Here is a skiing and snowboarding lexicon of terms that will help prepare you for the upcoming skiing and snowboarding season. Shaped Skis – These are relatively new and fairly improved skis that are characterized as having some type of an hourglass shape, and they are supposedly designed with the purpose of easier turning in [...]

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• Mohawk Mountain Ski Area, West Cornwall, CT Mohawk Mountain Ski Area is located in - West Cornwall, CT Phone - (860) 672 6100 / (800) 895 5222 Website - http://www.mohawkmtn.com/CMX/index.php About the Resort - This year at the Mohawk mountain resort is going to mark the 60th anniversary of the slope, and as a result the Mohawk......
• Skiing Lexicon pt 1 There are a lot of things that you should do in order to prepare yourself for the slopes this upcoming ski season, and one of those things is to become well versed in the lingo associated with skiing and other winter sports. Here is a skiing lexicon that will help......
• Skiing Lexicon pt 1 There are a lot of things that you should do in order to prepare yourself for the slopes this upcoming ski season, and one of those things is to become well versed in the lingo associated with skiing and other winter sports. Here is a skiing lexicon that will help......
• Sundance Ski Resort, Provo, UT Sundance Ski Resort is located in: Provo, UT Phone: (801) 225-4107 Website: http://www.sundanceresort.com/index.html About the Resort: This is a very well rounded resort that has become incredibly famous over the years. Although it is on the smaller side, there are plenty of different options for winter sports here. With 42......
• Diamond Peak Ski Resort, Incline Village, NV Diamond Peak Ski Resort is located in: Incline Village, NV Phone: (775) 832-1177 Website: http://www.diamondpeak.com/ About the Resort: Located just over the border from California in Incline Village, the Diamond Peak Ski Resort is a world-class facility that offers non-stop fun for skiers and snowboarders. They have gone to great......

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After you attempt to skate or slide down the bunny hills, you are now going to need to learn how you can move back up the slope. You can attempt it simply by inching your way along the height of the slope while both of your feet are attached to your snowboard. In this section, [...]

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• Side slipping in Snowboarding pt 2 This is a guide to sidestepping on the toe side. Side slipping is all about sliding along the slope's fall line. This is an exercise that is going to teach you about using the edges of your snowboard in order to control your speed as you go downhill. There are......
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• Skills for Skiing There are a number of techniques that you need to be aware of when it comes to learning how to ski. Most importantly, there are three that are going to go a long way in helping you get the most out of your skiing excursion, and these are learning how......
• Snowboarding 101 - Learning to Glide Another one of the skills that you should be capable of doing before progressing in your snowboarding training is known as gliding. Gliding is a basic movement that is going to help you become more comfortable when it comes to shifting your weight in a forward motion as well as......

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Mosquito Air – This involves the front hand reaching to behind the front leg, grabbing the board’s heel edge just between the bindings. The front knee should be bent so that it is touching the tuck knee style of the board. Mute – This involves the front hand grabbing the board’s toe edge. Nollie – [...]

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• Snowboarding Glossary Continued Swiss Cheese Air - This is a term that is used to describe a situation where the rear hand is reaching between both legs, grabbing the board's heel edge before the front foot while boning the back foot. Switch - This is a term that is used to describe any......
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• Snowboarding Glossary Continued Lien Air - This involves the front hand grabbing the board's heel edge, and the snowboarder's body leans out across the nose of the board. This is essentially a method used on the front side wall. Lien Method Air - This is a combination between a Lien and a Method.......
• Snowboarding Glossary Flute - A snow column that can be found on rocks and other terrain features as well as almost vertical slopes. Free riding - This is the term for casual snowboarding that is done on any terrain type. There are no gates, half pipes, rules, or contests. This is all......
• Snowboarding Glossary Continued Sky - This is a term that is used to describe when big air is achieved by a rider. Slalom - This is a term that is used to describe a type of Alpine snowboarding racing where the racer has to run along a designated course where a series of......

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Swiss Cheese Air – This is a term that is used to describe a situation where the rear hand is reaching between both legs, grabbing the board’s heel edge before the front foot while boning the back foot. Switch – This is a term that is used to describe any trick that involves the take [...]

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• Snowboarding Glossary Continued Swiss Cheese Air - This is a term that is used to describe a situation where the rear hand is reaching between both legs, grabbing the board's heel edge before the front foot while boning the back foot. Switch - This is a term that is used to describe any......
• Snowboarding Glossary Continued Mosquito Air - This involves the front hand reaching to behind the front leg, grabbing the board's heel edge just between the bindings. The front knee should be bent so that it is touching the tuck knee style of the board. Mute - This involves the front hand grabbing the......
• Snowboarding Tips Some people are who are introduced to the sport of snowboarding decide to buy their own snowboards while others receive a snowboard as a gift after waiting patiently. This is definitely a start, but now you are going to have to figure out the most difficult part: Learning how to......
• Snowboarding Glossary Continued Sad Plant - This is a term that is used to describe any type of hand plant where the rider is boning the front leg for the purpose of style. Sandwich Construction - This is a term that is used to describe layers of materials that are layered on top......
• Tips for Snowboarding pt 3 When you first go about learning how to snowboard, you are going to want to consider renting equipment before you put a lot of money into buying your own. What this achieves is allowing you an opportunity to really test out different boots and boards so that you can decide......

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Swiss Cheese Air – This is a term that is used to describe a situation where the rear hand is reaching between both legs, grabbing the board’s heel edge before the front foot while boning the back foot. Switch – This is a term that is used to describe any trick that involves the take [...]

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• Snowboarding Tips pt 2 Race boards or alpine snowboards are the type of board that you are likely going to be seeing being used in professional competitions as well as by professional snowboarders. The thinness of this snowboard increases its stability, and that makes the snowboard capable of picking speed up more easily, making......
• Snowboarding Glossary Continued T Bolt - This is a term that is used to describe a small metal cylinder that is threaded inside and that has a disk attached to its bottom, which will prevent it from being pulled up and away from the snowboard. Technical - This is a term that is......
• Choosing the Right Snowboard Here's a hint when it comes to choosing the right snowboard: Stop paying attention to the pretty designs and start choosing snowboard gear that is going to meet your needs on the slopes instead. Buying a brand new snowboard is a process that is fun and exciting, but it also......
• Snowboarding Glossary Half Cab - This is the free riding equivalent of the Caballerial, where the rider performs a 180 off of a straight jump to go from fakie into normal. Half Pipe - In snowboarding this is a structure that is built out of snow consisting of two opposing walls that......
• Snowboarding Glossary Continued Mosquito Air - This involves the front hand reaching to behind the front leg, grabbing the board's heel edge just between the bindings. The front knee should be bent so that it is touching the tuck knee style of the board. Mute - This involves the front hand grabbing the......

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Hucker – This is someone that throws him or herself wildly into and through the air without landing on their feet. Iguana Air – This is what you have when the rear hand is grabbing the toe edge of the board near to the tail of the board. Indy Air – This is performed on [...]

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• Snowboarding Glossary Continued T Bolt - This is a term that is used to describe a small metal cylinder that is threaded inside and that has a disk attached to its bottom, which will prevent it from being pulled up and away from the snowboard. Technical - This is a term that is......
• Snowboarding Glossary Continued Gap - This is essentially like a tabletop that does not have snow in the middle, or similar to a jump that has a ramp for taking off that is higher up than the table down below it. A gap is described as the distance or the space that exists......
• Snowboarding Glossary 180 - While in the air a rider makes a 180 degree turn and will land fakie, except for riding in a half pipe where a 180 will bring the nose around to face forward again. 360 - While in the air the ride makes a 360 degree turn, which......
• Snowboarding Glossary Continued Poptart - This involves airing from fakie side to forward side while in the half pipe without any rotation. Poser - This is someone that behaves as if they are better than they actually are. Pre-Peg Fiberglass - This is a stiff piece of fiberglass that is treated using epoxy......
• Snowboarding Glossary Continued Sad Plant - This is a term that is used to describe any type of hand plant where the rider is boning the front leg for the purpose of style. Sandwich Construction - This is a term that is used to describe layers of materials that are layered on top......

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Sky – This is a term that is used to describe when big air is achieved by a rider. Slalom – This is a term that is used to describe a type of Alpine snowboarding racing where the racer has to run along a designated course where a series of gates are set in a [...]

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• Snowboarding Glossary Continued Sad Plant - This is a term that is used to describe any type of hand plant where the rider is boning the front leg for the purpose of style. Sandwich Construction - This is a term that is used to describe layers of materials that are layered on top......
• Skiing Lexicon pt 5 Here is a skiing and snowboarding lexicon of terms that will help prepare you for the upcoming skiing and snowboarding season. Shaped Skis - These are relatively new and fairly improved skis that are characterized as having some type of an hourglass shape, and they are supposedly designed with the......
• Skiing Lexicon pt 5 Here is a skiing and snowboarding lexicon of terms that will help prepare you for the upcoming skiing and snowboarding season. Shaped Skis - These are relatively new and fairly improved skis that are characterized as having some type of an hourglass shape, and they are supposedly designed with the......
• Snowboarding Glossary Continued Mosquito Air - This involves the front hand reaching to behind the front leg, grabbing the board's heel edge just between the bindings. The front knee should be bent so that it is touching the tuck knee style of the board. Mute - This involves the front hand grabbing the......
• Snowboarding Glossary Backside Wall - The backside wall is the wall that will be behind you when riding straight down the middle of a half pipe. Looking down from the top of the half pipe the left wall of the half pipe will be the backside wall for regular-footers, and for goofy-footers......

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Here is a skiing and snowboarding lexicon of terms that will help prepare you for the upcoming skiing and snowboarding season. Shaped Skis – These are relatively new and fairly improved skis that are characterized as having some type of an hourglass shape, and they are supposedly designed with the purpose of easier turning in [...]

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• Top Places to Cross Country Ski in Utah Skiing really isn't about steep, about speed or about quad. All you need is some flat and open space if you have the right equipment and want to enjoy yourself. Still, there are plenty of unique developed areas in Utah that are designed to cater to skaters and cross country......
• Skiing Lexicon pt 1 There are a lot of things that you should do in order to prepare yourself for the slopes this upcoming ski season, and one of those things is to become well versed in the lingo associated with skiing and other winter sports. Here is a skiing lexicon that will help......
• Tips for Good Ski Care Ski equipment can really add up in cost, but you can save a significant amount of money if you perform systematic maintenance and take good care of your skiing equipment. Your skis will be durable, and they will provide you with a much better and safer experience on the slopes......
• Mohawk Mountain Ski Area, West Cornwall, CT Mohawk Mountain Ski Area is located in - West Cornwall, CT Phone - (860) 672 6100 / (800) 895 5222 Website - http://www.mohawkmtn.com/CMX/index.php About the Resort - This year at the Mohawk mountain resort is going to mark the 60th anniversary of the slope, and as a result the Mohawk......
• Skiing Lexicon pt 2 Here is a skiing and snowboarding lexicon of terms that will help prepare you for the upcoming skiing and snowboarding season. Crud - This is a type of snow that is characterized by possessing an uneven surface that typically encompasses some soft lumps of powder like snow as well as......

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