Get Juicy on the Slopes!

It hasn'nt always been easy to get hip snow gear in Ireland but now you can hit those slopes in style with edgier gear from Onboard (just off Grafton Street, Dublin). They stock the hottest boarding and ski gear including ANALOG, ANIMAL, BILLABONG, BRUNOTTI, ELEMENT, HELLY HANSEN, FLOW amongst others and cute sunglasses by JEE VICE and others. Located just off Grafton Street they will shortly have an online store! ONBOARD, Creation Arcade, Duke Lane. tel: 01.672. 8767. www.onboard.ie





















Abercrombie & Fitch Model Chris Carmack looking hot on the slopes!


TALK LIKE AN "AIR DOG"

"The pow is really phat, dude -- let's shred this half-pipe and then head in for a bipe and a dugan."

Translation: "The powder is really great, dude -- let's ride this trough and then head in for a beer and a cigarette."


A quick A-Z reference guide to snowboard language!You're not a happening snowboarder unless you can talk the talk. Here's an abbreviated glossary, to help you become erudite at elevation.

air dog (aer dog), noun: a snowboarder who's interested only in jumping. "Pat is some air dog -- he rides just so he can take flight."

bonk (bonk), verb: to hit a hard object. "Awesome! Al just bonked a skier!"

cat out the window (kat out the windoe), noun : a jump where the rider flails uncontrollably through the air. "Polly hit that mogul and man, did she do a cat out the window."

duckfoot (dukfut), noun: a snowboard stance where your feet point outward. "My boards got a soft setup so I'm doing the duckfoot."

eurocarver (your'o'carv'r), noun: a snowboarder who uses hard-shell boots, plate bindings, and racing boards to lay out high-speed carves. "Bill is a pure eurocarver, dude, right down to his euro-chic threads."

fakie (fay kee), verb: to ride a snowboard backwards. "I bonked a log, did a 180, and fakied the rest of the ride."

half pipe (half peyep), noun : a trough dug out of snow, used for freestyle jumps. "Heads up -- those air dogs are gonna huck the half pipe."

huck (huk), verb: to jump recklessly. For usage, see above.

huckfest (huk fest), noun: a testosterone fueled session where riders try for bigger and bigger air. "There's a huckfest up at the half pipe."

jibber (jibbr), noun: a reckless rider. "Emily bonked two skiers on the way down. She's some jibber."

kicker (kikr), noun: an abrupt jump that sends a rider high into the air. "That big mogul is just begging for a kicker."

phat (fat), adjective: "Carol hucked that mogul and man, did she grab some phat air."

shred (shred), verb: to ride very well. "The pow is awesome today. Were really gonna shred."

stinky (stinkee), adverb: a term used to describe riding with your legs spread apart and your knees pointing out. "Ginger's doing the duckfoot and riding stinky."

tweaked (twikd), verb: to make your body joints appear twisted. "Watch me tweak this kicker."