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base edge bevel

The base edge bevel is the degree of upward ski or snowboard edge angle away from the snow surface.

Base edge bevel allows the ski or snowboard to skid at the beginning of the turn, prior to hooking-up or engaging a turn. The result is that the ski or snowboard is less likely to get caught-up on the snow and throw the rider into the woods.

Too much base edge bevel can result in skidding a turn or not having enough edge hold on the firm, hard snow surfaces resulting in a yard sale.

I love turning screws as a ski tech, but that Edge Head bitching about his base edge bevel not giving him enough edge hold is enough to piss off the Pope.

by The Snow Prophet May 13, 2010

20πŸ‘ 10πŸ‘Ž


gillnet

Brightly colored, nylon fencing. used by ski resorts to slow skier and snowboarder traffic. Usually orange, gillnetting is placed on ski trails to direct skiers and snowboarder traffic flow as well as establishing slow skiing zones.

The ski patrol set out gillnet at the bottom of the Cramner Ski Run at Winter Park, Colorado to slow down the skier trafic.

by The Snow Prophet May 12, 2010

23πŸ‘ 12πŸ‘Ž


the Jane

Short name for the Mary Jane Ski Resort in Winter Park, Colorado. Since its construction in the 1970's, the Mary JaneSki Area has been referred to as simply The Jane.

Known for it's blistering bump runs and killer tree skiing, the Jane is a popular day ski resort for skiers and snowboarders living on the Front Range of Colorado. Only one and a half hours of driving time from Denver, Colorado.

Let's drive up to ski The Jane today and see if our knees explode after some laps on the bump trails. If the bumps kick our ass, we'll go ride the trees and hit some fresh pow.

by The Snow Prophet May 13, 2010

21πŸ‘ 11πŸ‘Ž


Jackson Hole Air Force

The Jackson Hole Air Force is the name for a group of men who were ducking the rope and skiing outside the ski resort boundry at the Jackson Hole Mountain Resort in the years prior to such activities becoming legal.

The movie, "Swift. Silent. Deep" follows the groups founding members with in-depth interviews and epic skiing footage.

The Jackson Hole Air Force is finally making a little money from their criminal skiing activity. God bless those bastards!

by The Snow Prophet May 11, 2010

29πŸ‘ 41πŸ‘Ž


edge hold

Edge hold is used to describe a ski or snowboard performance characteristic. The term is used when describing the ability of a ski or snowboard to hold the arc of a turn on firm snow.

The ski shop tech said that these Fischer skis have incredible edge hold.

by The Snow Prophet May 12, 2010

20πŸ‘ 12πŸ‘Ž


tree skiing

Tree Skiing and riding is a popular ski related activity for expert skiers and snowboarders seeking less crowded areas and fresh snow.

The SteamboatSki Resort in Steamboat Springs, Colorado is famous for its tree skiing, as are many other ski hills, including Revelstoke in British Columbia, Canada.

Screw all these people out here today, let's duck into the woods and do some tree skiing.

by The Snow Prophet May 13, 2010

32πŸ‘ 15πŸ‘Ž


blower skiing

Outstanding, epic, skiing and or snowboarding conditions, both during and after a major snow event. Blower skiing and riding is specific to powder snow conditions, but the term is sometimes used in a general sense to describe an amazing ski or snowboarding experience.

The blower skiing conditions from that last storm cycle makes me wanna give up the day job!

by The Snow Prophet May 11, 2010

34πŸ‘ 12πŸ‘Ž