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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.
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
Get the the Janemug. 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.
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.
by The Snow Prophet May 17, 2010
Get the groomersmug. 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.
by The Snow Prophet May 13, 2010
Get the stone grindermug. 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
Get the gillnetmug. 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.
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
Get the base edge bevelmug. Skiing or snowboarding using a snow cat to access the ski terrain instead of chairlifts. Cat skiing is less expensive than heli-skiing.
I'm going cat skiing up on Chicago Ridge off the Ski Cooper, Colorado ski area boundary, the second Tuesday of next week.
by The Snow Prophet May 18, 2010
Get the cat skiingmug. Outstanding, epic, skiing and or snowboarding conditions, both during and after a major snow event. Blower skiing and riding is specific to powder snow conditions, but the term is sometimes used in a general sense to describe an amazing ski or snowboarding experience.
by The Snow Prophet May 11, 2010
Get the blower skiingmug.