This story originally published in the winter 2022-23 edition of Explore Summit magazine. Visit RSDesign.Group for more information. Last year, he was invited to travel with the Warren Miller Film Tour, which made stops along the Front Range.įor Scholl, the table has become a way to share two loves: skiing and writing. Scholl has traveled across the state to showcase the table. It’s a great condition because it seems like it’s firm, but when you can set an edge very easily and curved, it’s just really smooth and kind of silky.” “We often get it in Horseshoe Bowl off the T-Bar on Peak 8.
It’s not packed by any machines or anything,” Scholl said. “That’s a condition where it’s like packed powder, but it’s packed by the wind. Thundersnow - When the primary precipitation of a thunderstorm is snow instead of rainĭeath cookies - large frozen lumps of snow created by poor grooming or avalanche debrisĬreamed corn - a smooth blend of coarse niblets of snow between frozen, firm snow and slushĪs for specific words that are only used in Summit County, Scholl said he has only heard the word “white suede” used in Colorado. Snowhawk - describes the strip of snow left behind on the roof of a car during snowy months (resembles a mohawk) Two minus one A superstitious term that refers to the last run of the day. (snorting coke and heroin), do a line, do a rail, freebase, go skiing, hit a wack. Fresh tracks Skiing a run or area that no one else has yet. Wouldn’t that be kind of funny to do this unusual twist on it?” This list covers slang terms associated with the use. I don’t know where the idea came from, but early one morning, I thought about the periodic table of elements, how it’s organized and how it looks really kind of serious.
Backcountry skiing: Base: Basket: Big-mountain skiing or. “That first spring of COVID, I was messing around writing a few of the short stories and got thinking about all these terms that I had collected - just shy of 50 of them. NEW TO SKIING AND UNFAMILIAR WITH ALL THE JARGON With our ski glossary you step up your skillls. When I heard an unusual way of describing things about skiing, and in particular snow conditions, I jotted it down,” Scholl said. “I often would have a notebook in my ski school parka.
Scholl created the Periodic Table of Snow, which outlines dozens of snow terms that he’s collected in his four decades as a ski instructor. Gaper: A new or inexperienced skier who stands out with their lack of proper equipment or clothing, poor skiing skills or poor etiquette on the mountain. But for ski instructor Russ Scholl, collecting ski-area slang turned from a hobby into a small business. Ski slang terms or jargon that you may come across: Pow: Short for powder, used to describe deep, dry snow that’s great for skiing. “Free refills.” “Diamond dust.” “White suede.” “Cold smoke.”įor people who are not well versed in snowsports culture and slang, these are phrases that describe drinks at restaurants or a nice fabric.
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