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You don't know anything about freestyle? Don't panic!
Here is a list of THE words you must know to get around the competition sites!

SuperPipe A king-size half-pipe, 220 meter long and 7 meter high.		Slopestyle A course of several modules, 800 meter long and 190 meters difference in height.
	Snowmobile A freestyle version of a classic snowmobile, allowing the rider to perform tricks thanks to a big jump.		Module Natural (snowy) or artificial elements along the course of the Slopestyle: Big Air, table, rails.
Coping Bord supérieur des murs du Pipe.		Big Air One of the most famous modules of the Slopestyle: big jump made out of snow.
	X Fest Partners village: entertainment, goodies, autograph session...		Rail The most urban of the artificial modules of the Slopestyle: long rail made out of steel. In Tignes, it is 12 meter long.

SuperPipe

Do you speak X Games?

SuperPipe

Slopestyle

Snowmobile

Modules

Coping

Big Air

X Fest

Rail

What are they talking about...

Become a freestyle expert with these complementary defitions... Understanding the sportscaster is ok, but that's even better if you can comment the action to your friends yourself!

Run Sequence of tricks performed by the riders in the SuperPipe or along the Slopestyle.		Trick Jump. Goal: height, amplitude, style and difficulty.
	Goofy / Regular Goofy: a snowboarder whose right foot is before his left foot. Regular: a snowboarder whose left foot is before his right foot.		Switch A half-turn that allows the riders to ride the module from the opposite way.
Flip Somersault: backflip (backward somersault) and frontflip (the opposite).		Grab A trick that consists of grabing the snowboard or the skis while jumping. There are many ways of doing it.
	Double cork A spectacular trick that consists of doing two turns upside down while jumping.		360, 720, 1080... A 360 is a turn in the air, a 720, two turns and 1080, three turns.