Noodling (aka wiggle turns): When a skier makes turns with his or feet close together, resulting in a hip wiggle and wide-arm pole plant. Nice turns: You may think no explanation is needed, but when said by a bro to a girl, the more nuanced translation is: “You rip, and I want to get into your long undies, no matter how sweaty they are.” Mank: Wet, sticky, slop that leads skiers to Dr. Named after Britney Spears’s ex-husband (perhaps ironically, as this move takes talent). K-Fed: A rail slide followed by a frontside switchup and a continued spin 270 degrees out. Groms: anyone under the age of 12 who can ski confidently for their age. (Like your butt is gripped/puckered from fear.) Caused by snow cats grooming warmed snow as it was re-freezing.Ĭhunder: Set-up snow that’s the consistency of frozen vomit.Ĭolorado good: When bros from Colorado stand up in ski boots and go straight on their 120-mm fat skis fast down a groomer and think they’re rad.Ĭoral reef: When soft, warm snow freezes overnight into molar-rattling, knee-swelling formations.Ĭold smoke: Powder so light and dry it defies physical form.ĭonger: A natural kicker-like feature, typically with a solid booter, formed by tree stumps, fallen trees, or rocks.ĭouble donger: Two of these features in a row.įirst box to blower-town: First tram/gondy to pow-town!įrothing out: Extremely excited. Typically found on groomed runs on spring mornings before the sun warms the snow. “Brah” likely borrowed from the late-80’s California surf scene.Ĭhicken heads (also "frozen chicken heads" or "death cookies"): Frozen clumps of snow. See below.īlood clot: Gathering of ski patrollers in red jackets.īlunt grab: Tail grab with skis uncrossed.īro, Brah, or Bro-brahs: Generally late-teen to late-20s male who epitomize all they believe is cool in the skiing world. *Tasty nug = originally a term for a nice nugget of weed, it can also mean a kicker, hit, or jump. Frothing out = extremely excited. Which is why I’ve put together a little expert-level primer-we all know what “freshies” are-to help you decode what all the flat-brim (a type of cap) neckbeards (a skier with an un-groomed beard, typically local) in the gondy (gondola) are talking about. So it goes without saying that if I don’t know what the hell this means, you probably don’t either. Then, before hugging me hard, she gushed, “Sorry, I’m totally frothing out.” “Dude,” she said, “I just popped off this tasty nug and punted it!” Suddenly, pro skier Sierra Quitiquit, who had just skied the peak above us, popped over a berm, hip-length braids swinging under her helmet. I was walking through a moss bog to the heli pad, with the Arctic Sea shining in the weak winter sun behind it. A few years back, I was writing a story about Warren Miller athletes, which involved heli-skiing in Iceland (it’s a tough job, I know).
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