单板滑雪术语介绍.docx

单板滑雪术语介绍CantThe angle at which either foot points pigeon-toed or duck-footed. Foot angle affects whether the snowboarders knees bend toward or away from each other.CarveTo snowboard fast through corners.Centered StanceStance 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.ChatterVibration 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.CorkscrewSideways rotation.Crail AirAn aerial manoeuvre in which the athletes rear hand grabs the toe edge in front of the front foot while the rear leg is straight.Crippler AirAn 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.DampeningA shock-absorbent material similar to rubber that is sometimes laminated into snowboards to reduce vibration (or chatter) and increase handling.DetuneTo slightly dull the edges of the snowboard.Double GrabPerforming two separate grab tricks in one aerial manoeuvre.Double-Handed GrabGrabbing the snowboard with both hands in an aerial manoeuvre.DuckfootA snowboard stance where the athletes toes point outward.Effective EdgeThe length of the snowboards metal edge that makes contact with the snow.EggplantA one-handed 180-degree invert in which the front hand is planted on the lip of the halfpipe wall and the rotation is backside.ElgeurialAn 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.FakieRiding backwards.Fall LineThe path that a snowboarder takes as he/she travels down a steep pitch.Flat bottomThe area in the halfpipe between the two walls.FlatgroundTricks performed on a flat slope.FlexThe stiffness (or flexibility) of the snowboard. Different degrees of flex are used for different styles of riding.FreeridingSnowboarding for fun, not competition, on any terrain except for a halfpipe.Freestyle SnowboardingThe type of snowboarding that includes tricks; for example, riding a halfpipe.Front FootThe 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 HandThe hand closest to the front of the snowboard.FrontsideThe side of the snowboard the athletes chest faces toward.Frontside AirAny air performed on the frontside wall of the halfpipe.Frontside HandplantA manoeuvre in which the rider places the front hand on the lip of the halfpipe and rotates 180 degrees in the frontside direction.Frontside RotationRotating counter-clockwise for a regular-footed snowboarder or rotating clockwise for a goofy-footed snowboarder.Frontside WallThe side of the halfpipe that is in front of the snowboarder when he/she rides straight down the halfpipe.Forward LeanThe degree to which the highbacks of traditional bindings or the boots of plate bindings keep an athletes ankles and calves bent over his/her toes.GoofyFootedRiding a snowboard with the right foot forward.GrabTo hold the edge of the snowboard with one or both hands during an air or other trick.Haaken FlipAn 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.HalfpipeA 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.HardBootsSimilar to alpine ski boots, hard boots are rigid and made from plastic. They are typically used for carving and racing.Heel Drag/OverhangBindings 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.HeelEdgeThe edge of the snowboard closest to where the riders heels sit.HeelsideTurnA turn made on the heelside edge.HighbackBindingsA type of binding that includes a piece that supports the ankle and calf while edging and making heelside turns.Ho HoAny two-handed handplant.HolePatternThe pattern of holes on the top of a snowboard through which the bindings are fastened.Indy AirAn 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.InsertA piece of metal laminated within a snowboard to secure the screws that attach the bindings.InvertA handplant.Inverted 180An 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 AerialA trick in which the rider is airborne and upside-down.JapanAirAn aerial manoeuvre in which the athletes front hand grabs the toe edge between the feet, the front knee is tucked, the board is pulled up and the back is arched.JibTo ride on a non-snow surface such as rails and logs.J-TearNamed after its originator Mike Jacoby, this maneuver involves an invert in which the athlete rotates roughly 540 degrees in a front-side directio