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Air-to-Fakie:  Any trick in the half pipe where the wall is approached riding forwards, no rotation is made, and the snowboarder lands riding backwards.

Alley-oop:  A term used to describe any maneuver in the half pipe where one rotates 180 or more degrees in an uphill direction; that is, rotating backside on the frontside wall or rotating frontside on the backside wall.

Backside Air (B/S):  Any air performed on the backside wall of the half pipe.

Backside Rodeo:  A trick off of a straight jump where the rider reverses their momentum an performs an inverted/off-axis 540 over their rear shoulder, (regular= right shoulder, goofy= left shoulder).

Bonk:  The act of hitting a no-snow object with the snowboard (e.g. A tail bonk could be hitting a picnic table with the tail of the snowboard).

Burger Flip:  A half pipe trick in which the rider performs a switch 180 to late McTwist. One approaches the backside wall riding fakie, rotates 180 degrees in the air, and then reenters the pipe while doing a McTwist. Invented by Todd Richards.

Caballerial or (Cab):  A halfpipe trick which begins fakie, spins 360 degrees, and lands riding forward. Named after skateboarding guru, Steve Caballero. Also see Half-Cab and Gay Twist.

Canadian Bacon Air:  The rear hand reaches behind the rear leg to grab the toe edge between the bindings while the rear leg is boned.

Chicken Salad Air:  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.

Corkscrew:  A term used to describe a very fast and tightly performed rotation, either free riding or in the half pipe. A term used to describe any rotation which is off-axis.

Crail Air:  The rear hand grabs the toe edge in front of the front foot while the rear leg is boned.

Crippler:  An inverted aerial where the snowboarder performs a 180 degree back flip. In other words, the athlete approaches a half pipe wall riding forward, becomes airborne, rotates 90 degrees, flips over backwards in the air, rotates another 90 degrees, and lands riding forward.

Crossbone Method Air
A Method Air where the back leg is boned. See Method Air.

Crooked Cop Air:  Freeriding version of the mosquito air. See Mosquito Air.

Egg flip:  n Eggplant where the athlete chooses to flip over in order to re-enter the pipe instead of rotating 180 degrees. Thus, this trick is performed forward to fakie...or switch stance (fakie to forward).

Eggplant:  A one handed 180 degree backside rotated invert in which the front hand is planted on the lip of the half pipe wall.

Elgeurial (BFM):  An invert where the half pipe wall is approached fakie, the rear hand is planted, a B/S 360 rotation is made, and the rider lands going forward.

50/50:  To slide with the board parallel to the coping.

540 Air (a.k.a. five):  The snowboarder rotates 540 degrees in the air and lands riding fakie. In the half pipe, the rider approaches the wall riding forward, rotates 540 degrees, and lands riding forward.

Flying Squirrel Air:  Bending at the knees and grabbing the heel edge of the snowboard with both hands; the front hand near the front foot, and the rear hand near the rear foot.

Fresh Fish Air:  The backside version of the Stale Fish

Frontside Air:  A true Frontside Air is performed on the toeside wall of a half pipe with a grab to the toeside edge between the feet. A frontside air can be any air performed on the toe side wall of the half pipe.

Gay Twist:  A Caballerial which includes a grab.

Grind:  The act of sliding over an object. I.E. rail, mailbox, etc.

Haakon Flip:  An inverted switch stance F/S 720. A half pipe trick in which the rider approaches the backside wall riding fakie and rotates a F/S 720 while going upside down and landing forward. Invented by Terje Haakonsen.

Half-Cab:  Cannot be performed in the half pipe. It is the freeriding version of the Caballerial in which one rotates 180 degrees from fakie to forward off of a straight jump. Also see Caballerial.

Handplant (B/S):  A B/S180 degree handplant in which both hands or the rear hand may be planted on the lip of the wall.

Handplant (F/S):  A F/S180 degree handplant in which the front hand is planted on the lip of the wall.

Handplant (Layback):  A F/S180 degree handplant in which the rear hand is planted on the lip of the wall behind the take off point.

Iguana Air:  The rear hand grabs the toe edge near the tail. Made famous by Damian Sanders.

Indy Air:  A true "Indy Air" is performed backside with the rear hand grabbing between the bindings on the toe edge while the front leg is boned.

Invert:  A trick where the head is beneath the level of the board and the snowboarder balances on one or two hands.

Inverted 180:  See Crippler.

Inverted 540:  See McTwist.

Inverted 720 (720 McTwist):  An inverted aerial where the snowboarder performs a 720 degree rotational flip. In other words, the snowboarder approaches the wall riding forward, becomes airborne, rotates a B/S 720 while performing a front flip, and lands riding fakie.

J-Tear:  An invert where the athlete rotates roughly 540 F/S while planting one or both hands on the lip of the wall. Invented by Mike Jacoby.

Japan Air:  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 the level of the head.

Jib:  The act of riding on something other than snow, i.e. rails, trees, garbage cans, logs.

Lien Air:  The front hand grabs the heel edge and the body leans out over the nose. Named after skateboarder Neil Blender. (Lien is Neil spelled backwards).

McEgg:  An invert where the athlete plants the front hand on the wall, rotates B/S 540, and lands riding forward.

McTwist:  An inverted aerial where the athlete performs a 540 degree rotational flip. In other words, the athlete approaches the half pipe wall riding forward, becomes airborne, rotates a B/S 540 while performing a front flip, and lands riding forward. Named after skateboarder Mike McGill.

Melonchollie Air: The front hand reaches behind the front leg and grabs the heel edge in-between the bindings while the front leg is boned.

Method Air:  The front hand grabs the heel edge, both knees are bent, and the board is pulled to level of the head.

Miller Flip:  An invert where the halfpipe wall is approached riding forward, the front hand is planted, spins a F/S 360 , and the rider lands riding fakie.

Misty Flip:  An inverted B/S 540 performed off of a straight jump. It is the straight jump version of the McTwist. Therefore the approach is riding forward and the landing is fakie. See McTwist.

Mosquito Air

Mosquito Air:  A half pipe trick in which 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.

Mute Air:  The front hand grabs the toe edge either between the toes or in front of the front foot.

900 Air (a.k.a. nine):  The snowboarder rotates 900 degrees in the air and lands riding fakie. In the half pipe, the rider approaches the wall riding forward, rotates 900 degrees, and lands riding forward.

Nollie:  Much like an Ollie only you spring off of your nose instead of your tail. See Ollie.

Nollie Front Flip:  Springing off of the nose while going off of a jump and leaning forward, allows you to do a front flip.

Nose Bonk:  To hit an object with the nose of the snowboard.

Nose Grab:  The front hand grabs the nose of the snowboard.

Nose Poke :  Any maneuver where you bone your front leg and "poke" the nose of the snowboard in a direction away from your body usually while grabbing.

Nose Slide:  To slide along the ground or an object solely on the nose of the snowboard.

Nuclear Air:  The rear hand reaches across the front of the body and grabs the heel edge in front of the front foot.

Ollie:  A method to obtain air without a jump by first lifting the front foot then lifting the rear foot as you spring off of the tail. First invented in skateboarding by Alan Gelfand, (Ollie was his nickname).

180 Air:  The snowboarder rotates 180 degrees in the air and lands riding fakie. In the half pipe, the rider approaches the wall riding forward, rotates 180 degrees, and lands riding forward.

Palmer Air:  A kind of method where the grab is near the nose, the board is pulled across the front of the body, and the nose is pointed downward. Named after Shaun Palmer.

Phillips 66:  An invert where the athlete approaches the half pipe 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. Named after skateboarder Jeff Phillips.

Pop Tart:  Airing from fakie to forward in the half pipe without rotation.

Revert:  To switch from riding fakie to forward, or from forward to fakie, usually while the snowboard is still touching the ground.

Rewind:  A term used to describe any maneuver where a rotation is initiated, stopped, and it's momentum reversed.

Roast Beef Air:  The rear hand reaches between the legs and grabs the heel edge between the bindings while the rear leg is boned.

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.

Rodeo Flip:  An inverted F/S 540. Off of a straight jump, it feels like doing a back flip and landing riding fakie. In the half pipe, it is more like performing a 540 degree rotation which is inverted and off-axis.

Sad Plant:  A term used to describe any handplant where the front leg is boned for style.

Seatbelt Air:  The front hand reaches across the body and grabs the tail while the front leg is boned.

720 Air (a.k.a. seven):  The snowboarder rotates 720 degrees in the air and lands riding forward. In the half pipe, the rider approaches the wall riding forward, rotates 720 degrees, and lands riding fakie. Of course, it may also be performed switch stance by riding fakie and landing riding forward.

Shifty Air:  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.

Slob Air:  The front hand grabs mute, the back leg is boned, and the board is kept parallel with the ground.

Smith Grind:  A grind trick where one slides with the coping perpendicular to the snowboard, the front leg is boned, and the nose is oriented below the coping while the tail is above.

Spaghetti Air:  The rear hand reaches between the legs and behind the front leg to grab the toe edge in front of the front foot while the back leg is boned.

Stale Egg:  An eggplant with a stalefish grab.

Stalefish Air:  The rear hand grabs the heel edge behind the rear leg and in between the bindings while the rear leg is boned.

Stalemasky Air:  The front hand reaches between the legs and grabs the heel edge between the bindings while the front leg is boned.

Stiffy Air:  Any maneuver in which both legs are boned and a grab is incorporated.

Suitcase Air:  A maneuver similar to the Method Air; only once the knees are bent, the front hand reaches under the base of the snowboard to grab the toe edge.

Swiss Cheese Air:  The rear hand reaches between the legs behind the front leg and grabs the heel edge in front of the front foot while the back leg is boned.

Tail Grab:  The rear hand grabs the tail of the snowboard.

Tail Poke:  Any maneuver where you bone your rear leg and "poke" the tail of the snowboard in a direction away from your body, usually while grabbing.

Tail Slide:  To slide along the ground or an object solely on the tail of the snowboard.

Tail Wheelie:  To ride solely on the tail of the snowboard with the nose in the air.

Taipan Air:  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.

360 Air (a.k.a. three):  The snowboarder rotates 360 degrees in the air and lands riding forward. In the half pipe, the rider approaches the wall riding forward, rotates 360 degrees, and lands riding fakie. This trick may also be performed by riding fakie and landing riding forwards; in which case it is called a Caballerial.