The sport known as snowboarding is rapidly taking the world by storm. This high speed, stylish sport has become especially hot among teens and young adults. While the sport is big fun, the riding culture is also generating big bucks with its trendy lines of snowboarding gear. In this article, we'll explore why the snowboarding has become such a pop culture phenomenon.
Snowboarding is the fastest growing sport in the United States today. Thanks to the sport's thrilling moves and funky image, more and more young people are picking up a snowboard and hitting the slopes. Even 007 tried his hand at the sport in the James Bond film, "A View to a Kill!" But you don't have to be a super spy to snowboard. In this article, we'll look at the development of the sport and give beginners a few helpful tips.
Snowboarding involves descending a snow-covered slope on a snowboard attached to a participant's feet using a special boot and snowboard bindings. The sport was developed in the United States in the 1960s and the 1970s and became a Winter Olympic Sport in 1998. This popular pastime's growing popularity is reflected in its recognition as an official sport. The International Snowboard Association was founded in 1994 to provide universal contest regulations. Today, high-profile events like the Olympic Games, Winter X-Games, US Open and other events are broadcasted to a worldwide audience.
The most common styles of boarding are free ride, freestyle and free carve. It is important to note that while each style has its own distinct traits, there is overlap between each style. The free ride style is the most common and easily accessible style of the sport. Freestyle incorporates the rider with man-made terrain features such as rails, boxes, handrails, jumps, half pipes, quarter pipes and a myriad of other features. The intent of freestyle is to use these terrain features to perform a number of aerial or jib tricks. Free carve/race is also known as alpine snowboarding and focuses on carving and racing. Free carving takes place on hard-pack or groomed runs and focuses on the ultimate carving turn.
As fun as snowboarding is, there is a lot of room for error and injury no matter your skill level. In addition to wrist guards, padded clothing and helmets, riders should also invest in a good pair of snowboard goggles. On bright days the goggles will protect you from snow blindness. They are also a safeguard for your eyes should you fall in rough terrain. For safety's sake, you should always snowboard with a friend.
As with any sport, snowboarding can cause injury. To keep yourself as safe as possible, getting the right protective gear is critical. Injuries usually occur in the wrist, tailbone, ankles and knee ligaments. A good snowboard shop will be able to provide wrist guards, padded snowboard pants and jackets, snowboard bindings and snowboard goggles. When you are purchasing these items, make sure that they fit well and don't slide around. Poor fitting equipment will hurt more than help you.
Snowboarding has come a long way from the backyards of Vermont. Boarding facilities can now be found in approximately 97% of ski resorts in North America and Europe. The sport has also made a huge impact in the world of fashion and entertainment. If you want to give boarding a shot, then take a few lessons and learn to do it safely. Most importantly, have fun!
Snowboarding is a phenomenon that has reached the red carpets of Hollywood. In 2005, the film 'First Descent' featured pro snowboarders Shaun White, Hannah Teter, Shawn Farmer, Nick Peralta and Terje Haakonsen where they heli-boarded into remote locations and performed big mountain riding. This film is also a documentary on the history of the sport. With such a colorful past, the future of boarding should be exciting to watch.
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