If you’re anything like the average snowboarding enthusiast, deciphering the difference among the seemingly indistinguishable tricks can prove a challenging endeavor.

To complicate matters further, snowboarding analysts often use language that is, at best, foreign in nature – rambling off alien terms with a particular fluency unknown to many. In an attempt to clear the air of this ever-present confusion, here’s a list of the most popular tricks and a simple description of their basic mechanics. (A ring of the cowbell to the New York Times for their excellent video section and term glossary.)