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snowboarder [2 records]

Record 1 - external organization data 2023-01-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - National Occupational Classification (NOC)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Classification nationale des professions (CNP)

Spanish

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Record 2 2020-11-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Skiing and Snowboarding
DEF

A person who practises the sport of sliding downhill on a snowboard ...

CONT

A snowboarder (or "shredder") stands on the board, with his boots fixed in bindings. He stands with one foot in front of the other, diagonally across the board. Unlike skiers, snowboarders do not use poles; they use their arms for balance.

CONT

The typical profile of an injured boarder is a young male from a non-skiing background who has had no professional instruction.

OBS

snowboarder: term used by Parks Canada.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ski et surf des neiges
CONT

La personne qui pratique [le surf des neiges] s'appelle «surfeur» ou «surfeuse» des neiges.

CONT

Le surfiste des neiges Brendan Davis a pour sa part obtenu une médaille d'argent en demi-lune.

OBS

Le terme «planchiste» est souvent utilisé par ellipse dans les centres de ski.

OBS

Même si on relève le terme «néviplanchiste» dans les documents de Parcs Canada, selon Radio-Canada, il ne faut pas confondre «surfeur des neiges» et «néviplanchiste». Le «néviplanchiste» (on dit également «niviplanchiste») pratique la planche à voile sur neige.

OBS

néviplanchiste; planchiste : termes en usage à Parcs Canada.

Key term(s)
  • niviplanchiste

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Esquí y snowboard
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