grays on trays
n. Older adult snowboarders.
Examples
2002
Snowboarding is the fastest-growing sport among the 18- to 25-year-olds advertisers covet, and even has increasing appeal among older adults — or "grays on trays," as snowboarders call them.
—Mark Robichaux & Roger Thurow, “Awesome Dudes Tell Why They're Totally `Sick',” The Wall Street Journal, February 13, 2002
1997 (earliest)
Every week he gets 41-year-old guys like me signing up for initial snowboard lessons. They call us "grays on trays."
—Jim DuFresne, “Spills aplenty greet novice snowboarder,” The Grand Rapids Press, February 01, 1997
Posted: January 19, 2002