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Depth Hoar

Depth Hoar is a type of snow crystal also known as TG snow. Depth Hoar forms a layer in the snowpack that acts like ball bearings on the floor of a old folks home. Chances are, some poor bastard is gonna get taken down. Depth Hoar is the weak layer and fails under both natural and manmade triggers such as skiers, snowboarders, snowmobilers and explosives.

Ski Patrollers have been overheard referring to TG snow as depth whore; nasty, sloppy, unreliable long-term and above all, costly.
The Depth Hoar that formed early this ski season is gonna come back and bite us in the ass if we don't blast the shit outta it.

This season's Depth Hoar created some of the worst avalanche conditions we've seen in a long time.
by The Snow Prophet May 13, 2010
mugGet the Depth Hoarmug.

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
mugGet the Jackson Hole Air Forcemug.

gear quiver

A gear quiver is a collection or stockpile of equipment relating to any activity, particularly focused on outdoor pursuits.
That idiot's gear quiver is worth more than a small country.
by The Snow Prophet May 18, 2010
mugGet the gear quivermug.

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
mugGet the tree skiingmug.

hairbag'r

Noun: Refers to a individual belonging to a group of skiers that existed beginning in the late 1970's until the early 1990's who were avid backcountry and extreme skiers and ventured into out of bounds ski terrain in search of powder.

The best known group of hairbag'r(s) skied the higher elevations of North West Colorado and explored areas above tree line on extremely steep slopes prone to avalanches.
The hairbag'r joined the gang on top of Bethoud Pass to head into the backcountry.
by The Snow Prophet May 11, 2010
mugGet the hairbag'rmug.

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
mugGet the the Janemug.

groomers

Noun: groomers

Snow skiing and snowboarding trails that have been machined groomed. Also known as corduroy because the snow has the look of a pair of corduroy pants from 1973.

Ski Resorts use snocats to machine groom ski runs. Snocat operators are sometimes referred to as groomers.
Let's go rip-up the groomers today since there isn't any fresh pow.
by The Snow Prophet May 17, 2010
mugGet the groomersmug.

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