big air

== English == === Etymology === From big +‎ air. === Pronunciation === === Noun === big air (uncountable) (skiing, snowboarding) A discipline in freestyle skiing and snowboarding, involving sliding down a large launch ramp and then launching off a big kicker, to obtain height and time in the air to perform acrobatic maneuvers, and land on a landing slope. ==== Related terms ==== slopestyle ==== Translations ==== == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from English big air. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /biɡ ɛʁ/ === Noun === big air m (uncountable) (skiing, snowboarding) big air; synonym of grand saut