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Snowboarding
Snowboarding.jpg
A snowboarder making a turn in fresh snow
First played 1965, Muskegon, Michigan, U.S.
Characteristics
Type Outdoor
Equipment Snowboard, bindings, boots
Presence
Olympic 1998
Paralympic 2014
Snowboarding is a recreational and competitive activity that involves descending a
snow-covered surface while standing on a snowboard that is almost always attached
to a rider's feet. It features in the Winter Olympic Games and Winter Paralympic
Games.

The development of snowboarding was inspired by skateboarding, sledding, surfing,

and skiing. It was developed in the United States in the 1960s, became a Winter
Olympic Sport at Nagano in 1998[1] and featured in the Winter Paralympics at Sochi
in 2014.[2] As of 2015, its popularity (as measured by equipment sales) in the
United States peaked in 2007 and has been in a decline since.[3][4]

Contents
1 History
2 Styles
2.1 Jibbing
2.2 Freeriding
2.3 Freestyle
2.4 Alpine snowboarding
2.5 Slopestyle
2.6 Big air
2.7 Half-pipe
2.8 Snowboard Cross
2.9 Snowboard racing
3 Competitions
4 Subculture
5 Safety and precautions
6 Media
6.1 Films
6.2 Magazines
6.3 Video games
7 See also
8 References
9 External links
History
Snowboarding in Valfréjus, France

Snowboarder riding off of a cornice

Freeride snowboarding, in areas off of the main trails

Modern snowboarding began in 1965 when Sherman Poppen, an engineer in Muskegon,
Michigan, invented a toy for his daughters by fastening two skis together and
attaching a rope to one end so he would have some control as they stood on the
board and glided downhill. Dubbed the "snurfer" (combining snow and surfer) by his
wife Nancy, the toy proved so popular among his daughters' friends that Poppen
licensed the idea to a manufacturer, Brunswick Corporation, that sold about a
million snurfers over the next decade.[5] And, in 1966 alone, over half a million
snurfers were sold.[6]

In February 1968, Poppen organized the first snurfing competition at a Michigan ski
resort that attracted enthusiasts from all over the country.[7] One of those early
pioneers was Tom Sims, a devotee of skateboarding (a sport born in the 1950s when
kids attached roller skate wheels to small boards that they steered by shifting
their weight). In the 1960s, as an eighth grader in Haddonfield, New Jersey, Sims
crafted a snowboard in his school shop class by gluing carpet to the top of a piece
of wood and attaching aluminum sheeting to the bottom.[8] He produced commercial
snowboards in the mid-70s.[9]

The pioneers were not all from the United States; in 1976, Welsh skateboard
enthusiasts Jon Roberts and Pete Matthews developed their own snowboards to use at
their local dry ski slope.[10][11]

Also during this same period, in 1977, Jake Burton Carpenter, a Vermont native who
had enjoyed snurfing since the age of 14, impressed the crowd at a Michigan
snurfing competition with bindings he had designed to secure his feet to the board.
That same year, he founded Burton Snowboards in Londonderry, Vermont.[12] The
"snowboards" were made of wooden planks that were flexible and had water ski foot
traps. Very few people picked up snowboarding because the price of the board was
considered too high at $38 and were not allowed on many ski hills, but eventually
Burton would become the biggest snowboarding company in the business.[13] Burton's
early designs for boards with bindings became the dominant features in
snowboarding.

The first competitions to offer prize money were the National Snurfing
Championship, held at Muskegon State Park in Muskegon, Michigan.[14] In 1979, Jake
Burton Carpenter came from Vermont to compete with a snowboard of his own design.
There were protests about Jake entering with a non-snurfer board. Paul Graves, and
others, advocated that Jake be allowed to race. A "modified" "Open" division was
created and won by Jake as the sole entrant. That race was considered the first
competition for snowboards and is the start of what became competitive
snowboarding. Ken Kampenga, John Asmussen and Jim Trim placed 1st, 2nd and 3rd
respectively in the Standard competition with best two combined times of 24.71,
25.02 and 25.41; and Jake Carpenter won prize money as the sole entrant in the
"open" division with a time of 26.35.[15] In 1980 the event moved to Pando Winter
Sports Park near Grand Rapids, Michigan because of a lack of snow that year at the
original venue.[16][17]

In the early 1980s, Aleksey Ostatnigrosh and Alexei Melnikov, two Snurfers from the
Soviet Union, patented design changes to the Snurfer to allow jumping by attaching
a bungee cord, a single footed binding to the Snurfer tail, and a two-foot binding
design for improved control.[18][19][20]

As snowboarding became more popular in the 1970s and 1980s, pioneers such as
Dimitrije Milovich (founder of Winterstick out of Salt Lake City, UT), Jake Burton
Carpenter (founder of Burton Snowboards from Londonderry, Vermont), Tom Sims
(founder of Sims Snowboards), David Kemper (founder of Kemper Snowboards) and Mike
Olson (founder of Gnu Snowboards) came up with new designs for boards and
mechanisms that slowly developed into the snowboards and other related equipment.
[21] From these developments, modern snowboarding equipment usually consists of a
snowboard with specialized bindings[22] and boots.[23]

In April 1981, the "King of the Mountain" Snowboard competition was held at Ski
Cooper in Colorado.[24] Tom Sims along with an assortment of other snowboarders of
the time were present.[25] One entrant showed up on a homemade snowboard with a
formica bottom that turned out to not slide so well on the snow.
In 1982, the first USA National Snowboard race was held near Woodstock, Vermont, at
Suicide Six. The race, organized by Graves, was won by Burton's first team rider
Doug Bouton.[26]

In 1983, the first World Championship halfpipe competition was held at Soda
Springs, California. Tom Sims, founder of Sims Snowboards, organized the event with
the help of Mike Chantry, a snowboard instructor at Soda Springs.[27]

In 1985, the first World Cup was held in Zürs, Austria,[28] further cementing
snowboarding's recognition as an official international competitive sport.

In 1990, the International Snowboard Federation (ISF) was founded to provide

universal contest regulations.[29] In addition, the United States of America
Snowboard Association (USASA) provides instructing guidelines and runs snowboard
competitions in the U.S. today, high-profile snowboarding events like the Winter X
Games, Air & Style, US Open, Olympic Games and other events are broadcast
worldwide. Many alpine resorts have terrain parks.

At the 1998 Winter Olympic Games in Nagano, Japan, Snowboarding became an official
Olympic event.[30] France's Karine Ruby was the first ever to win an Olympic gold
medal for Woman's Snowboarding at the 1998 Olympics, while Canadian Ross
Rebagliati[31] was the first ever to win an Olympic gold medal for Men's
Snowboarding.

Initially, ski areas adopted the sport at a much slower pace than the winter sports
public. Indeed, for many years, there was animosity between skiers and
snowboarders, which led to an ongoing skier vs snowboarder feud.[32] Early
snowboards were banned from the slopes by park officials. For several years
snowboarders would have to take a small skills assessment prior to being allowed to
ride the chairlifts. It was thought that an unskilled snowboarder would wipe the
snow off the mountain. In 1985, only seven percent of U.S. ski areas allowed
snowboarding,[33] with a similar proportion in Europe. As equipment and skills
improved, gradually snowboarding became more accepted. In 1990, most major ski
areas had separate slopes for snowboarders. Now, approximately 97% of all ski areas
in North America and Europe allow snowboarding, and more than half have jumps,
rails and half pipes.

In 2004, snowboarding had 6.6 million active participants.[34] An industry

spokesman said that "twelve year-olds are out-riding adults." The same article said
that most snowboarders are 18–24 years old and that women constitute 25% of
participants.

There were 8.2 million snowboarders in the US and Canada for the 2009–2010 season.
There was a 10% increase over the previous season, accounting for more than 30% of
all snow sports participants.[35]

On 2 May 2012, the International Paralympic Committee announced that adaptive

snowboarding (dubbed "para-snowboarding") would debut as a men's and women's medal
event in the 2014 Paralympic Winter Games taking place in Sochi, Russia.[36]

Styles
See also: List of snowboard tricks
Since snowboarding's inception as an established winter sport, it has developed
various styles, each with its own specialized equipment and technique. The most
common styles today are: freeride, freestyle, and freecarve/race. These styles are
used for both recreational and professional snowboarding. While each style is
unique, there is overlap between them.
Jibbing
Main article: Jibbing
"Jibbing" is the term for technical riding on non-standard surfaces. The word "jib"
is both a noun and a verb, depending on the usage of the word. As a noun: a jib
includes metal rails, boxes, benches, concrete ledges, walls, vehicles, rocks and
logs. As a verb: to jib is referring to the action of jumping, sliding, or riding
on top of objects other than snow.[37] It is directly influenced by grinding a
skateboard. Jibbing is a freestyle snowboarding technique of riding. Typically
jibbing occurs in a snowboard resort park but can also be done in urban
environments.

Freeriding snowboarding
Freeriding
Main article: Freeriding (sport)
Freeriding is a style without a set of governing rules or set course, typically on
natural, un-groomed terrain. The basic allows for various snowboarding styles in a
fluid motion and spontaneity through naturally rugged terrain. It can be similar to
freestyle with the exception that no man-made features are utilized. See also
Backcountry snowboarding.

Freestyle snowboarding
Freestyle
Freestyle snowboarding is any riding that includes performing tricks. In freestyle,
the rider utilizes natural and man-made features such as rails, jumps, boxes, and
innumerable others to perform tricks. It is a popular all-inclusive concept that
distinguishes the creative aspects of snowboarding, in contrast to a style like
alpine snowboarding.

Alpine snowboarding

An Alpine snowboarder executes a heel-side turn

Alpine snowboarding is a discipline within the sport of snowboarding.[38] It is
practiced on groomed pistes. It has been an Olympic event since 1998.

Sometimes called freecarving or hardbooting(due to the equipment used), this

discipline usually takes place on hard packed snow or groomed runs(although it can
be practiced in any and all conditions) and focuses on carving linked turns, much
like surfing or longboarding, and is seen as superior to other disciplines in many
Europeans countries.[according to whom?] Little or no jumping takes place in this
discipline. Alpine Snowboarding consists of a small portion of the general
snowboard population, that has a well connected social community and its own
specific board manufacturers, most situated in Europe. Alpine Snowboard equipment
includes a ski-like hardshell boot and plate binding system with a true directional
snowboard that is stiffer and narrower to manage linking turns with greater forces
and speed.[39] Shaped skis can thank these "freecarve" snowboards for the cutting-
edge technology leading to their creation.[40] A skilled alpine snowboarder can
link numerous turns into a run placing their body very close to the ground each
turn, similar to a motocross turn or waterski carve. Depending on factors including
stiffness, turning radius and personality this can be done slowly or fast. Carvers
make perfect half-circles out of each turn, changing edges when the snowboard is
perpendicular to the fall line and starting every turn on the downhill edge.
Carving on a snowboard is like riding a roller coaster, because the board will lock
into a turn radius and provide what feels like multiple Gs of acceleration.[41]

Alpine snowboarding shares more visual similarities with skiing equipment than it
does with snowboarding equipment.[42] Compared to freestyle snowboarding gear:[43]
boards are narrower, longer, and stiffer to improve carving performance
boots are made from a hard plastic shell, making it flex differently from a regular
snowboard boot and is designed differently to ski boots although they look similar.
bindings have a bail or step-in design and are sometimes placed on suspension
plates to provide a layer of isolation between an alpine snowboarder and the board,
to decrease the level of vibrations felt by the rider, creating a better overall
experience when carving, and to give extra weight to the board among other uses.

Snowboarder in Tannheim, Tyrol, Austria

Slopestyle
Main article: Slopestyle
Competitors perform tricks while descending a course, moving around, over, across,
up, or down terrain features. The course is full of obstacles including boxes,
rails, jumps, jibs, or anything else the board or rider can slide across.
Slopestyle is a judged event and winning a slopestyle contest usually comes from
successfully executing the most difficult line in the terrain park while having a
smooth flowing line of difficult, mistake-free tricks performed on the obstacles.
However, overall impression and style can play factor in winning a slopestyle
contest and the rider who lands the hardest tricks will not always win over the
rider who lands easier tricks on more difficult paths.

Big air
Main article: Big air

Sebastien Toutant at the downtown Québec big air competition

Snowboarder in the halfpipe

Big air competitions are contests where riders perform tricks after launching off a
man made jump built specifically for the event.[44] Competitors perform tricks in
the air, aiming to attain sizable height and distance, all while securing a clean
landing. Many competitions also require the rider to do a complex trick. Not all
competitions call for a trick to win the gold; some intermittent competitions are
based solely on height and distance of the launch of the snowboarder. Some
competitions also require the rider to do a specific trick to win the major prize.
[45] One of the first snowboard competitions where Travis Rice attempted and landed
a "double back flip backside 180" took place at the 2006 Red Bull Gap Session.[46]

Half-pipe
Main article: Half-pipe
The half-pipe is a semi-circular ditch dug into the mountain or purpose-built ramp
made up of snow, with walls between 8 and 23 feet (7.0 m). Competitors perform
tricks while going from one side to the other and while in the air above the sides
of the pipe.

Snowboard Cross
Main article: Snowboard cross
Snowboard Cross, also known as "Boardercross", "Boarder X", or "Snowboard X", and
commonly abbreviated as "SBX", or just "BX", is a snowboarding discipline
consisting of several (typically 4 to 6) riders racing head-to-head down a course
with jumps, berms and other obstacles constructed out of snow. Snowboard cross
began in the 1980s, earning its place as an official Winter Olympic event in the
2006 Turin games. Unlike other snowboard racing disciplines such as parallel giant
slalom, competitors race on a single course together.

Snowboard racing
Main article: Snowboard racing
In snowboard racing, riders must complete a downhill course constructed of a series
of turning color indicators (gates) placed in the snow at prescribed distances
apart. A gate consists of a tall pole and a short pole, connected by a triangular
panel. The racer must pass around the short side of the gate, passing the long side
of the gate doesn't count. There are 3 main formats used in snowboard racing
including; single person, parallel courses or multiple people on the course at the
same time (SBX).

Competitions
Main articles: FIS Snowboard World Cup and FIS Snowboard World Championships
Snowboarding contests are held throughout the world and range from grassroots
competitions to professional events contested worldwide.

2016 Winter X Games in Aspen, Colorado

2016 Winter X Games in Aspen, Colorado.
Some of the larger snowboarding contests include: the European Air & Style, the
Japanese X-Trail Jam, Burton Global Open Series, Shakedown, FIS World
Championships, the annual FIS World Cup, the Winter X Games, Freeride World Tour
and the Winter Dew Tour.

Snowboarding has been a Winter Olympic sport since 1998 Winter Olympics. Since its
inauguration, Olympic snowboarding has seen many additions and removals of events.
During the 2018 Winter Olympics, snowboarding events contested included big air,
halfpipe, parallel giant slalom, slopestyle and snowboard cross.

Snowboarder Magazine's Superpark[47] event was created in 1996. Over 150 of the
World's top pros are invited to advance freestyle snowboarding on the most
progressive terrain parks.[48]

Part of the snowboarding approach is to ensure maximum fun, friendship and event
quality. Reflecting this perspective of snowboarding, you can find "Anti Contests"
including[49] are an important part of its identity including The Holy Oly
Revival[50] at The Summit at Snoqualmie, The Nate Chute Hawaiian Classic at
Whitefish, the original anti-contest, the World Quarterpipe Championships and the
Grenade Games.

The United States of America Snowboarding and Freeski Association (USASA) features
grassroots-level competitions designed to be a stepping stone for aspiring athletes
looking to progress up the competition pipeline. The USASA consists of 36 regional
series in which anyone can compete against athletes in a multitude of classes. For
snowboarding, USASA contests regional events in six primary disciplines (Slalom,
Giant Slalom, Slopestyle, Halfpipe, Boardercross, and Rail Jam), where competitors
earn points towards a national ranking and qualify to compete at the USASA National
Championships.

Subculture
The snowboarding way of life came about as a natural response to the culture from
which it emerged. Early on, there was a rebellion against skiing culture and the
view that snowboarders were inferior. Skiers did not easily accept this new culture
on their slopes. The two cultures contrasted each other in several ways including
how they spoke, acted, and their entire style of clothing. Snowboarders first
embraced the punk and later the hip-hop look into their style. Words such as
"dude", "gnarly", and "Shred the Gnar" are some examples of words used in the
snowboarding culture. Snowboarding subculture became a crossover between the urban
and suburban styles on snow, which made an easy transition from surfing and
skateboarding culture over to snowboarding culture.[51] In fact many skateboarders
and surfers in the winter months snowboarded, and were the early snowboarders.[52]

The early stereotypes of snowboarding included "lazy", "grungy", "punk", "stoners",

"troublemakers", and numerous others, many of which are associated with
skateboarding and surfing as well. However, these stereotypes may be considered
"out of style". Snowboarding has become a sport that encompasses a very diverse
international based crowd and fanbase of many millions, so much so that it is no
longer possible to stereotype such a large community. Reasons for these dying
stereotypes include how mainstream and popular the sport has become, with the shock
factor of snowboarding's quick take off on the slopes wearing off. Skiers and
snowboarders are becoming used to each other, showing more respect to each other on
the mountain. "The typical stereotype of the sport is changing as the demographics
change".[53] While these two subcultures are now becoming accustomed to each other,
there are still three resorts, in the United States, which do not allow
snowboarding. Alta, Deer Valley, and Mad River Glen are the last skiing only
resorts in North America and have become a focal point over time for the remaining
animosity between snowboarding and skiing.

Safety and precautions

Like some other winter sports, snowboarding comes with a certain level of risk.[54]

The injury rate for snowboarding is about four to six per thousand persons per day,
which is around double the injury rate for alpine skiing.[55] Injuries are more
likely amongst beginners, especially those who do not take lessons with
professional instructors. A quarter of all injuries occur to first-time riders and
half of all injuries occur to those with less than a year of experience.
Experienced riders are less likely to suffer injury, but the injuries that do occur
tend to be more severe.[56]

Two thirds of injuries occur to the upper body and one third to the lower body.
This contrasts with alpine skiing where two thirds of injuries are to the lower
body. The most common types of injuries are sprains, which account for around 40%
of injuries.[57] The most common point of injury is the wrists – 40% of all
snowboard injuries are to the wrists and 24% of all snowboard injuries are wrist
fractures.[56] There are around 100,000 wrist fractures worldwide among
snowboarders each year.[58] For this reason the use of wrist guards, either
separate or built into gloves, is very strongly recommended. They are often
compulsory in beginner's classes and their use reduces the likelihood of wrist
injury by half.[59] In addition it is important for snow boarders to learn how to
fall without stopping the fall with their hand by trying to "push" the slope away,
as landing a wrist which is bent at a 90 degree angle increase the chance of it
breaking. Rather, landing with the arms stretched out (like a wing) and slapping
the slope with the entire arm is an effective way to break a fall. This is the
method used by practitioners of judo and other martial arts to break a fall when
they are thrown against the floor by a training partner.

The risk of head injury is two to six times greater for snowboarders than for
skiers and injuries follow the pattern of being rarer, but more severe, with
experienced riders. Head injuries can occur both as a consequence of a collision
and when failing to carry out a heel-side turn. The latter can result in the rider
landing on his or her back and slamming the back of his or her head onto the
ground, resulting in an occipital head injury.[60] For this reason, helmets are
widely recommended. Protective eyewear is also recommended as eye injury can be
caused by impact and snow blindness can be a result of exposure to strong ultra-
violet light in snow-covered areas. The wearing of ultra-violet-absorbing goggles
is recommended even on hazy or cloudy days as ultra-violet light can penetrate
clouds.[61]

Unlike ski bindings, snowboard bindings are not designed to release automatically
in a fall. The mechanical support provided by the feet being locked to the board
has the effect of reducing the likelihood of knee injury – 15% of snowboard
injuries are to the knee, compared with 45% of all skiing injuries. Such injuries
are typically to the knee ligaments, bone fractures are rare.[56] Fractures to the
lower leg are also rare but 20% of injuries are to the foot and ankle. Fractures of
the talus bone are rare in other sports but account for 2% of snowboard injuries –
a lateral process talus fracture is sometimes called "snowboarder's ankle" by
medical staff. This particular injury results in persistent lateral pain in the
affected ankle yet is difficult to spot in a plain X-ray image. It may be
misdiagnosed as just a sprain, with possibly serious consequences as not treating
the fracture can result in serious long-term damage to the ankle.[56] The use of
portable ultrasound for mountainside diagnostics has been reviewed and appears to
be a plausible tool for diagnosing some of the common injuries associated with the
sport.[62]

Four to eight percent of snowboarding injuries take place while the person is
waiting in ski-lift lines or entering and exiting ski lifts. Snowboarders push
themselves forward with a free foot while in the ski-lift line, leaving the other
foot (usually that of the lead leg) locked on the board at a 9–27 degree angle,
placing a large torque force on this leg and predisposing the person to knee injury
if a fall occurs.[63][64] Snowboard binding rotating devices are designed to
minimize the torque force, Quick Stance[65] being the first developed in 1995.[66]
They allow snowboarders to turn the locked foot straight into the direction of the
tip of the snowboard without removing the boot from the boot binding.

Avalanches are a clear danger when on snowy mountain slopes.[67] It is best to

learn the different kinds of avalanches, how to prevent causing one and how to
react when one is going to happen. Also when going out onto the snow, all who
practice an activity with increased chances of injury should have a basic First Aid
knowledge and know how to deal with injuries that may occur.[68]

Snowboarding boots should be well-fitted, with toes snug in the end of the boot
when standing upright and slightly away from the end when in the snowboarding
position.[69] Padding or "armor" is recommended on other body parts such as hips,
knees, spine, and shoulders. To further help avoid injury to body parts, especially
knees, it is recommended to use the right technique. To acquire the right
technique, one should be taught by a qualified instructor. Also, when snowboarding
alone, precaution should be taken to avoid tree wells, a particularly dangerous
area of loose snow that may form at the base of trees.

Some care is also required when waxing a board as fluorocarbon waxes emit toxic
fumes when overheated. Waxing is best performed in a ventilated area with care
being taken to use the wax at the correct temperature – the wax should be melted
but not smoking or smoldering.[60]

In a study conducted to examine the types of snowboarding injuries and changes in

injury patterns over time, data was collected on injured snowboarders and skiers in
a base-lodge clinic of a ski resort in Vermont over 18 seasons (1988–2006) and
included extensive information about injury patterns, demographics, and experience.
In conclusion of the study, the highest rate of injury was among young,
inexperienced, female snowboarders. Injury rates in snowboarders have fluctuated
over time but still remain higher than skiers. No evidence was found that those who
spend more time in terrain parks are over represented in the injury population.[70]

Media
Films
See also: Skiing and snowboarding on film and video
Snowboarding films have become a main part of progression in the sport. Each
season, many films are released, usually in autumn. These are made by many
snowboard-specific video production companies as well as manufacturing companies
that use these films as a form of advertisement. Snowboarding videos usually
contain video footage of professional riders sponsored by companies. An example of
commercial use of snowboarding films would be The White Album, a film by
snowboarding legend and filmmaker Dave Seoane about Shaun White, that includes
cameos by Tony Hawk and was sponsored by PlayStation, Mountain Dew and Burton
Snowboards. Snowboarding films are also used as documentation of snowboarding and
showcasing of current trends and styles of the sport. In addition, the 2011 movie
The Art of Flight showcased snowboarders such as Travis Rice attempting to attain
greater feats in the sport of snowboarding.

However, sometimes the snowboarding industry is not supportive of all snowboarding-

themed films. In 2013, The Crash Reel, a feature-length documentary by filmmaker
Lucy Walker about former Shaun White rival Kevin Pearce, premiered on the film
festival circuit to critical acclaim and was subsequently broadcast on HBO. Using
Pearce's career-ending traumatic brain injury and subsequent recovery as a
backdrop, the film examines the physical dangers inherent to pro snowboarders and
other extreme sports professional athletes under pressure by sponsors and the media
to perform increasingly spectacular feats.[71] Although there are significant
references to various brands in the film, Walker is "adamant" that the snowboarding
industry did not sponsor the film in any way and in fact has been unsupportive,[72]
despite the film's mainstream media success.

Magazines
Snowboard magazines are integral in promoting the sport, although less so with the
advent of the internet age. Photo incentives are written into many professional
riders' sponsorship contracts giving professionals not only a publicity but a
financial incentive to have a photo published in a magazine. Snowboard magazine
staff travel with professional riders throughout the winter season and cover
travel, contests, lifestyle, rider and company profiles, and product reviews.
Snowboard magazines have recently made a push to expand their brands to the online
market, and there has also been a growth in online-only publications. Popular
magazines include Transworld Snowboarding (USA), Snowboarder Magazine (USA),
Snowboard Magazine (USA), and Whitelines (UK).

Video games
Snowboarding video games provide interactive entertainment on and off season. Most
games for this genre have been made for consoles, such as the Xbox and PlayStation.
A plethora of online casual snowboarding games also exist along with games for
mobile phone.

See also
American Association of Snowboard Instructors
Glossary of skiing and snowboarding terms
Sandboarding
Skiboarding
Lazboard
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