Snowboarding Reaches Critical Mass at Slopes.
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Snowboarding The Great White
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360 - The board is rotated 360 degrees (1 complete turn)
in the air and lands facing forward. 540 - The board is
rotated 540 degrees (1.5 complete turns) in the air and lands
riding fakie. 720 Spin - The board is rotated 720 degrees
(2 complete turns) in the air and lands facing forward.
Air-to-Fakie - Any halfpipe trick where there is not at
least a 180 degree turn.
Andrecht - As soon as the snowboard leaves the lip of
the super
pipe the rider plants the backhand on the lip and grabs the
snowboard with the front hand.
Bonk - A trick where the rider hits a no-snow object
with the snowboard. Burger Flip - A trick by Todd
Richards where the rider approaches the backside wall riding
fakie then rotates 180 degrees then reenters the halfpipe while
doing a McTwist. Caballerial (Cab) - The rider begins
this trick riding fakie, spins 360 degrees and lands riding
forward. (Named after Steve Caballero) Canadian Bacon Air
- While in the air the rider grabs the toe edge between the
bindings with the rear leg boned. Chicken Salad Air -
While in the air the rider grabs the heel edge between the
bindings with the rear hand while the front leg is boned. The
wrist must also be rotated inward. Crail Air - While in
the air the rider grabs the toe edge of the front foot with the
rear hand. The rear leg must also be boned. Crippler Air
- A trick where the rider approaches a wall becomes
airborne, makes a 90 degree rotation, flips, finishes the
rotation and lands facing forward. Double Grab - This is
a trick where the rider simply makes to separate grabs while in
the air. Double Handed Grab - While in the air the rider
performs this trick with a two-handed grab.
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warren miller film tour 2008 (Natives.co.uk) Winter starts here - the Warren Miller Film Tour “When it’s cold and snowing, others run inside, but Children of Winter do the opposite.” So says Max Bervy, director and producer of Children of Winter which will be touring more than 40 towns in the UK from 12 November until mid-January for this year’s Warren Miller Film Tour. We've got all the dates and locations here , and tickets will go on ...
