SKATE: WHEN YOU TAKE YOUR BACK BINDING OFF AND YOU PUSH WITH YOUR BACK FOOT TO YOUR DESTINATION.

DEATH COOKIE: AN ICE CHUNK THAT, IF YOU RUN IT OVER, IT WILL GET YOU OFF BALANCE. WARNING TRY NOT TO FALL ON THESE.

GOOFY: RIGHT FOOT FIRST WHEN GOING DOWN A HILL.

REGULAR: LEFT FOOT FIRST WHEN GONG DOWN A HILL.

EDGE: THIS CAN BE 1 OF EITHER 2 THINGS, THE EDGE OF YOUR BOARD WHERE THE METAL IS. OR IT CAN BE SOMETHING THAT CAN THROW YOU OFF BALANCE.

MOGUEL: A BUMP FOLLOWED BY MORE BUMPS AFTER IT.

50/50: WHEN HITTING A RAIL AND HAVING THE FRONT OF YOUR BOARD AND THE BACK OF YOUR BOARD PARALLEL ON THE TOP OF THE RAIL.

180: A 180 IS PERFORMED WHEN YOU MAKE HALF A TURN WHEN GOING OFF A JUMP OR RAMP. CAN BE SUMMARIZED AS A 1.

360: MAKING A FULL TURN WHEN GOING OFF A JUMP OR RAMP. CAN BE SUMMARIZED AS A 3.

NOSE OR TAIL BUTTER: WHEN YOU LEAN BACK OR FORWARD ON THE BOARD MAKING THE BOARD BEND.

YARD SALE: WHEN YOU FALL OFF A RAMP. OR WHEN SKIERS FALL OFF A JUMP AND THEIR SKIIS AND POLES FALL OFF OF THEM.

STALL: WHEN YOU HIT A STEEP JUMP TO STALL ON A LOG OR EVEN A TREE.

BINDINGS: THE TO THINGS THAT YOU LATCH YOURSELF TO THE BOARD WITH.

BOARD SLIDE:  WHEN THE RIDER DOES A 90 DEGREE SPIN ONTO A RAIL MAKING HIS OR HER BOARD GO ACROSS THE RAIL.

CARVING: WHEN THE BOARDER GOES FROM HEELSIDE TO TOESIDE.SOMETHING THE RIDER DOES TO SPEED CHECK OFF JUMPS OR SLOW DOWN HIS SPEED DOWN THE SLOPES. YOU NEED TO LEARN HOW TO DO THIS! THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING ABOUT BOARDING CORRECTLY AND SAFELY.


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