]lr $flrs, sffisflvs TERMS FOR SNOW Boilerplate: Found in the Northeast, this compacted snow is difficult to navigate. "It's like skiing on granite." Champagne powder: The gold standard of terrain. "You can go out and ski and it doesn't take any efforl" Corduroy: The texture ofsnow after a snowcat machine has smoothed out any bumps, leav- ing "soft, nice snow with ridges that look like corduroy." Crud: A messy combination of wet snow and ice. "It's just all trapped up, not packed down, like 1,000 people skied on a really bad hill." Sick powder: Also known as "sierra sludge," this snow is heavy and hard to ski in. ? BY ZOE (ING Skiing has a culture and language all its own. Porter Fox, features editor at Powder Magazine and autho r of Deep: The Story of Ski- ing and the Future of Snow, shares some of his favorite lingo from the slopes. Study up so you won't look like a gaper (Noun: first- time skier, i.e. "somebody who has no idea wh-at they're doing.") : Y TERMS FOR TECHNIOUES Backcountry: Skiing in unchar- tered territory in search of fresh, untouched powder. Recom- mended only for expert skiers with specific equipment and knowledge ofthe area. Big-mountain skiing: Expert-only skiing, which can be fast and dangerous. Usually done in the backcountry. Brazilian: A technique in which the tips of the skis are waxed to do tricks. Freeskiing: The newest style of skiing, free of "race courses, mo- guls and any kind of restrictions." Glades: Skiingbetrreen the trees in the forest. Tkerkin merkin: A neur trick in which the skier does "two 360-degree turns on a rail," similar to snowboarding or skateboarding. TERMS FOR FUN Poaching: The act ofducking ropes and sneaking past ski patrol or "breaking the rules" in search of fresh snow. Texas Gore-Tex: Someone who wears jeans on the slopes. Definitely a skiing faux pas. Touques and dogiers: Touque being the Canadian term for hat, this refers to "ski bums or hippies walking around in ski hats walking your dog." Yard sale: After a co[ision or fall, when "all ofyour gear flies off and it looks like a yard sale." TERM OF RESPECT Shredder: 'Any great or really skilled skier," porter says. See.also: Jonny Moseley, right, Olympic competitor who placed fourth at the Salt Lake City Olympics and is an Honored Member of the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame. !!!.yrytttt{tttf tttwwil 58 GOESCAPE I WINTER2Ol4
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]lr $flrs,sffisflvsTERMS FOR SNOWBoilerplate: Found in theNortheast, this compacted snowis difficult to navigate. "It's likeskiing on granite."Champagne powder: The goldstandard of terrain. "You can goout and ski and it doesn't takeany efforl"Corduroy: The texture ofsnowafter a snowcat machine hassmoothed out any bumps, leav-ing "soft, nice snow with ridgesthat look like corduroy."
Crud: A messy combination ofwet snow and ice. "It's just alltrapped up, not packed down,like 1,000 people skied on a reallybad hill."Sick powder: Also known as"sierra sludge," this snow isheavy and hard to ski in.
? BY ZOE (ING
Skiing has a culture and language all its own. Porter Fox, featureseditor at Powder Magazine and autho r of Deep: The Story of Ski-ing and the Future of Snow, shares some of his favorite lingo fromthe slopes. Study up so you won't look like a gaper (Noun: first-time skier, i.e. "somebody who has no idea wh-at they're doing.")
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TERMS FOR TECHNIOUESBackcountry: Skiing in unchar-tered territory in search of fresh,untouched powder. Recom-mended only for expert skierswith specific equipment andknowledge ofthe area.
Big-mountain skiing: Expert-onlyskiing, which can be fast anddangerous. Usually done in thebackcountry.Brazilian: A technique in whichthe tips of the skis are waxed todo tricks.Freeskiing: The newest style ofskiing, free of "race courses, mo-guls and any kind of restrictions."Glades: Skiingbetrreen the treesin the forest.
Tkerkin merkin: A neur trickin which the skier does "two360-degree turns on a rail,"similar to snowboarding orskateboarding.
TERMS FOR FUNPoaching: The act ofduckingropes and sneaking past skipatrol or "breaking the rules" insearch of fresh snow.
Texas Gore-Tex: Someonewho wears jeans on the slopes.Definitely a skiing faux pas.
Touques and dogiers: Touquebeing the Canadian term forhat, this refers to "ski bums orhippies walking around in skihats walking your dog."
Yard sale: After a co[ision or fall,when "all ofyour gear flies offand it looks like a yard sale."
TERM OF RESPECTShredder: 'Any great or really skilled skier," porter says.See.also: Jonny Moseley, right, Olympic competitor whoplaced fourth at the Salt Lake City Olympics and is anHonored Member of the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame.
!!!.yrytttt{tttf tttwwil58 GOESCAPE I WINTER2Ol4
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