单板滑雪术语介绍.docx

单板滑雪术语介绍 CantThe angle at which either foot points pigeon-toed or duck-footed. Foot angle affects whether the snowboarder’s knees bend toward or away from each other.CarveTo snowboard fast through corners.Centered StanceStance is centered when bindings are mounted on the snowboard with the distance between the tip and the front binding is the same as that between the tail and the rear binding. This allows for similar control riding forwards or backwards. ChatterVibration of the snowboard as a result of high speed, tight turns or icy conditions.Corduroy A term to describe the tracks left on a trail by a snowcat groomer. Corduroy is usually great for making clean turns.CorkscrewSideways rotation.Crail AirAn aerial manoeuvre in which the athlete’s rear hand grabs the toe edge in front of the front foot while the rear leg is straight.Crippler AirAn aerial manoeuvre in which the snowboarder performs a 180-degree flip. The athlete approaches the wall of the halfpipe riding forward and lands riding forward.DampeningA shock-absorbent material similar to rubber that is sometimes laminated into snowboards to reduce vibration (or chatter) and increase handling.DetuneTo slightly dull the edges of the snowboard.Double GrabPerforming two separate grab tricks in one aerial manoeuvre.Double-Handed GrabGrabbing the snowboard with both hands in an aerial manoeuvre.DuckfootA snowboard stance where the athlete’s toes point outward.Effective EdgeThe length of the snowboard’s metal edge that makes contact with the snow.EggplantA one-handed 180-degree invert in which the front hand is planted on the lip of the halfpipe wall and the rotation is backside.ElgeurialAn invert in which the halfpipe wall is approached fakie, the rear hand is planted, a 360-degree backside rotation is made, and the rider lands going forward.FakieRiding backwards.Fall LineThe path that a snowboarder takes as he/she travels down a steep pitch.Flat bottomThe area