ski the boat

The phrase used to describe one's intention to ski or snowboard at the Steamboat Ski Resort located on Mt. Werner Cr in Steamboat Springs, Colorado.

Ya wanna go ski the Boat next weekend and then go cougar hunting at The Tugboat Saloon afterwards?

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arc em or park em

Arc em or park em is the call to action heard at the top of a ski run encouraging the skier or snowboarder to make turns or point em down the mountain.

Arc em means to make ski or snowboarding turns. Park em means to give-up, go home, call it a day and put up your boards in the ski rack.

This is blower skiing so strap on yer boards and arc em or park em.

Arc em or park em there ass-wipe.

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ducking the rope

The act of going outside a ski resort boundry or closed area. Ducking a rope often results in the loss of one's skiing or snowboarding privlages and in many states and provinces is punishable by law.

If I catch you ducking the rope again, I'm going to have to pull your ski pass.

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weak layer

A weak layer is used to describe a layer of snow within the snowpack that may be prone to causing a snow avalanche.

Weak layers are caused by changes in snow pack's temperature, snow crystal type and snow crystal deformation resulting from changes in atmospheric conditions and moisture content.

We dug a snow pit on Pucker Face and found a really weak layer that is sure to rip a avalanche on the next bone head who tries to ski it.

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turning screws

Refers to working in a ski shop and is derived from adjusting and mounting ski bindings. Turning screws also includes the work a person does in a snowboard shop as well.

I'm turning screws in a ski shop at the base of Okemo and I scored a season pass too!

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boards

Slang used to describe a pair of skis used for the sport of snow skiing.

Somebody ripped-off my new boards!

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double heel ejection

The event resulting when a skier blows out of both ski bindings at the heel pieces in a forward fall.

Shit son, I stuffed my ski tips into that bump and had a double heel ejection.

The powder was so deep, my skis went submarine and I did a double heel ejection.

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