Ski Slang - Page 7

Some additions.  Didn't see them upthread, apologies if they're a repeat

The Play Pen - A fenced-in area populated with children found at most ski areas.  aka terrain park, trauma park

Edge Dullers - Metal objects found in the play pen that children ski over to ruin equipment bought by their parents. aka rail, box, hit

Texas Wedge -  Skiing stance popular with beginners.  A full tuck coupled with a snowplow.  aka Texas Tuck

Texas Fly Traps - Several layers of snow fence at the bottom of the run to make skiers slow down, or to stop out of control skiers before they take out the entire lift line.

Boyne Balls - What the rest of the world calls death cookies.  So named for their prevalance at Boyne resorts

Loud Powder - Refrozen corderouy  that makes your skis chatter.  Or any hard snow that makes lots of noise when you ski over it.

Bark Biting - Skiing the trees

Skiing the Buds Off the Goats - (obscure) a day of high-spirited go-for-it skiing.  Named after the early version of the Volkl Gotama which came with a sticker of the Budda stuck to it that usually came off after a few days of hard usage.

A Slouch (of Snowboarders) -  two to five snowboarders lying around on the hill together.

A Full Recline (of Snowboarders) -  six or more snowboarders lying around on the hill together.

Doing the Penguin - That funny hopping maneuver performed by snowboarders on the flats when they don't want to unstrap.

Sperm Turning - Old school ski technique where the ankles are glued together and the body twists, writhes, and counter-rotates like the sperm in those High School health films.  aka wedeln (see www.skipanda.com/video/extrait_uk/ext09.htm for an example)

Double Brown - a designation of the relative difficulty of a ski slope.  A run earns the "double brown" designation when there are large areas of dirt exposed.

WROD - White Ribbon of Death : a single narrow crowded ski run open on artificial snow in early season.

Ice -  Mythical substance rumored to be found on ski slopes in the east, but never actually documented as existing.  "It's not ice unless it's clear enough to see a fish through it."

Some synonyms

My dad and I always use the term "craptastic" to label the skiing conditions that are just plain crappy, but it's still skiing so it's fantastic. :)

Okemo Mtn: Under the Northstar Quad right at the fork of Nor' Easter and Fastlane...it's a "Panty Pine", or a "XXX-Mas Tree", or a "Bra-Bow"...actually I just made all of those up (I think) but they sound appropriate...or inappropriate depending on how you look at the situation.

SCORPION = Snowboarder catches downhill edge; falls onto face; and, the weight of the board and momentum causes the board to strike the boarder in the shoulders, neck, or back of the head.  Wish I had the video of my step-daughter doing one for demonstrative purposes.

We call this the "cable tie style"

Snowbeast -  when you spray a friend who is waiting down slope with snow

 

I learned (too much) about trustafarians when I spent the off-season in Moab, and tourons in high season; used by everyone from park pigs to river gods (rangers to rafting guides).

 

Harbor chop, the post-dump sunny-day conditions you get when you're too lazy to get up early.  Picked it up from Snowbird's Guru Dave's blog.

 

And as for 'bluebird', these days I use it for the between-storm sunny but crispy cold days that have been pretty rare lately.  Used mostly after a few too many can't-see-your-hand-in-front-of-your-face sessions in a row (never thought there could be too many whiteouts!!). 

 

But my favorite on this thread is 'snow monkeys'.  Explains a whole lot.

"Screwjob"-Big Box Shop term for mounting bindings on skis purchased elsewhere, usually from an internet retailer.  Screwjobs are often performed blindfolded.

 

"Mermaids"

thread = a run that requires skill and usually in backcountry with many tight spots. He threaded that one!

A few I havn't seen"

 

BAFL:  Big Air, Flat Landing (usually painful)

Construction Worker:  People who wear Carhartt stuff skiing

Starfish - That super slo mo wipeout during which arms and legs are fully spread and extended pointing in the wrong direction.

 

Buz Killingtons - Rangers.

 

Gaper Gap

 

Orthdonture Adjusters (park features)

 

Greys on Trays (Older gentlemen snowboarding)

 

Thrill biscuits (like death cookies)

 

School of Fish.  (Lesson group that insists on sking in a tight "blob")

Little bastards- snowboarder mobs

Idiot-You

The Squaw Valley Ski Patrol term for someone who knocks down a kid, ducks a rope, and gives a lot of lip to patrol when they get caught: "Guest" if they want to keep their job.(This predates KSL--maybe it's changed.  They can have neatly trimmed beards now, which has forced AM patrol to grow theirs longer so as not to be mistaken.)

 

snotsicle: something I had for 40 yrs, until I decided to shave it off 2 yrs ago

 

heard version for really serious hairy faced Yeti : snotlagtite

 

quail : those with Go-Pros on their helmets

 

almost forgot... Whack-A-Mole  : the bdr parked under a rise you're just about to come strafin over... as in  "mahn, that section was fully 'Whack-A-Mole"

Edited by moreoutdoor - 1/30/13 at 4:42pm

jong 

Really? Then its safe to say ecimmortal = bitch

 

Never had to take a spill when a group of snowboarding kids recklessly intersect your line ?  Think of me laughing when it happens to you 

Ride the Sweet Nar Nar - from Southpark. Very fun to use.

Maybe called something else, but didn't turn up in a search.

 

Texas handbag: Making a ski sling using opposing ski pole straps to create a handle from which skis are hung.

I actually saw a couple attempt this 2weeks back at heavenly with only 1 fumble and drop; and I snarkily was about to  ask them if they were from Texas, but I thought better and just kept my mouth shut.  Surprised it's not coming up in search.  I'm sure it's been discussed before with pictures and lolz.

 

It's Texas Suitcase ... or Houston Handbag.

 

Search for "Gaper Boy" and you'll see this has been... umm... well covered around here.