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Sports

Of or pertaining to any organized, competitive, entertaining, and skillful activity or game requiring commitment, strategy, and fair play, in which a winner can be defined by objective means within a specified set of rules.

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backside rotation

Sports; Snowboarding

This is a rotation in which the snowboarders back is the first thing to cross the line or direction they are traveling in. The rotation is clockwise for a regular and ...

alley-oop

Sports; Snowboarding

This is any move in the half-pipe where the snowboarder rotates 180 or more degrees. This can be in an uphill direction with the snowboarder rotating backside on the frontside ...

vertical (vert)

Sports; Snowboarding

This is the vertical top portion of a wall in a half-pipe.

backside turn

Sports; Snowboarding

This is a heelside turn on the edge of the board. The rider's back will be uphill.

alpine snowboarding

Sports; Snowboarding

This is a directional carving snowboard that uses hard boots and plate bindings. Alpine boards are designed for high speeds. For a full description see our section on equipment.