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Snowboarding

Snowboarding is a recreational and competitive sport where the participant rides a board down a snow slope. The sport is involved in the winter olympics in several different specialized forms.

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Snowboarding

dampening

Sports; Snowboarding

To reduce the vibration of a snowboard. This helps the snowboarder in handling the snowboard at high speeds.

rail

Sports; Snowboarding

This is a piece of wood that runs along the top or lip of a half-pipe. This can also refer to the sidewall and edge of a snowboard.

delaminate

Sports; Snowboarding

When the fiberglass layers of a snowboard start to come apart.

dendex

Sports; Snowboarding

This is a plastic material that dry slopes are made out of. (See Dry Slope)

de-tuning

Sports; Snowboarding

When a snowboarder dulls the edges on their snowboard so they won't catch in the snow.

ding

Sports; Snowboarding

This is a scratch or small hole in the bottom of a snowboard.

directional stance

Sports; Snowboarding

When the stance on a snowboard causes the snowboarder to ride differently when going in different directions.

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