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Definitions of Most Snowboarding Tricks:

Air to Fakie
Any snowboard trick where the wall is approached riding forwards, no rotation is made, and the snowboarder lands riding backwards.

Alley oop
A term used to describe any snowboard maneuver in the halfpipe where one rotates 180 or more degrees in an uphill direction; that is, rotating backside on the frontside wall.....or rotating frontside on the backside wall.

Alpine Snowboarding
Similar to "Alpine skiing" this term is simply used to describe riding recreationally.....most often on the slopes at a ski resort.

Andrecht
A rear handed backside handplant with a front handed grab.

Backside
The backside of the snowboard is the side where the heels rest; and the backside of the snowboarder is the side to which his/her back faces.

Backside Air
Any air performed on the backside wall of the halfpipe.

Backside Rotation
Rotating clockwise for a regular-footer......and rotating counter-clockwise for a goofy-footer (e.g.. backside 360) note: When riding switch-stance the exact reverse applies and a regular-footer will rotate counter-clockwise and a goofy-footer will rotate clockwise.

Backside Turn
A turn where the heel edge faces to the outside of the turn while the snowboard is riding on the toe edge. In other words, a right turn for a regular-footer and a left turn for a goofy-footer.

Backside wall
When standing at the top of the halfpipe and looking down towards the bottom, the backside wall is the left wall for regular-footers and the right wall for goofy-footers. If you ride straight down the center of the halfpipe your backside wall is behind you.

Bevel
The degree of angle to which the edges of a snowboard can be tuned. Snowboards used for racing and carving should have a greater bevel than say a snowboard used in the halfpipe.

BFM
See Elguerial

Blindside
A term given to any rotation where the snowboarder has oriented themselves "blind" to their takeoff or landing and must stretch to look over their shoulder. Such a technique usually increases the difficulty. (e.g. A backside alley oop air is often harder than a frontside alley oop air because it is blindside).

Boned
A term used to explain the emphasis of style in a trick. In other words, if someone "boned out a method" they would grab hard and create an emphasis of the maneuver such that his/her legs or arms may appear extended or stretched to a maximum degree. To "Bone" means to straighten one or both legs.

Bonk
The act of hitting an object with the snowboard.(eg. A tail bonk could be hitting the halfpipe lip with the tail of the snowboard).

Caballerial (Cab)
A trick in the halfpipe which begins fakie, spins 360 degrees, and lands riding forward. Named after skateboarding guru, Steve Caballero. Also see Half-Cab and Gay Twist

Canadian Bacon
The rear hand reaches behind the rear leg to grab the toe edge between the bindings while the rear leg is boned.

Cant
A term used to describe the angle at which either foot is positioned medially or laterally from a vertical axis. In other words, how much angle beneath your feet from side to side bends your knees together or apart.

Chicken Salad Air
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.

Coping
A reference to the edge of the lip which runs the length of a halfpipe wall.

Crail Air
The rear hand grabs the toe edge in front of the front foot while the rear leg is boned.

Crippler
An inverted aerial where the snowboarder performs a 180 degree flip. In other words, 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.

Crossbone Method Air
A Method Air where the back leg is boned.

Crooked Cop Air
Free riding version of the mosquito air. see Mosquito Air

Disaster
A lip trick where one gets "hung up" on the coping, most often with the board perpendicular to the coping.

Double Grab
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.

Duckfoot
A term used to describe stance angles with toes pointing outward......like a duck.

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Effective Edge
The length of metal edge on the snowboard which touches the ground; it is the effective part which is used to make a turn. Therefore, it does not include the edge of the tip and tail.

Eggflip
An Eggplant where the athlete chooses to flip over in order to re-enter the pipe instead or rotating 180 degrees. Thus, this trick is performed forward to fakie......or switchstance (fakie to forward).

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

Elgeurial(BFM)
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.

Eurocarve
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. Certain equipement may also be associated with the eurocarver....such as hard shell boots, plate bindings, and certain clothing.



Fakie
A term used to describe riding backwards. see also Switchstance

Fall Line
The path of least resistance down any given slope.

Fat
A term used to describe how cool something is... Like a "Fat Air" might be a really styled out trick as well as being "large", that is, very high.

Flat Bottom
The area in a halfpipe between the two opposing transitional walls.

Flatground
Term used to describe tricks performed on a flat slope without obstacles. (e.g. nose slide, blunt slide, tail wheelie, etc...)

Freeriding
Snowboarding on all types of terrain for fun...no contests, no halfpipe, no gates, no rules, etc...

Freestyle Snowboarding
The kind of snowboarding which is mostly associated with riding the halfpipe, but which may also be used to describe any type of snowboarding which includes tricks and maneuvers.

Fresh Fish Air
The backside version of the Stale Fish. see Stale Fish

Front Hand
The hand closest to the nose of the snowboard. In other words, the left hand for regular footers and the right hand for goofy footers.

Front Foot
The foot mounted closest to the nose. A regular-footer's left foot and a goofy-footer's right foot.

Frontside
The frontside of the snowboard is the side where the toes rest; and the frontside of the snowboarder is the side to which his/her chest faces.

Frontside Air
Sometimes called the "Frontside Indy" the trick is best described for its' grab. The Indy grab is with the rear hand between the bindings on the toe edge; in this particular maneuver the front leg is boned. Also..... it can be any air performed on the frontside wall of the halfpipe.

Frontside Rotation
Rotating counter-clockwise for a regular-footer......and rotating clockwise for a goofy-footer (eg.frontside 360) note: When riding switch-stance the exact reverse applies and a regular-footer will rotate clockwise and a goofy-footer will rotate counter-clockwise.

Frontside Turn
A turn where the toe edge faces to the outside of the turn while the snowboard is riding on the heel edge. In other words, a left turn for a regular-footer and a right turn for a goofy-footer.

Frontside Wall
When standing at the top of the halfpipe and looking down towards the bottom, the frontside wall is the right hand wall for regular-footers and the left hand wall for goofy-footers. If you were to ride straight down the center of the halfpipe you would be facing your frontside wall.



Gay Twist
A trick which spins 360 degrees and includes a grab. Also see Caballerial and Half-Cab.

Goofy Footed
Riding on a snowboard with the right foot in the forward position. In other words the right foot is closest to the nose, furthest from the tail, and in between the left foot and the nose.

Grab
To grab either edge of the snowboard with one or both hands.

Grind
To slide with the board parallel to the coping. Also see 50/50.

Half-Cab
Cannot be performed in the half pipe. It is the freeriding version of the Caballerial in which one rotates 180 degrees from fakie to forward off of a straight jump. Also see Caballerial and Gay Twist.

Halfpipe
A snow structure built for freestyle snowboarding. It consists of opposing radial transition walls of the same height and size. Snowboarders utilize the halfpipe to catch air and perform tricks by traveling back and forth from wall to wall while moving down the fall line.

The following are the recommended dimensions:

Measurement Minimum Recommended Maximum
Inclination 14 degrees 20 degrees 22 degrees
Length 80 meters 100 meters 150 meters
Width between walls 10 meters 15 meters 18 meters
Height of walls 2 meters 2 meters 4 meters
Transition radius 1.5 meters 2 meters 3 meters
Vertical 10 centimeters 20 centimeters 1 meter
Rollout deck width 1 meter 1 meter 3 meters
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