Air-to-Fakie
A transition air entered in forward travel and returned to the same transition in reverse travel without a deliberate spin.
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Glossary & Terminology
Canonical terms, aliases and contextual distinctions.
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Alley-Oop
A transition-air rotation directed uphill or against the usual down-feature rotational flow.
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The travel phase that sets up a feature or trick.
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Boardslide
A transverse feature slide whose conventional entry carries the nose across the feature.
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Extension of a leg to style or alter board position; identify which leg and the source's naming convention.
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A brief intentional board contact with an object during a freestyle movement.
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Snow-based freestyle movement built around board-end support, flex and linked changes of position or direction.
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Cork
A freestyle rotation family involving a deliberately off-axis rotational movement.
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Flip
An aerial rotation involving a somersault-like movement; specify axis and direction.
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Snowboarding centred on tricks, creative movement and combinations on snow, jumps, obstacles and transitions.
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Grab
A deliberate hand hold on the board during a trick; hand, reach route, edge and contact region define identity.
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Hand touch
A brief contact of a hand with snow or a feature during riding or a trick.
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A movement using one or both hands as external support while the body and board rise into a planted position, commonly inverted.
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A direction-sensitive modifier for a feature entry or exit that works against the usual rotational flow for that approach.
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Invert
A trick or movement in which the rider becomes inverted; not a synonym for every off-axis rotation.
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Japanese Ground Tricks
A Japanese ground-trick practice commonly called guratori, combining presses, pops, supported rotations and linked sequences.
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A freestyle action on or using a feature such as a rail, box or other obstacle.
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Landing
The return to contact following flight.
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A transverse feature slide whose entry carries the tail across the feature.
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Nollie
A takeoff using loading and release of the board’s physical nose.
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A snow-based position or movement in which support is deliberately concentrated toward the physical nose and the tail is lifted or visibly unloaded.
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Ollie
A takeoff using loading and release of the board’s physical tail, with the nose rising before the tail leaves the surface.
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Pop — Jump Skill
An active contribution to takeoff produced by rider movement against the supporting surface.
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A position or action emphasising support toward one board end, usually with the opposite end elevated.
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An exit-direction label for rotation that reverses the direction used in the entry.
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Rantrick
A riding-context label for connecting tricks with flowing turns and movement down the slope.
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A supported pivot that changes the board’s travel orientation, often between forward and switch.
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A reversal or return in rotational movement within a trick or exit sequence.
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Controlled continuation after landing or exiting a feature.
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An imaginary line about which a body or board rotates during a movement.
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Sameway
An exit-direction label for continuing the rotational direction established on entry.
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An aerial board/body orientation change followed by a return, rather than completion of an equivalent whole-body spin.
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Travel in contact with a feature; board orientation and support determine the specific trick.
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An aerial or supported rotation; record direction, rotation amount, stance and terrain.
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A deliberately arrested or briefly held supported position on a feature.
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An airborne jump without a deliberate whole-body spin or flip.
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Tail Press
A snow-based position or movement in which support is deliberately concentrated toward the physical tail and the nose is lifted or visibly unloaded.
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The departure phase from snow or a feature into flight.
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A brief contact action; name the contacting board end or body part and the feature.
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A deliberate stylistic adjustment of body or board position within a trick.
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50-50
A slide with the board’s length aligned approximately along the rail or box.
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