What do you call it when ...

[Allee]

you have a big fat wipeout? I was amused by skier friends on the weekend, referring to it as "having a garage sale" and "chewing mountain" (I love that one!)

[Gecko]

Yard Sale

Bail

digging for gold

Inventory (because you often need one)

Sampling the snow quality

[bobdea]

I have heard a couple

losing it off of a jump with the arms flapping and the type of landing that involves tumbling out west a guy used to call a Gaper air

a gaper is what generally what is called a Joey here in the east

typicly the guy in a starter jacket and denim pants on rentals or ancient strait 210s with rear entry boots

the flipside of that is a guy dressed very similar but has some dayglo burton or sims jacket for gear somthing classic like a sims switchblade or a old ass kemper, no high backs on their bindings and of course their boots are workboots or sorrels

when I was in ME some people called the tumbling down the hill for no apparent reason other than lack of skill the boston shuffle

I did not like that much being a mass hole myself

[NMU Alpine Boarder]

I usually refer to that as "Eating it"...

[Rodger Arnold]

Here, we often see some of our Carhart buddies getting bucked off their skis. They claim they just decided it was time for a chew. By the time they regrouped, there is usually black stains all around. They must feel the need to mark the spot for future reference.

[Jon Dahl]

Augering in. Land on your neck? A perfect one point landing!

[Jack M]

Not really a wipeout term, but it's usually followed by one - when you go off a jump and your balance is off in mid-air, instead of grabbing the stylish grab you had intended, you wave your arms around in a circular motion. This is called "rolling down the windows".

Another one I like for a wipeout that has you cartwheeling or tumbling a good distance, rather than just sliding, is "egg-beater".

A good one usually reserved for death, but often applied to wipeouts is "bought the farm".

[Dan]

I picked up the terms "Maytag" and "maytagging" from someone on this site...can't remember who though.

Such a great image - when you crash just right and do a couple end-over-end flips, it's just like the spin cycle.

[NateW]

I bailed right under the chair a couple seasons ago, and someone yelled from the lift, "are you OK?" I said I'd be all right, and someone yelled, "do it again!"

I think it was the same person.

I got a good laugh out of that, so, I've been following the same script every time I'm on the lift and I see someone bail.

[skategoat]

Don't forget, "face plant".

And when you catch the heel edge, and slam, I call it a "neck-snapper".

[Neil Gendzwill]

We always rate the crashes out of 10 (shouted from the lift). To get an 8, equipment must be scattered. 9s require inverted position at some point during the fall. A 10 would be something like a multiple cartwheel, leaving equipment a minimum 50 feet above, requiring the uphill trudge of shame. No ratings allowed when someone is obviously hurt!

[philw]

"rag doll", which I think is fairly self explanatory.

[ncermak]

I always try to give it a cool trick name.

like a backside 90 to reverse mousetrap...

any fall that involves blood is a tomato slam.

a fall with broken bones but no blood is a rotten tomato

[Dave Pushee]

My term for catching the heel edge is Power Snow Angel.

[Vahur]

Garage sale generally does not apply to snowboarders, as if they fall, then in one piece with all the equipment. But skiers can create really good yard sale on slope:

Item (quantity)

===============

Ski (2)

Poles (2)

Hat (1)

Goggles or sunglasses (1)

False teeth (1)

Glass eye (1)

Wooden leg (1)

Skier (1)

==============

Total: 10 items

Thus an order of magnitude more than snowboarder!

I have heard term Pinocchio (or making Pinocchio, in Russian there is term Buratino, which is adapted character from original Pinocchio) and it means flying like wooden puppet - cartwheeling or "rag doll" could be synonyms.

[skategoat]

Re: eyeglass yard/garage sale

When I wore glasses (I did the laser surgery thing 4 years ago), I used to call that a "Magoo".

Ever try to make it down 800 feet of huge, icy moguls after you've face planted and smashed your glasses? Not fun.

Dave: That's a good one. Gotta remember that.

[Guest Todd Stewart]

I don't know about you guys but i always seem to "bite it" when i fall.