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Snowboard Glossary


Definitions of snowboard slang, freestyle, and board construction.

Edges search for term

The strips of metal usually made of hard steel, on the outer edges of the base of skis or snowboards.

Effective Edge search for term

The length of your snowboards metal edge that makes contact with the snow. When you turn you shift your weight to your effective edge.

Eggflip search for term

An eggplant where the rider chooses to flip over in order to re-enter the pipe instead or rotating 180 degrees. This trick is performed forward to fakie or switch stance (fakie to forward).

Eggplant search for term

A one-handed 180 degree invert in which the front hand is planted on the lip of the wall and the rotation is backside.