poached my line

A negative response to another skier or snowboarder cutting you off and skiing the line you were getting ready to ride.
That jerk poached my line and tracked-up all that fresh pow just as I was getting ready to drop-in!

Hey, you just poached my line ass-wipe! Find your own line to ski.
by The Snow Prophet May 13, 2010
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Edge Head

Noun: Refers to a skier who is either a Alpineski racer or a person who prefers carving skis. The term also applies to snowboarders who ride hard plate set-ups.
Those edge heads are man made snow junkies.
by The Snow Prophet May 11, 2010
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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.
by The Snow Prophet May 11, 2010
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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!
by The Snow Prophet May 11, 2010
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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
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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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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.
by The Snow Prophet May 13, 2010
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