Glossary

Skiing and Boarding Terms:

• Greens – Green runs are easiest terrain at any resort, usually not very steep and groomed. This terrain is best for beginner skiers and boarders.
• Blues – Blue runs are intermediate terrain. Trend to be groomed and steeper than green runs. This terrain is perfect for intermediate skiers and boarders.
• Blacks – Difficult terrain, which can be very steep runs or runs with moguls. This terrain is great for advanced skiers and boarders.
• Double Blacks – Expert terrain, which includes very steep terrain with chutes, cliffs and tight trees. This terrain is best for advanced skiers and boarders.
• Cliff Hucks – When someone skis or boards off of a cliff.
• Terrain Park – 
  • Feature – A structure built for a specific set of tricks.
  • Rails – A metal bar, you can use to slide across.
  • Boxes – A box you can use to slide across.
  • Park Rat – A rider who mainly skis or boards only in the park.
  • Jump Line – Riding jump after jump after jump.
  • Features Sizes – S=Small, S/M=small-medium, M=medium, M/L=medium-large, L=large and XL=extra large.
  • Park Crew – Employees who create and maintain park features.
  • Butter – When the skis or boards bend due to pressure. It looks like you are spreading butter (snow) on toast (the ground).
  • Jib – Riding over a surface that is not snow; rail, box, etc.
• Rad – Very awesome/cool/radical etc.
• Rollers – A small hill in the middle of the run created by the natural terrain of the mountain.
• Moguls – Bumps carved into the snow, typically down an entire run.
• Bowls – A wide rounded area in the mountain, mostly clear of trees. 
• Glades – Large area of open trees.
• Bunny Hill – Area specifically for beginners. Usually used for lessons.
• Hike to Terrain – Terrain you can only access if you hike to it.
• Gulch – A narrow and steep area created by water.
• Chute – Steep gully usually surrounded by rocks, considered expert terrain.
• Playful Terrain – Terrain that allows the rider to use a freestyle type of riding. This means using the resort’s natural terrain to do tricks on/over.
• Fresh tracks – Being the first person to ski through fresh snow and being able to see your own tracks.
• Cat Track – A flatter run created by the Snowcats, which helps riders get to different areas of the resort easily and safely.
• Cat – The snow cats are huge machines (like a small snow tank) that are used to make groomed runs, but some are used to take skiers and boarders to special parts of the mountain.
• Looker’s Left/Right – When looking at the mountain from the base/bottom of the resort, this is your right or left.
• Skier’s Left/Right – When on top of the resort and you’re riding down, this is your right or left.