Snowboarding glossary

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

Alley oop -  Term used to describe any 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 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.

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.