LEXICON: Inbounds

Terrain lying inside the ski resort boundary that is subject to avalanche control, snow patrol and other safety measures. In Europe it's unusual for a ski resort to have a boundary either marked on a map or physically on the ground, so inbounds is a term that doesn't get a whole lot of mileage, but in Asia and North America it's a different story. For riders on these continents, inbounds doesn't just mean inside the resort boundary it also means that the terrain, both on and off-piste, has been subjected to avalanche control measures and is covered by the snow patrol should a rescue or evac be required. Technically, it also means that riding inbounds and off-piste without a transceiver, shovel and probe should be OK, but at FreeRide Republic we mitigate risk to maximise stoke. Lore #06: No TSP, No Party.