SNOWBOARDING
ADJECTIVES
1995 — UNDERAGE in snowboarding: used to describe the not-yet-perfected performance of a trick or manoeuvre → US sl.
NOUNS
1961 — CRUD in skiing and snowboarding: wet or heavy snow on which it is difficult to ski, esp. characterized by a breakable surface curst overlying a deep layer of soft snow
1979 — OLLIE in skateboarding and snowboarding: a manoeuvre in which one drives the board up into the air off a flat surface without holding the board, often in order to perform a jump over an obstacle → Aust. sl.
1984 — FACE-PLANT a face-first fall; in snowboarding: a face-first fall into the snow → US sl.
1995 — FRESHIES in snowboarding: the first tracks in virgin snow → US sl.
1996 — AIR a jump while snowboarding → US sl.
1996 — ALLEY-OOP in snowboarding: a 360-degree turn in the direction of the back of the board → Can. sl.
NOUNS, PERSON
1996 — BOARDER a person who snowboards → Aust. sl. (Bk.)
1997 — GAPER in snowboarding: a person lacking skill or coordination, esp. a skier (Bk.)
2005 — NOOB in snowboarding: a beginner → UK sl.
VERBS
1990 — BONE OUT in snowboarding: to hold your leg straight during a manoeuvre in the air → US sl.
1990 — PACK in snowboarding: to hit the snow hard → US sl.
1993 — SKID in snowboarding: to slide down a slope sideways → US sl.