SKATING- when you have one foot out of your binding and one foot in and you're pushing yourself with your back foot, normally around the lift
TERJE- Terje Haakonson, one of the greatest and most extreme snowboarders of all time.
CARVING- also referred to as "ripping it up" or "shredding", this is the process of turning on your board.
STEP INS- Step in binding system. All ya gotta do is step into the binding and your boot latches to your binding.
FORUM- Only the greatest company & group of riders in current snowboarding
BACKCOUNTRY- the backside of a snow resort
STEEPS- the steep hills on the mountain
HIT- a nice jump
JIBBING- snowboarding's equivalant to grinding or boardsliding on a skateboard.
SHAUN PALMER- the most cocky and arogant snowboarder of all time. His words are backed up by his riding.
DIRECTIONAL BOARD- a snowboard that goes best in one way only, but normally can go the other way
TWIN TIP- both tips of the board are equal in height
EFFECTIVE EDGE- the length of the edge that comes in contanct with the snow when carving
FREESTYLE- riding in the park and hitting a lot of jumps on a normal basis
FREERIDING- riding on the steeps or backcountry
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