Англоязычный социолект экстремальных видов спорта в лингвистическом и лингвокультурологическом аспектах

BLINDSIDE

A term given to any rotation where the rider has oriented him/herself "blind" to his/her takeoff or landing and must stretch to look over their shoulder. Such a technique usually increases the difficulty.

BLINGERS

Refers to the people who buy all matching equipment regardeles of quality or performance and are on the hill not to snowboard but to be seen snowboarding.

BLUE BIRD

A beautiful day. e.g. "Cuttin' the pow pow on a blue bird day."

BOMB

To point the nose of your board straight down the hill to accelerate. E.G. “He bombed the jump at 60 miles!”

BOMB HOLE

A big hole in the landing of a powder jump from somebody bailing. "If you make a bomb hole on the landing of that jump, everybody will hate you.'

BONED OUT

A term used to explain the emphasis of style in a trick. In other words, if someone "boned out an indy" they would grab hard and create an emphasis of the maneuver such that his/her legs may appear extended or stretched to a maximum degree.

BONJ

A person who takes a beating of everybody on and off the piste.

BONKING

Hitting an object really, really hard with your Snowboard

BONO

Riding/Skiing into a tree at high speed and not by choice.

BONUS LIFE

When you smoke the competitors in a competition

BOOMPH

It's what is said when you fall in the thick stuff, because "Boomph" is the sound that is made.

BOOST

A term used to describe catching air off of a jump. e.g. "He boosted ten feet out of the halfpipe."

BOOTER

This refers to a massive kicker that needs to be hit down harder to insane air, thus requiring a harder kick than a kicker. "Oh man that thing is huge, it's definitely a booter."

BOTWOKER

A term used to describe a new boarder who can't stay upright

BOWLING PINS

Skiers, or sometimes boarders, who are making an obstruction of themselves. Typically skiers who stop in a group blocking the track, most often on a flat spot or at the top of an incline a boarder will need to keep speed up to get over (where it is most annoying). Can also be slow skiers carving together in such a way that you can't pass them.

BP

Boarder Patrol

BRA TREE

when girls throw bras and panties on a tree under the lift

BRICK

When someone hits a kicker and their snowboard comes out from underneath them and they land on there back. (derived from kids in the east coast)

BRID (PRONOUNCED 'BREATHE')

A common term used to describe an unintentional fast descent e.g. "coming down on the last run, I intially intended to stay off the fall line, but in the end I just had to Brid"

BROADWAY

a word that means really cool or good eg that trick was so broadway.same as words like sick,rad

BUNK

When something is wack. Mostly when the pipe or best run is closed EX: "Dude, the pipe is closed? That's Bunk!"

BUNNY HILL

Small hill usually with a toe rope where beginners learn to snowboard.

BUST

A term used the same as the verb "to do" only with more emphasis. e.g. "He busted huge air over that tree."

BUTT SLIDE

The result of sliding out while attempting a backside boardslide.

BUTTER

This refers to a tail press on flatland or a box. Example: Dude, I totally landed that switch butter!

BUTTER

When you lean on the nose of your board (like a nose manual) and swing the tail of your board in front. E.G. “Did you see that butter to BS 5?”

BUTTER PRETZEL

this trick is where you do a butter frontside or back side then 180

BUTTERY

description of a snowboard with good flex that lends itself well to the butter maneuver

CASE IT

Landing on the nuckle of the jump and compressing.

CHATTER

When the snowboard vibrates unnecessarily. Usually this happens at higher speeds and through turns. Racers are always trying to reduce chatter in their boards so they can stay in control. (by Jason Dow)

CHILLAX

It means chillout and relax.

CHOPPY CHOPPY

Rough Terrain "Its a little choppy choppy today, lets bail."

CHUMPLES

A fat kid that has no skillz

CMANIA

A person obsessed with taking C-boxes.

COLORADO SLIDE

Coming to a halt by sliding your board between someone else's bindings, intentionally or otherwise.

CORDUROY

When a snowcat freshly grooms a trail it will leave a finely ridged surface. Corduroy is usual very nice for laying out clean turns. (by Jason Dow)

CORK OR CORKED

Is freestyle used to describe an off-axis rotation.

CORNICE

A sudden drop-off, usually in the backcountry. E.G. “ Wow! That was a huge cornice eh?”

COULOIRS

Slopes. e.g. "Rockin' down the badass couloirs".

CRAPTASTIC

Fantastically crapy. Examples: "the conditions on the Mt are craptastic." or "that craptastic landing wishboned my board."

CRASHTASTIC

this word is used when you observe someone who has completely beefed so bad that it is amazing that they are alive.

CRATER

A term used to describe a crash or fall. e.g. "He fell off the lift and cratered into a snow bank." (by Jason Dow)

CREW

A group of people you shred with. "We had mad crew shredding last weekend."

CRISPY

Used to define something that happened and was awsome -"That was stunt was hella crispy bro!" (also see Crunchy)

CRUISER RUN

What you call making a relaxed and mellow run on a fairly smooth trail.

CRUMPET

english people eat these for good luck before hitting the slopes

CRUNCHY

A term used to describe something great, i.e., "The snow is super crunchy right now."

CRUST-BUSTIN'

Glorious in every way. I.E. "Yo bro, that 360 tail press was Crust-Bustin'!"

CRUTCH

A boarder who has a ski pole and pushes hisself/herself with the pole.

CURLING FIELD

when the slopes are so icy that they resemble a curling field. ex. "check out that kid shreding the curling field"

DANK

An expression used to describe awesomeness. Ex: that board is totally dank!

DEATH COOKIE

a big snowball in the middle of a run frozen to the ground.

DECK

The top of both sides of the halfpipe where riders can drop-in or destroy themselves if they fail to carry momentum properly. ie. dude I just hit the deck and bailed backwards to the bottom of the pipe or dude just lean forward and lift your knees to get on the deck of the halfpipe.

DIRTY POOL

describing a really awsome run or trick EX. That 1080 air was dirty pool!

DOG TRAINER

A parent that has their kid on a leash to teach them how to snowboard.

DOINKLET

1. A word to describe someting that can't be described 2. Forign Currency. e.g. "Did you see the size of the DOINKLET'S?"

DOLPHIN TURN

This is making an ollie movement to change edges in a turn down the hill. Example: heelside nose lifts of snow first then heelside tail , then nose toeside lands and then tail toeside and so forth.

DOPE

To say that was good, great, excellent! E.g. "Dude, that was dope!"

DRAGON

A term used for when a Ski/ Snowbaord instructor is leading a bunch of small children around that are wearing red or orange "please don''t hit me" vests. It is characterized as a dragon because from a distance, the line of red dots resemble a dragon. Usually, this word is only used when the Dragon is in your way, or your about to take out one of its kids.

DRIFTER

Beginner snowboarder who 'drifts' across the hill by side-slipping back and forth.

DROP TROU

insult, short for drop your trousers, :"drop trou you bonj"

DROPPED A LOAD

Shaking the snow off your board while on a lift so it hits somebody below. "You totally dropped a load on that chick."

DROPPING IN

Who is going next down the run, jump, or rail.

DRY SLOPE

A snowboard or ski slope that is not made out of snow and can be used year round in places that dont get very much snow.

DUDE

if you don't know someones name just call them dude

DUST ON CRUST

Thin layer of snow on top of crusty snow (snow with ice on top).

DUTTY

If something is really good same as sick "wow dutty jump bro"

DYKE BOARD

When someone is using a board that is too short for their height

EASTWOLF HELISKI

new heliski company in gudauri, georgia

EAT SNOW

Same as face plant.

ELGEURIAL (BFM)

It is an invert where the halfpipe wall is approached fakie, the rear hand is planted, a 360-degree backside rotation is made, and the rider lands going forward. This is named after Eddie Elguera.

EPIC

Anything that is totally awsome. e.g. "That jump was wicked epic", "That board is epic"

'ERIAL

When you get some air and meditate.

ETCHED OUT

When the opening take-off area for a jump, rail, or piece of equipment is cut into and tracks are left by the snowboarders edges when turning before the take-off or lip of the jump. (ie. that ride up to that jib is etched out like crazy, lets go hit some tables.)

FACE PLANT

When you fall and plant your face deep in the snow

FAKIE

Riding the snowboard backwards from a normal stance

FAKIE TO ASS

When attempting a rail or picnic table Fakie that you fall off rail or table and land hard on your ass.

FALL LINE

The route directly down the hill; it is the most direct path down a mountain.

FALLING LEAF

Beginner snowboarder that rides one edge horizontally, back and forth, the whole way down the slope.

FANCY PANTS

Some old fart of a two-planker that's wearing snowpants from the 80s - the one that's like hunting while skiing or making a hippy statement.

FEESH

Cool foreign dude from the Andes that pulls lots of hot chick with his South American charm.

FLAIL

A term used to describe riding badly and out of control. (by Jason Dow)

FLAMBOYANT WEEZY

What a snowboarder looks like after he has been drunk or stoned, goes off a jump, and hits a tree or pole at full speed.

FLUKE

A fluke is when you pull off an insane trick without meaning.

FLUTE

A column of snow stacked on a terrain feature such as a rock or on a near-vertical slope

FLY-SWATTER

When you catch an edge and fall forward, slapping the ground very quickly and rapidly, often results in a 'whiplash' feeling.

FRAGGLE

Term for accident involving two snowboarders, when the boards entangle causing injury.

FREAK A LEAK

to take a piss

FRESHIES

The morning powder before other boarders or skiers have hit the slopes. USAGE: After realizing that you and your friends are the first people off the lift, "Woah, major freshies dude."

FRUIT BOOTER

A word used to describe a skier. EX: "Thst damn fruit booter cut me off!"

FS

Frontside (If you’re regular, spinning to the left. If you’re goofy, spinning to the right). E.G. “He did an FS 180.”

FUDGED

To mess up something badly...(i.e. You fudged that jib dorkmo!)

GAFFER

Skier or "tourist in the way with no business on the mountian". `nuff said...

GANGSTAR

A rider so on form that it is considered illegal to shame his fellow riders in such a fashion.

GANJALA RIDE

A ride on the gondola, during which the occupants partake of some kind bud.

GAP

To fly over something without touching it. e.g." I gaped the road."

GAPER

pronounced "GAY-per", an inexperienced skiier or boarder who attempts runs or tricks that they are not able for- ironically ends up with no injuries themself but causes everyone else to break bones.

GHETTO

Something that is very gross or crusty, i.e. "I lent my board to a mate and it was all ghetto when i got it back."

GIGANDOIDTRON

A wave or jump that resembles a large monster.

GNAR POW KILL

when youre slashin the gnar pow full on ( e.g. Kaley is goin gnar pow kill on Qualmie fo' real)

GNARLY

Wicked, awsome, cool. e.g. "That was gnarly."  
According to tarn montagu, it could also mean something hard, e.g. "That's a gnarly drop."

GNARYLEBONE

For those of us who live in Marylebone london, but still like to rock sweet pow pow on our sick boards. e.g. "This slope is gnarylebone"

GNATS

Beginner, confused, selfish, or aloof Riders that sit on trails, usually in the middle and mostly to talk or Gape at the view.

GON-GUIPTOO

A Rider/Skier that has gone berserk in either a positive or negative way. Typcially when a Rider has pulled off a difficut feat or when a Rider/Skier has had enough and lashes out, usually at resort staff.

GOOFY

Riding with the right foot in front instead of the left foot which is the normal stance

GROMMET (GROM)

Another name for a small, young snowboarder. Especially one who is very "in" to snowboarding. (by Jason Dow)

GROOMER

Another word for piste. e.g. "He cruised the groomers all day."

HAIF

High Altitude Induced Flatulence aka - Mountain Butt The curious, and as yet unexplained, condition experienced when coming from sea level to a higher elevation