But his hang it all out, do it my way style often resulted in chaos.īombhole Hole in snow after landing “big air”īoner City Seeing something on the slopes that makes you very happy.īoot Clamps this is what hillbillies call bindings.īreeder Breeder hill, Breeder area, etc. If he didn’t make a mistake, he won the race. Again in 2007-08, top gun, top dog, for a time was the best overall skier in the world. He’s Bode Miller, from Franconia, New Hampshire, 2004-2005 Overall Champion. Barry Cordage also makes aerial nets for trapeze artists, etc.īode It’s pronounced “bo-dee,” and he happens to be the first American in 20+ years to win the FIS Overall World Cup. B-Net is a trademark of Barry Cordage LTD of Montreal, Canada. It’s often a combination of A-Net panels and B-Net, and the lower blue netting for crowd control is called C-Net, but it’s all mostly referred to as B-Net. Strong Blues are good intermediate skiers who venture onto expert trails.ī-Net this is the orange netting you see lining racecourses. The Beast of the East yet another nickname for Killingtonīiffed wiped out usually applied to a wipe out in which the skier or boarder pops back up and continues.īirds of Prey World Cup race trail at Beaver Creek, COīlacks expert trails, also expert skiers.īlowing out the mice when ski areas test their snowmaking system in the fall.īlowwood snarky nickname for Ski Bluewood, closest ski area to Walla Walla, WAīlues intermediate trails, also intermediate skiers. The beach that sets the standard is at A-Basin.īear Trap Historic binding that used a spring-assisted cable that stretched around the heel of the boot, then clamped down with a lever in front of the toe retainer. Those that do are usually much ado about nothing. Some ski areas actively promote this phenomenon. After a few runs mashing through mush, most just head to the beach for booze, babes in bikinis, boomboxes, BBQ grills, etc. The Beach parking lot or area at base lodge at the end of the season. The Basin Although there are many resorts with Basin in the name, only A-Basin is referred to simply as “the Basin.”īattleship Trapezoid-shaped rail (up, flat, down) in the terrain park.īC the way hip, in-the-know skiers refer to backcountry skiing. Small diameter baskets work best on eastern ice wider diameter baskets are more helpful in western powder. Today, most Western and even a few Eastern ski areas have what is considered a “back side,” although it may not be geographically located on the “back” of the mountain.īanging skiing a mogul field with unquestionable skill…knees pumping like pistons, skis banging on the snow.īasket device a few inches from the bottom of a ski pole, designed to help “plant” the pole and ultimately prevent the pole from knifing straight down into the snow. Term originally derived from Vail, with a front side of cut trails and a back side of glades and open bowls. Generally used to describe skiers who take more risks by venturing into the unmanicured terrain. Now it doesn’t own any.īack Side Refers to the rougher terrain at a ski area: The bowls, woods, or otherwise uncharted territory - yet still in-bounds. At one time this mega-operator owned Sugarloaf, Sunday River, Attitash, Mount Snow, Killington, Pico, Steamboat, and The Canyons. Confusing, eh? Not anymore ASC (American Skiing Co) is out of business. Alpine gear, for example.Īlpine common shortform of Alpine Meadows, CA ski area.ĪSC American Skiing Company…and Aspen Skiing Company (see Skico).
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Often listed as PSIA-AASI, the adder meaning Professional Ski Instructors of America.Ī-Basin common short form of Arapahoe BasinĪlpine (skiing) generally describes lift-served, downhill skiing. If this makes no sense to you, the following lexicon should prove helpful…ĪASI American Association of Snowboard Instructors.
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