It’s a term said in combination with a hand gesture where you extend your thumb and pinky while keeping the three middle fingers closed. Often used in picture settings or after something gnarly happened. No matter the outcome of the sending – it will be gnarly.Ī ski slang used when something is cool could be literally anything but is used a lot in the snowpark. Imagine standing with a group of ski school kids on the top of a triple black diamond ice slope, the only appropriate saying would be: “SEND IT KIDS! YEAA!”. When you take your skiing/snowboarding a little bit over your level, the term “sendy” is often put to use. But is sometimes also used in a negative way, like: “Damn, that was a gnarly crash…” This slang is used when something is particularly dangerous, extreme or radical, for example: “Damn, that was gnarly skiing right there! DOPE!”. Example “Dude, there is so much fresh pow after the dump last night!” When the pow is so fine and fluffy, its referred to as champagne pow! It’s often found on the beginner’s slope.Ī term used to describe the snow condition after a big dump (Snowfall). Ski guides often manage ski hotel transfers, restaurant/hotel services and in general help ski guest with all the practicalities besides learning to ski – which is the ski instructors job!ĭuh, Alladins flying carpet, what else? Jokes aside, it’s a conveyor-belt you can stand on with your skis on, to be transported to the top of the slope. The difference is when you have to work, and what you do when you work. There is also a broad misconception between being a ski guide versus being an instructor. A ski bum is someone who’ve discovered the best alternative to working, which is just skiing, and an instructor is someone who’ve discovered the best possible job in the world – getting paid for skiing! It’s important to be aware of the difference between a ski bum and a ski instructor. Imagine two parallel fries, now imagine two parallel skis = speed! Also very commonly used by ski instructors Not the addition to your Big Mac, but the formation between the skis when you need to go fast.
A slice of pizza is shaped like a “V”, so why not? And yes, instructors also eat a lot of pizza. So put on your reading-goggles and extend your winter vocabulary below:Ī very common ski slang used by almost every instructor when telling their students to make the “V” shape with their skis to control the speed, aka. Have you ever sat in a chairlift next to some local skiers overhearing their conversation about the bluebird and the champagne pow, while they’re “shaka bra’ing” it all the time? Or maybe being called a gaper without realizing that you were being mocked? The ski slang can be a jungle…įear not – in order to prepare you for the upcoming winter season, we’ve sat down with all our experienced instructors to get a detailed overview of most used ski slangs on the mountains.
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