 Poster: A snowHead
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Is there one word out there that describes both skiing and snowboarding? Ski Utah has announced a competition to find one. Is there one word out there that describes both skiing and snowboarding? Ski Utah has announced it is launching a competition to find one. In an effort to coin this new term, Ski Utah and Winter at Westminster have teamed up with The Addictionary (an online dictionary) to run the contest. ...There are two goals and two chances to win. One goal is to add to the general glossary of skier and snowboarder lingo and name the best new word for 2008. The other is to come up with that one word to describe both skiing and snowboarding. There will be one winner in each category.
The contest runs until March 4th. The winners will be chosen by a panel of celebrity judge The prizes include two 2 day pass for The Canyons Resort in Park City, Utah and 10 T-shirts featuring their winning words.
See: addictionary.org/Browse/ContestWords/19
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Snowriding?
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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I thought that Skiing was the "catch-all term" and that the specifics were cross country, alpine, telemarking and snowboarding.
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You need to Login to know who's really who.
You need to Login to know who's really who.
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Elizabeth B, I agree, but would point out that amongst your list of specifics you omitted snowblading 
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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The origonal word was snowrunning-iirc
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You'll need to Register first of course.
You'll need to Register first of course.
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Shredding
Remember you heard it here first 
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From non-skiing Mr B, who has German origins, so can string words together to create new nouns: "Recklesslychuckingofselfdownmountainsononeormorebitsofwood"!
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You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
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Butterfly, 
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Sliding?
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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"Non specific recreational or competitive travel on snow activity."
What on earth is the point of this competition? The different sports don't need a collective term. What a load of silly dangly bits.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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Skiboarding. Simple. Job done.
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Skisloping - all encompassing verb?
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You know it makes sense.
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What the hell is snowsports then?
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Poster: A snowHead
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| el Hen wrote: |
Is there one word out there that describes both skiing and snowboarding? Ski Utah has announced a competition to find one. Is there one word out there that describes both skiing and snowboarding? Ski Utah has announced it is launching a competition to find one. In an effort to coin this new term, Ski Utah and Winter at Westminster have teamed up with The Addictionary (an online dictionary) to run the contest. ...There are two goals and two chances to win. One goal is to add to the general glossary of skier and snowboarder lingo and name the best new word for 2008. The other is to come up with that one word to describe both skiing and snowboarding. There will be one winner in each category.
The contest runs until March 4th. The winners will be chosen by a panel of celebrity judge The prizes include two 2 day pass for The Canyons Resort in Park City, Utah and 10 T-shirts featuring their winning words.
See: addictionary.org/Browse/ContestWords/19 |
'SnowSliders' should cover it 
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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But presumably the word should not cover toboganning and the like.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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..Fun ...
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