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Refers to working in a ski shop and is derived from adjusting and mounting ski bindings. Turning screws also includes the work a person does in a snowboard shop as well.
by The Snow Prophet May 11, 2010
Get the turning screws mug.Edge hold is used to describe a ski or snowboard performance characteristic. The term is used when describing the ability of a ski or snowboard to hold the arc of a turn on firm snow.
by The Snow Prophet May 12, 2010
Get the edge hold 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.
by The Snow Prophet May 13, 2010
Get the Depth Hoar mug.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.
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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