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Canadian Bacon |
The rear hand reaches behind the rear leg to grab the toe edge between the bindings while the rear leg is boned. |
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Chicken Salad |
The rear hand reaches between the legs and grabs the heel edge between the bindings while the front leg is boned. Also, the wrist is rotated inward to complete the grab. |
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Crail |
The rear hand grabs the toe edge in front of the front foot while the rear leg is boned. |
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Crippler |
An inverted aerial where the rider performs a 180 degree flip. In other words, the rider approaches a halfpipe wall riding forward, becomes airborne, rotates 90 degrees, flips over in the air, rotates another 90 degrees, and lands riding forward. |
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Crossbone Method |
A Method Air where the back leg is boned. |
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Disaster |
A lip trick where one slides with the rail,coping,etc... perpendicular to the snowboard. |
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Eggflip |
An Eggplant where the rider chooses to flip over in order to re-enter the pipe instead or rotating 180 degrees. Thus, this trick is performed forward to fakie......or switchstance (fakie to forward). |
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Eggplant |
A one handed 180 degree invert in which the front hand is planted on the lip of the halfpipe wall and the rotation is backside. |
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Elgeurial(BFM) |
An invert where the wall is approached fakie, the rear hand is planted, a 360 degree backside rotation is made, and the rider lands going forward. |
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Fresh Fish |
The backside version of the Stale Fish. see Stale Fish |
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Frontside Air |
Sometimes called the "Frontside Indy" the trick is best described for its' grab. The Indy grab is with the rear hand between the bindings on the toe edge; in this particular maneuver the front leg is boned. Also..... it can be any air performed on the frontside wall of the halfpipe. |
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Haaoken Flip |
A halfpipe trick where the rider does a 360 degree frontside rotation, while including a backflip....also may be performed 540 (For best results...make sure you ask the turdburgler to show you when you see him) |
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Handplant(Backside) |
A 180 degree handplant in which both hands or the rear hand may be planted on the lip of the wall and the rotation is backside. |
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Handplant (Frontside) |
A 180 degree handplant in which the front hand is planted on the lip of the wall and the rotation is frontside. |
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Handplant (Layback) |
A 180 degree handplant in which the rear hand is planted on the lip of the wall and the rotation is frontside. |
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Indy Air |
The rear hand grabs between the bindings on the toe edge while the rear leg is boned. The term "Indy" may also be used to simply describe the location of the grab. |
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Inverted 720 (720 McTwist) |
An inverted aerial where the rider performs a 720 degree flip. In other words, the rider approaches the wall of the halfpipe riding forward, becomes airborne, rotates 720 degrees in a backside direction while performing a front flip, and lands riding fakie. |
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J-Tear |
An invert where the athlete rotates roughly 540 degrees in a frontside direction while planting one or both hands on the lip of the halfpipe wall. |
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Japan |
The front hand grabs the toe edge in front of the front foot(mute), both knees are bent, the rear leg boned, and the board is pulled to level of the head. |
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Lien |
The front hand grabs the heel edge and the body leans out over the nose. |
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McEgg |
An invert where the rider plants the front hand on the halpipe wall, rotates 540 degrees in a backside direction, and lands riding forward. |
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Mctwist |
An inverted aerial where the rider performs a 540 degree flip. In other words, the rider approaches a halfpipe wall riding forward, becomes airborne, rotates 540 degrees in a backside direction while performing a front flip, and lands riding forward. |
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Melonchollie |
The front hand reaches behind the front leg and grabs the heel edge in-between the bindings while the front leg is boned. |
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Method Air |
The front hand grabs the heel edge, both knees are bent, and the board is pulled to level of the head. |
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Miller Flip |
An invert where the halfpipe wall is approached riding forward, the front hand is planted, a 360 degree frontside rotation is made, and the rider lands riding fakie. |
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Misty Flip |
The freeriding version of the McTwist. It is a partially inverted 540 degree front flip that is performed off of a straight jump and which may be performed from forward to fakie or from fakie to forward. |
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Mosquito |
The front hand reaches behind the front leg and grabs the heel edge between the bindings. The front knee is then bent to touch the board.....tuck knee style. |
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Mute |
The front hand grabs the toe edge either between the toes or in front of the front foot. |
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Nose Grab |
The front hand grabs the nose of the snowboard. |
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Nuclear Air |
The rear hand reaches across the front of the body and grabs the heel edge in front of the front foot. |
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Phillips 66 |
An invert where the rider approaches the halfpipe wall riding fakie, plants the rear hand on the lip of the wall while doing a "front flip" and lands in the transition riding forward. |
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Pop Tart |
Airing from fakie to forward without rotation in the halfpipe. |
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Roast Beef |
The rear hand reaches between the legs and grabs the heel edge between the bindings while the rear leg is boned. |
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Rocket Air |
The front hand grabs the toe edge in front of the front foot (mute) and the back leg is boned while the board points perpendicular to the ground. |
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Seatbelt |
The front hand reaches across the body and grabs the tail while the front leg is boned. |
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Shifty |
A grabless trick where the upper torso and lower body are twisted in opposite directions and then returned to normal. Usually the front leg is boned. |
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Stale Fish Air |
The rear hand grabs the heel edge behind the rear leg and in between the bindings while the rear leg is boned. |
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Stiffy |
Any maneuver in which both legs are boned and a grab is incorporated. (e.g.. Mute Stiffy). |
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Swiss Cheese Air |
The rear hand reaches between the legs and grabs the heel edge in front of the front foot while the back leg is boned. |
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Tail Grab |
The rear hand grabs the tail of the snowboard. |
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Taipan |
The front hand reaches behind the front foot and grabs the toe edge between the bindings. The front knee is then bent to touch the board.....tuck knee style. |
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50/50 |
To slide with the board parallel to a rail,coping of halfpipe, etc. |
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180,360,540,etc... |
To rotate 180,360,540,etc... degrees. |
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