death cookie n.— «Boards are also great for crud;—corn-snow, death-cookies, and crust-on-powder conditions are actually fun on a board.» —“Re: Snowboards…“ by Erik Wettersten Usenet: rec.skiing Dec. 20, 1989...
stick the landing v. phr. to finish an athletic, gymnastic, or other sports performance with an ideal pose or stance, especially after a jump or leap; (hence, also outside of sports) to do or finish well; to win. Editorial Note: This term is part of...
dec-dec adj.— «I made my ascension from rookie to “prolly gonna get sponsored soon,” aka I’m dec-dec. (Dec-dec: fairly decent. I’ve picked up the new vernacular and have mixed it with my old skiing mentality.)» —“Trading...
cray-cray adj.— «While shredding like cray-cray on the Red Buffalo and Centennial runs, I began to note how boarding was quite different from skiing.» —“Trading a pair of skis for a board” by Ian Cropp Vail...
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...