Snow Sports Terms!

School is out and summer is in full swing, but now might be the perfect time to get excited about learning a snow sport by getting familiar with some new terms and ideas.

For snowboarding, it's important to know what stance is: you ride goofy if your right foot is forward and regular if your left foot is forward. 

If you're just starting out with skiing or snowboarding, you'll find yourself on the bunny slope, where the slope is gentle and great for beginners.

Trails marked with a green circle are the least difficult.

Trails marked with a blue square are for intermediates.

Trails marked with a black diamond are the most difficult.

Trails marked with double black diamonds are extremely difficult and only for experts.

Cross your fingers and listen to your instructor so that you won't end up having a yard sale, or a fall where your clothes and gear end up strewn all over the hill.  If you get up really early, you might just score some first tracks, left by the first run taken on fresh snow.   

If this hasn't cleared things up, check out Ski.com's Ski Term Glossary for tons more terms!