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floatation

Floatation is a state of ecstasy achieved by skiers and snowboarders in powder snow conditions.
My skis give me killer floatation in the waist deep.
by The Snow Prophet May 18, 2010
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hairbag'n

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

The best known group of hairbag'r(s) skied the upper elevations of North West Colorado and explored areas above timberline on extremely steep slopes prone to avalanches.
We're going hairbag'n today so be sure to bring your avalanche beacon, rescue shovel and avy probe.
by The Snow Prophet May 11, 2010
mugGet the hairbag'nmug.

Ragin at the Basin

Ragin at the Basin refers to skiing or snowboarding at Colorado's A-Basin ski area.
Let's go ragin at the Basin and ski the East Wall.
by The Snow Prophet May 17, 2010
mugGet the Ragin at the Basinmug.

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
mugGet the gillnetmug.

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.
by The Snow Prophet May 11, 2010
mugGet the ducking the ropemug.

boards

Slang used to describe a pair of skis used for the sport of snow skiing.
Somebody ripped-off my new boards!
by The Snow Prophet May 11, 2010
mugGet the boardsmug.

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.

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