Ski and snowboard tuning machines are most often referred to by the ski tech as a stone grinder.
Not everyone working in a ski or snowboard shop turning screws can operate a stone grinder.
In the wrong hands, a stone grinder can remove fingers, hands and, (if the ski tech has really long hair) the dude's entire head.
Not everyone working in a ski or snowboard shop turning screws can operate a stone grinder.
In the wrong hands, a stone grinder can remove fingers, hands and, (if the ski tech has really long hair) the dude's entire head.
I knew this kid who was turning screws in a snowboard shop and destroyed a new snowboard when the customer handed him a green pass and he let go of the board.
The ski shop owner caught his ski tech pouring dirty bong water into the holding tank of his $85,000 stone grinder.
The ski shop owner caught his ski tech pouring dirty bong water into the holding tank of his $85,000 stone grinder.
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Get the stone grinder mug.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.
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.
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Get the tree skiing mug.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.
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Get the gillnet mug.A gear quiver is a collection or stockpile of equipment relating to any activity, particularly focused on outdoor pursuits.
by The Snow Prophet May 18, 2010
Get the gear quiver mug.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 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
Get the Jackson Hole Air Force mug.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.
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.
This season's Depth Hoar created some of the worst avalanche conditions we've seen in a long time.
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Get the Depth Hoar mug.In Alpine Skiing a boot-out occurs when the skier lays his or her skis so far over on their edges that the ski boot makes contact with the snow causing the ski edges to lose their edge grip.
Boot-out mostly occurs during a carved ski turn and impacts Alpine skiers far more often than snowboarders.
Boot-out mostly occurs during a carved ski turn and impacts Alpine skiers far more often than snowboarders.
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