Neuropeans - Arts, Sports, MKP2001, Neurope Tower, Europanto

ALPINE SNOWBOARDING - Riding a directional carving board with hardboots and plate bindings.
ASYMMETRICAL SIDECUT - Snowboard sidecut design in which the toe edge and heel edge have different sidecut radii.

BACKSIDE - The side of the snowboard where the heels rest
BACKSIDE AIR - Any air performed on the backside wall of the halfpipe.
BANKED SLALOM - A slalom race course in which the turns around the gates are set up on snow banks. Originated at Mount Baker, Washington; in Europe there'S the Red Bull Banked Masters at Kleinwalsertal and the ACG Powderhausen Banked Series
BOARDER CROSS COMPETITION - A snowboarding version of a Motocross with a race course in which gates have been set up through an obstacle course. Racers run head to head, usually in heats of four or six, over various jumps and banked turns.

COPING - A reference to the edge of the lip which runs the length of a halfpipe wall.
CORKSCREW - A term used to describe a very fast and tightly performed rotation, either free riding or in the halfpipe.

DOUBLE GRAB - Doing two separate tricks while in the air. One goes off of a jump, grabs the board one way, then grabs it in another way, then lands.
DUCKFOOT - Stance angles with toes pointing outward like a duck.

EFFECTIVE EDGE - The length of metal edge on the snowboard which touches the snow; it is the effective part which is used to make a turn.

FAKIE - Riding backwards.
FIVE-FORTY AIR (540, FIVE) - The snowboarder rotates 540 degrees in the air and lands riding fakie.
FLAT BOTTOM - The area in a halfpipe between the two opposing transitional walls.
FLEX - Describes the stiffness and pattern of how a snowboard flexes
FREERIDING - Snowboarding off-piste in the backcountry...
FREESTYLE - Mostly associated with riding the halfpipe, but may also be used to describe any type of snowboarding which includes tricks and maneuvers.
FRONTSIDE AIR - Performed on the toeside wall of a halfpipe with a grab to the toeside edge between the feet.

GOOFY - Riding on a snowboard with the right foot in the forward position.
GRAB - To grab either edge of the snowboard with one or both hands.
GRIND - To slide with the board parallel to the coping.

HAAKON FLIP - An inverted switch 720. The rider approaches the backside wall riding fakie and rotates in the backside direction while going upside down. Invented by Terje Haakonsen.
HALFPIPE - A snow structure built for freestyle snowboarding. It consists of opposing radial transition walls of the same height and size.
HARD BOOTS - Footwear designed for use in carving and racing. Boots are stiff and may use hard plastics to provide maximum support.
HIGH BACK BINDINGS - A softboot binding with a highback component that extends perpendicularly from the board, lies flat against ones calf, and provides support, especially for edging and turning on the heel edge.

INDY AIR - Performed backside with the rear hand grabbing between the bindings on the toe edge while the rear leg is boned.
INVERT - A trick where the head is beneath the level of the board and the snowboarder balances on one or two hands.

JIB - Riding on something other than snow, i.e. rails, trees, garbage cans, logs.

LIP - The top edge portion of the halfpipe wall.

METHOD AIR - The front hand grabs the heel edge, both knees are bent, and the board is pulled to level of the head.

NOLLIE - Much like an Ollie only you spring off of your nose instead of your tail. See Ollie.
NOSE - The front tip of the snowboard.

OLLIE - A method to obtain air without a jump by first lifting the front foot then lifting the rear foot as you spring off of the tail.
ONE-EIGHTY AIR (180) - The snowboarder rotates 180 degrees in the air and lands riding fakie.

PLATE BINDING - A binding system in which hard shell boots, similar to those used in downhill skiing, are attached to the board by a flat "plate."

QUARTERPIPE - A halfpipe with only one wall.

REGULAR - Riding with the left foot in the forward position
RODEO FLIP - An inverted frontside 540

SOFT BOOTS - Softboots are soft and pliable and allow a large range of motion while maintaining sufficient support. Used in Freestyle and Freeride
STALEFISH AIR - The rear hand grabs the heel edge behind the rear leg and in between the bindings while the rear leg is boned.
STANCE - The position of one's feet on the snowboard. Includes: stance types, such as regular or goofy, and also stance specifications, such as widths and angles.
STEP-IN BINDING - Binding system in which no major manual adjustment is needed in order to attach and detach the boot from the binding. You simply "step in" and then pull a lever to "step out".

TAIL - The rear tip of the snowboard.
TOE EDGE - The side of the snowbaord at which the toes rest.
TRANSITION - The radial curved section of a halfpipe wall between the flat bottom and the vertical.
TWIN TIP - A snowboard which has both nose and tail shaped identically. The board is meant to ride the same both ways. Used in freestyle and Freeride.

WALL - The wall of a halfpipe is comprised of a transition and a vertical section.