Monoski – a type of ski where both feet are strapped onto a single board. Magic Carpet – conveyor belt type system used on beginner slopes to bring you back up to the top. Kicker – homemade wedge in the snow built for small tricks. Jib – riding your skis or snowboard across a surface without snow – be it a rail, box, or even water. Huck – slang term for launching off a big jump. Herringbone – the pattern made when walking up a hill with skis on, spreading them apart to prevent sliding down the hill. Best avoided unless you are going paragliding. Headwall – vertical cliff at the end a valley. An Olympic sport for skiiers.įrench Fries – term used to describe when skis are parallel to each other. You’re the first guy down the off-piste and you show off your lines to everyone else following you.įlex – term used to describe the flexibility/stiffness of the plastic outer shell of your boot.įreestyle – style of skiing or snowboarding mainly focused on tricks. Also the name of about a thousand bars in the Alps.įirst Tracks – fresh powder lines. Hilarious for others.įall Line – straight line from the top of the mountain to the bottom. Just ask the guys from ‘Touching the Void.’ĭurometre – measurement to decide the hardness of the ski boot shell – the higher the durometre, the harder the shell.įace-Plant – falling face first. Don’t have your picnics under them.Ĭouloirs – literally meaning ‘corridor.’ Similar to a chute but even steeper.Ĭrevasse – extremely deep and often hidden crack in the mountain. Describes the process where the snow repeatedly melts and refreezes resulting in corn-sized icy snow crumbs.Ĭornice – overhang of snow produced by heavy winds. Reserved for experts.Ĭorduroy – describes the grooves on the snow of a newly pisted slope.Ĭorn Snow – spring snow. Generally speaking the better you are the larger the cant – ie the further forward you lean.Ĭarving – clean turns where you use the natural edge of the ski or snowboard rather than sliding down the slope.Ĭhatter – the vibration of a ski or snowboard when travelling at high speed.Ĭhocolate Chips – end of season rocks that poke their heads out on-piste that can ruin your skis.Ĭhute – steep and often very narrow valley or gully. Your feet can be ‘canted’ forwards or backwards to improve control. The section of the ski or snowboard that is in direct contact with your boots.īomber – term for the nutter who speeds down the slopes totally out of control.Ĭant – the lateral angle of the boot in relation to the ski or snowboard. Used more in America than Europe.īaseplate – bottom section of the ski or snowboard binding. Similar to off-piste but slightly more of the beaten track. Fist time skiing? Want to talk like a pro even if you don’t ski like one? Here is our quick guide to the must-know ski terms and snowboard lingo:Īpres Ski – literally translated as ‘After Ski’ – the time between afternoon skiing and dinner where you knock back a few genepis and Mutsig beer.īackcountry – area outside of the normal pisted slopes.
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