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What is a butter?

From , former About.com Guide

Definition: A butter is a snowboard trick whereby the rider presses one end of the snowboard (either the nose or the tail) to the ground while lifting the other end of the snowboard off the ground. The trick gained its name due to the smooth, butter-like appearance of the snow on which the trick has been performed.
Also Known As: Nosepress, Tailpress
Alternate Spellings: Butta, Buttah
Common Misspellings: n/a
Examples:
My goal this snowboard season is to butter the entire lower portion of the mountain!

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