and tail.
Side cut	SNB	The curve built into the sidewalls and edges of a board to enhance turning characteristics. To create a curve on the turning surface that is characteristic of the boards riding style.
Side wall	SNB	The area between the topsheet and the base, and above the edges on a snowboard. Holds the core and other materials from shifting during the manufacturing process, and to protect them as a finished product.
Sidewall	ETC	Refers to the side of the ski.
Sintered base	SNB	A form of polymer plastic that is compress into a long shape, set on a roller and sliced into sheets of base material. A slightly harder more porous from of base material used on performance snowboards.
Slalom	MULTI	A form of Alpine racing in which the racer must run a course designated by a series of gates set in various combination as to test technique, speed, and agility. Failure to pass through the gate properly results in disqualification.
Slick	SKT	A board that has a layer of slippery plastic bonded to the bottom for extra slide/strength. They are usually heavier than plain wood boards. Most serious skaters prefer wood.
Slob air	SNB	The frontside air where the front hand grabs mute, the back leg is boned and the board is kept parallel with the ground.
Smith grind	SKT	A type of grind trick where the back truck is grinding, while the rail of the board is also grinding the lip of the ramp or obstacle. Frontside Smith Grind: the toe-side edge is involved; Backside Smith Grind: the heel-side edge is involved.
Soul grind	INL	A grind where the leading skate is parallel with the rail or obstacle and the rear skate is perpendicular to it.
Spaghetti air	SNB	The front hand reaches between the legs and behind the front legs to grab the toe edge in front of the front foot while the back leg is boned.
Spine ramp	MULTI	Two half pipes placed back to back creating a double U shape.
Stain	SKT	Normal deck without a slick bottom.
Stale	INL	Any trick in which the skater reaches behind his body to grab the wheels or frame.
Stale egg	SNB	An eggplant with a stalefish grab.
Stalefish air	SKT	The frontside trick where the rear hand grabs the heel edge behind the rear between the bindings while the front leg is boned.
Stalemasky air	SNB	When a maneuver is performed such that the point of emphasis in the maneuver is held or "stalled" for an extended period of time.
Stall	INL	To land on a lip and stop for a second and then re-enter.
Stall	BMX	When a rider pauses briefly on the coping before dropping back into the ramp.
Stance	SNB	The position of one's feet on the ground.
Stiffy air	SNB	Any maneuver in which both legs are boned and a grab is incorporated.
Stinky	SNB	Riding with the legs spread open.
Street	BMX	An event consisting of different types and styles of ramps positioined so that they can be approached in many different ways. Competitors plan out their runs through these ramps according to individual style.
Street boards	SKT	Shorter and narrower than ramp boards. Usually has a shorter wheelbase than a ramp board.
Sub Box	BMX	Street course jump consisting of two ramps, one on either side of a platform that is topped by an approximately 3-foot high box, with a 2-foot deck on top. The height and small surface of the box make it easy for a rider to clip a back wheel.
Sublimated top sheet	SNB	Topsheets that have had the graphics added through the sublimation process. Provides very durable graphics because they are cooked right into the plastic.
Super g	ETC	A faster more open version of the giant slalom, kind of a cross between GS and downhill.
Superman	BMX	Where a rider takes both feet off the pedals in the air and stretches his legs as far behind the bike as possible. Looks like Superman flying holding on the handlebars, hence the name.
Superman	MTX	Rider releases both legs from pegs and throws his legs back, elevating himself over the bike.
Swing weight	SKT	The distribution of weight from the tip and tail to the center of the board. To balance a board and control its ability to initiate rotation or to stop rotation in relationship to its overall weight.
Swiss cheese air	SNB	The rear hand reaches between the legs and grabs the heel edge in front of the front foot while the back left is boned.
Switch stance	SKT	When the feet are placed in the opposite of the normal stance and you are going forward with a slightly different balance point than in your normal stance. Not the same as fakie where you ride backwards with your normal balance and stance.
Switch take off	SNB	Going into a jump backwards.
Symmetrical design	SNB	When all the design components of the side cut and shape are parallel in design. The opposite of Asymmetrical. To position a rider on a board when less angulation or opposing angulation is necessary.
Table Top	BMX	When a rider flattens his bike out into the horizontal plane in the air, then straightens it back out to land.
Tabletop	MULTI	Type of jump - with a ramp going up, flat on top, and a landing ramp on the far side.
Tail	MULTI	The rear tip of the board or ski.
Tail bonk	SNB	To hit an object with the tail of the snowboard.
Tail grab	SNB	The rear hand grabs the tail of the snowboard.
Tail poke	SNB	Any maneuver where you bone your rear leg and "poke" the tail of the snowboard in a direction away from your body usually while grabbing.