| HOW COOL IS THIS?  Snowboarding and Skiing are both exciting and popular winter
activities. Each offers a different snow experience, so whether
you ride or ski down the slopes either can provide
the adrenaline rush and the adventure that you will eagerly anticipate every winter. "Snowboarding" Encyclopædia Britannica from Encyclopædia Britannica Premium Service: Winter sport that evolved from skateboarding and surfing. Three main styles of competition exist: Alpine, Freestyle, and Boardercross. Developed in the 1960s, Snowboarding was believed to have originated in the United States, where several inventors explored the idea of surfing on the snow. In 1983, less than 10 percent of United States ski areas allowed snowboarding, but by 1997, few resorts excluded it. Today, snowboarding
is now as accepted as skiing in most
ski resorts worldwide and its popularity is growing at such a pace that the
number of skiers in the US has declined by 25% and number of
snowboarders increased by 77% making snowboarding the fastest
growing winter sport in the US. Today, more than 3.4 million people snowboard. An astonishing research has found that the number of people who snowboard is predicted to
overtake skiing by 2015 ! And just so's you aren't a SNOW GUMP or an OL' POPS here's a helping hand with a few snowboarding terms: AIRDOG: a snowboarder who jumps most of the time and is most interested in airial tricks ARTIC COUGAR: an old lady who goes for really young guys on the slopes and in the lodge! FRAGGLE: term for accident involving two snowboarders, when the boards entangle causing injury. FREAK A LEAK: - self-explanatory... HERB: short for Herbert, a bad snowboarder or skier. In particular a skier who cuts boarders up and can't do parallel turns. Good looking female boarders and skiers are exempt from being called herbs. KRUNKED: someone that gets so messed up they cant move for like 45 seconds. e.g. "That dude just got krunked on that 15-stair!" MEAT TORPEDO: a child between the ages of 4 and 9 years, on skis, with no concept of fear, speed or momentum. GROMMET (GROM): another name for a small, young snowboarder especially one who is very "in" to snowboarding. MISTYFLIP: frontflip 180 MOFO: ski-instructor NOOB: new Boarder (can also be used to insult people). e.g. "That noob over there wiped out on the bunny hill!" OLLIE: the act of lifting the nose and tail of your board into the air at the same time. “That ollie was HUGE! POW POW: fresh powder. e.g. "Cuttin the pow pow." POWDER PUFF: somebody who only loves riding pow PRICKS WITH STICKS: an insulting term used to describe an annoying skier or group of skiers. ROLLING DOWN THE WINDOWS: a phrase used to describe when someone is caught off balance and they rotate their arms wildly in the air to try and recover. ... the list is endless, we'll add some more later! There are many ways to teach yourself or take lessons for snowboarding. It is always wise (tho' who said snowboarders were wise?) to learn from an expert and if you couldn't bother to join a ski class try the following link for your very own 'listen-to-while-you-board' lessons: <a href="http://lolajones.l1festyle.hop.clickbank.net/?tid=BF5NHZ62" target="_top">Click Here!</a> Forthcoming attraction: The 4th Annual Vans Cup at Tahoe comes to Northstar-at-Tahoe Resort February 29 to March 2 with a field including nearly all of snowboarding's brightest stars: former Olympians Danny Kass, Mason Aguirre, Ross Powers and J.J. Thomas, plus other greats including Todd Richards, Andreas Wiig Chad Otterstrom, Andy Finch, Leanne Pelosi and Hana Beaman. While the weekend is considered the most important professional snowboarding competition on the West Coast with a total prize purse of more than $200,000, each year the snowboard world descends upon Northstar-at-Tahoe for the great snow and laid back atmosphere that Vans serves up. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
