http://www.shredbook.com Get the Shredbook.com Shred-of-the-Day delivered via RSS daily. en-us http://www.shredbook.com/define.php?word=bash%20guard Protects your middle and inner rings from damage caused by rocks or logs. also provides greater clearance. July 29, 2010 http://www.shredbook.com/define.php?word=bash%20guard http://www.shredbook.com/define.php?word=Handplant A gnarly trick performed when a shredder gets upside down and puts their hand to help in the gyration. This funky dope maneuver is usually performed on a quarter or halfpipe. The trick originated in snowboarding but now has many applications in snowboarding and skiing. Tip: Approach the transition flat base with enough speed to air out a foot or two. when you reach the lip pop back and put your hand down right behind your tail. Your body will follow your head so make sure to commit. Grab method and spot your landing. Shredd.... July 28, 2010 http://www.shredbook.com/define.php?word=Handplant http://www.shredbook.com/define.php?word=domepeice A styrofoam hat that protects your dome while shredding. A helmet. July 27, 2010 http://www.shredbook.com/define.php?word=domepeice http://www.shredbook.com/define.php?word=Columbia%20River%20Gorge The massive Columbia River cuts through the Cascade Mountains creating a beautiful venue for Shredders, Hippies and Yuppies. Great water Shredding sports like Kitesurfin, Windsurfing, Wakeboarding and Wake skating go off in the summer. The Gorge also divides Oregon and Washington and is starts on the edges of the Portland Metro Area. July 26, 2010 http://www.shredbook.com/define.php?word=Columbia%20River%20Gorge http://www.shredbook.com/define.php?word=%20mute%20grab to put you skis in a x and grab the front of them July 25, 2010 http://www.shredbook.com/define.php?word=%20mute%20grab http://www.shredbook.com/define.php?word=Pulling%20an%20Ostrich Generally happens when some bro, or duderino attempts to get inverted prematurely and ends up landing square on their dome and tweaking their neck. "Ahh dude, dont be a pussy, just try to backflip," usually precedes pulling an ostrich. July 24, 2010 http://www.shredbook.com/define.php?word=Pulling%20an%20Ostrich http://www.shredbook.com/define.php?word=Digger To eat shit very hard. The word alludes to going into the ground. Digger describes a crash much more gnarly than eating shit. July 23, 2010 http://www.shredbook.com/define.php?word=Digger http://www.shredbook.com/define.php?word=set A series of waves the are significantly larger than the average wave. Sets pass through at consistent intervals. Their can be anywhere from 3 to 12 waves in each set. July 22, 2010 http://www.shredbook.com/define.php?word=set http://www.shredbook.com/define.php?word=Sunday%20River A ski resort in Maine with awesome glades and a bunch of gnarly parks. July 21, 2010 http://www.shredbook.com/define.php?word=Sunday%20River http://www.shredbook.com/define.php?word=Blunt%20Stall Stall on you or behind your back truck or binding. This funky dope maneuver is usually performed in a half pipe or on a quarter pipe. Similar to a tail bonk. July 20, 2010 http://www.shredbook.com/define.php?word=Blunt%20Stall http://www.shredbook.com/define.php?word=Man%20In%20the%20Gray%20Suit Sharks: Big sharks, Small sharks, All sharks. July 19, 2010 http://www.shredbook.com/define.php?word=Man%20In%20the%20Gray%20Suit http://www.shredbook.com/define.php?word=pow Fresh snow. July 18, 2010 http://www.shredbook.com/define.php?word=pow http://www.shredbook.com/define.php?word=Table Slang for a "Table Top Jump". A jump with both a takeoff and landing put together, with a flat section in the middle(usually level) to gap over. Similar to a gap only the middle is not hollowed out. Also see http://www.shredbook.com/define.php?word=table%20top#skier July 17, 2010 http://www.shredbook.com/define.php?word=Table http://www.shredbook.com/define.php?word=Dr.%20Zeus Dr. Zeus is a complex charecter from the orginal planet of the apes movies. HE is of the orangatang class who are the polititions. and he is head of the since departmant on the ape planet. He is stuck between tradition and scince. July 16, 2010 http://www.shredbook.com/define.php?word=Dr.%20Zeus http://www.shredbook.com/define.php?word=Jay%20Cloud The Jay Cloud refers to the uplift snow from moisture off of lake Champlain that they get pounded with in the winter. July 15, 2010 http://www.shredbook.com/define.php?word=Jay%20Cloud http://www.shredbook.com/define.php?word=Sugarloaf%20Opens! This pic is from Sugarloaf opening day Nov. 9th 2007. July 14, 2010 http://www.shredbook.com/define.php?word=Sugarloaf%20Opens! http://www.shredbook.com/define.php?word=straddle when a ski racer skis over a racing gate with a leg on either side, thus forcing them to stop and go around the gate again in order to finish without being eliminated July 13, 2010 http://www.shredbook.com/define.php?word=straddle http://www.shredbook.com/define.php?word=Freshies A common term for fresh snowfall. July 12, 2010 http://www.shredbook.com/define.php?word=Freshies http://www.shredbook.com/define.php?word=kozak To thrust your poles and upper body down between spread legs. Hard trick performed best by mogul skiers. July 11, 2010 http://www.shredbook.com/define.php?word=kozak http://www.shredbook.com/define.php?word=poles Skiers ski with two poles to help them make turns. July 10, 2010 http://www.shredbook.com/define.php?word=poles http://www.shredbook.com/define.php?word=Ruggles A good right hand reef break in Newport, Rhode Island. This spot can light up in the fall with hurricane swell. July 9, 2010 http://www.shredbook.com/define.php?word=Ruggles http://www.shredbook.com/define.php?word=Stowe%20Mountain Stowe is a ski resort located on mount mansfield in northern Vermont. July 8, 2010 http://www.shredbook.com/define.php?word=Stowe%20Mountain http://www.shredbook.com/define.php?word=BMX An abbreviation for Bicycle Motocross. July 7, 2010 http://www.shredbook.com/define.php?word=BMX http://www.shredbook.com/define.php?word=mad%20river%20glen A ski mountain located in Fayston, VT with 2,037 feet of vertical drop. The mountain is so old school that is does not make any snow or allow any snowboarders on the mountain. It's known for its extremely technical skiing and single chair lift. July 6, 2010 http://www.shredbook.com/define.php?word=mad%20river%20glen http://www.shredbook.com/define.php?word=PWN Pwn is a slang term that implies domination and/or humiliation of a rival. It sprang from the similar term "owned" and is used primarily in the Internet gaming culture to taunt an opponent that has just been soundly defeated. Examples include "pwnage" or "you just got pwned". It can also be used, especially by non-gamers, in the context of getting "pwned" by a wave, rail or cheese wedge. July 5, 2010 http://www.shredbook.com/define.php?word=PWN http://www.shredbook.com/define.php?word=Ponytail A bitchen hairdo reversed for those who truly push it to the limit and get aggressive. Notable ponytail rockers include Steven Seagal, David Beckham, Dog The Bounty Hunter, and Tony Little. Many old school shredders rocked this look to stick it to the man but now they are just salty that they are losing hair. July 4, 2010 http://www.shredbook.com/define.php?word=Ponytail http://www.shredbook.com/define.php?word=5-0 The 5-0 is a skating grind. To 5-0 a rail a skater must grind it with his/her back trucks. July 2, 2010 http://www.shredbook.com/define.php?word=5-0 http://www.shredbook.com/define.php?word=Bro-Flip Where a bro trys to get inverted off of ever obstacle he can and usually ends up eating snow. The goal of a bro-flip is to tell friends and family that your so gnarbar at riding snow that you can get upside down. July 1, 2010 http://www.shredbook.com/define.php?word=Bro-Flip http://www.shredbook.com/define.php?word=car%20decal%20skate decal i made for skateboarders June 30, 2010 http://www.shredbook.com/define.php?word=car%20decal%20skate http://www.shredbook.com/define.php?word=white%20water The white water that forms as a result of a wave breaking. June 29, 2010 http://www.shredbook.com/define.php?word=white%20water