An introduction to the world of snowboarding

In 1994, the International Olympic Committee approved snowboarding as an Olympic discipline. He made his debut in 1998 at the Winter Games in Nagano, Japan. Without doubt, this approval is due to the wide and growing popularity of the sport around the world since 1960. In fact, during the mid-1980s, less than 10% of all U.S. ski areas allowed snowboarding. In 2010, it allowed more than 95% of them.

Snowboarding is very similar to a surfboardor skateboards and is built to drive along a snow-covered slope. Boots are worn with flexible connections to the board, attached a sort of perpendicular to it. This is in contrast with skis, boots, who is in front.

The largest demographic for snowboarders 18-24. The main reason is probably cost. While a pair of ski boot could run from $ 400 - $ 600, an entry model with snowboard boots and attacks can be found for around $ 200. Another reason is the perception.Snowboarding is a cool creative, with all its sportiness. An important objective for the sport, the various tricks you can do well, that your own style and technique.

For newcomers to the sport of snowboarding is the most common form of freestyle. A freestyle board is generally larger, more stable and turns easier and more flexible for beginners an easier time dealing with them and have the site. Little or no tricks to perform a freestyle.

StyleThe most popular of runners is free. These boundaries are not limited to the type of terrain and can be connected to several conditions, such as snow or ice powder snow coverage. There are many tricks of the repertoire freeride. These include surface, air and half pipe. One freeride board is usually a hard freestyle board helps as it makes it hard to navigate.

Another form of snowboarding carving is free. The objective in this style is pure speed. Thus, little or no tricks or jump is made. The bestCondition for the free snow carving is hard packed, as usual: make it difficult, while the downhill race. A carving freeboard, which is also a card Alpine, are usually the longest and narrowest of all cards. As advanced control of the board is so important, this style is not for beginners.

One of the many things that make snowboarding so exciting is the ability to do many different tricks. Like skateboarding, snowboarding include spins, turns and jumpstheir tricks. Some of the best known of these tricks are the Canadian bacon, Japan air, ollie, nollies, Poptarts, melons and scourge.

Popularity of this sport to grow. It 'been in four Olympic Winter Games, including Nagano, Japan, Salt Lake City, USA, Turin, Italy, and recently described, Vancouver, Canada. So the major sports, television has been reported. More television coverage for other events and competitions has increased. While in the past as an extreme sport,worked his way between the more traditional sporting pastime.