jibbing n.— «Stephen Regenold, a.k.a. the Gear Junkie, pitched a story to us last week about cross-country skiing’s latest wrinkle, Nordic jibbing. The activity of jibbing amounts to cross-country skiers performing jumps and other tricks...
yard sale n.— «Yard sale: A horrendous crash that leaves all of your belongings scattered as if on display for sale. Also a skiing term.» —“Cycling through the lingo” Ventura County Star (California) July 4, 2005...
mahogany reef n. a place where alcoholic drinks are served, especially in a seaside community. Editorial Note: This is a jocular expression associated with sailing and fishing. It is sometimes used as the name of an actual drinking establishment...
freeride n.— «Welcome to skiing’s “new school.” All-mountain ability, terrain-park and half-pipe tricks and a dash of big mountain—formerly known as “extreme” skiing—mash together to create a new style of skiing...
snomo-skiing n.— «Ask another dozen people, and you’ll probably get a dozen different opinions of a sport alternately referred to as snowmobile skiing, sled skiing or snomo-skiing.» —“Out of bounds” by David O...
yard sale n.— «On the other hand, goggles can be a pain, tend to fog up at the wrong moments and are just another piece of hardware to recover after a “yard sale” type fall.» —“Re: ski goggles” by grr@cbmvax...