The Snow Prophet's definitions

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

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

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

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

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

Side Country

Side Country describes the ski or snowboarding zone just outside a ski area boundary.

Unlike Backcountry Skiing and Snowboarding where the riders hike in for access, Side Country is accessed from the lifts of a ski resort.

Several ski and snowboard manufacturers started building a product category called "Side Country" in 2008 which combine characteristics of lift-served skis and snowboards and backcountry or off-piste specific products.

I'm gonna ride the Side Country today because the ski resort's trails are packed with spring breakers.

by The Snow Prophet June 8, 2010

ski tech

A ski tech describes a person working in a ski shop, turning screws. Ski techs are specially trained in work relating to hard goods such as, skis, ski bindings, ski boots and other technical ski related products.

Ski techs are also skilled at ski tuning, ski boot fitting, ski binding adjustment and ski equipment repairs.

The ski tech at Pepi's Ski Shop sold me a new pair of ski boots and tuned my old skis for a really killer deal.

by The Snow Prophet May 12, 2010