Miniski Tricks & Terminology

Publication Date: February 2000

Back Flip: Flipping backwards off a jump

Backside Grind: Jump with back towards rail and sliding

Bio 360: Grabbing the skiboards while completing 1 full rotation

Bio 540: Grabbing the skiboards while completing 1 1/2 rotations and landing backwards

Bio 720: Grabbing skiboards while completing 2 full rotations

Corkscrew: Sideways front flip with a 180 twist and landing backwards

Fakie: Backwards

Frontside Grind: Jump up facing the rail and sliding

Grab: To grab either or both skiboards with one or both hands. Frontside or backside

Grind: Rail sliding

Hand-rails: Riding on hand rails

Landing Fakie: Landing backwards

Late 360 cross-up: Cross the right leg over the left and assume an almost horizontal position in the air, then at the last second, bring it around and complete a 360 before landing

Late: Used to describe doing a trick or style late into the jump. Also referred to as stall

Method: Grab right foot with right hand

Misty Flip: Dropping shoulder, rotating 540° on your side and landing fakie

Mr. T: The rider goes huge and stretches vertically

Mute Grab: Grab with the right hand over the top of the left foot and pull the feet off to the opposite side (or reversed)

Nutcracker: While doing a sideways split, the rider grabs the tip of the skiboard on the front leg and the tail of the skiboard on the back leg

Parellel Grab: Reach over the top of the knees and grab the left foot with the right hand (or reverse)

Rim-Flip: Ride into hit fakie, air to 180. Now you are facing forward in the air, you then throw a 720 misty flip. Spot the transition and stomp your landing

Rodeo or Bio Flip: Going off the jump, the rider rotates to do an almost back flip with a twist, like a corkscrew

Sock-eyed Salmon: Front grab with a twist

Spins: 180, 360, 720, 900 (2 1/2 rotations), 1080 (3 full rotations), etc.

Stale Japan: When a trick is intentionally started late into the jump

Switchback: Ride into hit fakie, throw a back flip as you air. Spot your landing and ride it out

Tweaked Out: Tight grab while performing trick

Yoda: Crossed-leg position in the air

Yoda 360: Assuming the Yoda position in a spin

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