Articles in the ‘Snowboarding’ Category

Billed as the biggest winter-sports event of its kind, World Snowboard Day is set to take place on December 19th with events in over 40 countries throughout the world. Organized by the World Snowboarding Federation and co-sponsored by EuroSima and Outdoor Sports Valley, the event enters its fifth year with more planned events than ever. [...]

There are several skills and exercises that play a very significant role in the sport of snowboarding. Some of these include stance and balance, stopping, edging, pivot and steering, lessons, pressure control, and others. One of the most important skills that are required to be mastered is the balance maintaining technique.
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There are different types of snowboards that can be used effectively by the snowboarders to glide on the snow. These snowboards look similar to a wide ski in their appearance. In case of snowboarding, the direction in which the users stand on the snowboards is generally transverse in nature as against [...]

There is some level of risk involved in snowboarding, just like in various other winter sports. The rate of injury in case of snowboarding is almost double the rate of risk involved in case of alpine skiing. Beginners are generally more susceptible to injuries in this winter sport. Thus, those snowboarders [...]

As millions of Winter Olympics watchers know, the sport of snowboarding has a language all its own. But for the snowboarders themselves, this language isn’t just a bunch of silly words to throw around when rooting for your country to win. These words have deep philosophical and technical underpinnings in the [...]