Snowboarding...
Living in the mountains as a boy, snowboarding is something that was pretty popular where I'm from. I tinkered around with it some, but could never get into it to heavily due to wrestling. Snowboarding was inspired by a mixture of skateboarding, surfing, and skiing. It was developed in the U.S.A in the 1960's and 1970's and became a recognized Olympic sport in 1998.
Compotition for snowboarding consist of 8 main events:
Slopestyle
Competitors perform tricks while descending a course, moving around, over, across, or down terrain features. The course is full of obstacles including boxes, rails, jumps, jibs (includes anything the board or rider can slide across). Sounds tricky, and is very fast paced.
Big Air
Big Air competitions are contests where riders perform tricks after launching off a man made jump built specifically for the event. Competitors perform tricks in the air, aiming to attain sizable height and distance, all while securing a clean landing.
Halfpipe
The half-pipe is a semi-circular ditch or purpose built ramp (that is usually on a downward slope). Competitors perform tricks while going from one side to the other and while in the air above the sides of the pipe. This is my favorite event to watch
Boardercross
In Boardercross (also known as "Boarder X"), several riders (usually 4, but sometimes 6) race down a course similar to a motorcycle motocross track (with jumps, berms and other obstacles constructed out of snow on a downhill course).
Indycross
Much like Boardercross (above), but instead with single-competitor runs, so as to remove 'pole positioning' from competitive equation; the rider has to skid and turn down the course.
Rail Jam
A rail jam is a jib contest. Riders perform tricks on rails, boxes, pipes, wall rides, and several other creative features. Rail jams are done in a small area, usually with two or three choices of features for the rider to hit on a run. "Ive seen some pretty nasty falls on this event"
Racing
The racing events are slalom, giant slalom, and super G. In slalom, boarders race downhill through sets of gates that force extremely tight turns, requiring plenty of technical skill as well as speed.
Giant slalom uses a much longer course with gates set further apart, resulting in even higher speeds. Super G is the fastest of all, with speeds of up to 45 mph (72 km/h).
Slush Cup
The slush cup is an event held at some ski hills on the last day of the season, the point being to cross a man made lake at the bottom of the hill. Very few people make it across but there are often prizes for all that try. This event is more just for fun than other types of competition.
You see Snowboarding being included in many movies nowadays. That's shows me just how popular of an event it has come to be. which is why defiantly suggest everybody to at least give it a try sometime.
Living in the mountains as a boy, snowboarding is something that was pretty popular where I'm from. I tinkered around with it some, but could never get into it to heavily due to wrestling. Snowboarding was inspired by a mixture of skateboarding, surfing, and skiing. It was developed in the U.S.A in the 1960's and 1970's and became a recognized Olympic sport in 1998.
Compotition for snowboarding consist of 8 main events:
Slopestyle
Competitors perform tricks while descending a course, moving around, over, across, or down terrain features. The course is full of obstacles including boxes, rails, jumps, jibs (includes anything the board or rider can slide across). Sounds tricky, and is very fast paced.
Big Air
Big Air competitions are contests where riders perform tricks after launching off a man made jump built specifically for the event. Competitors perform tricks in the air, aiming to attain sizable height and distance, all while securing a clean landing.
Halfpipe
The half-pipe is a semi-circular ditch or purpose built ramp (that is usually on a downward slope). Competitors perform tricks while going from one side to the other and while in the air above the sides of the pipe. This is my favorite event to watch
Boardercross
In Boardercross (also known as "Boarder X"), several riders (usually 4, but sometimes 6) race down a course similar to a motorcycle motocross track (with jumps, berms and other obstacles constructed out of snow on a downhill course).
Indycross
Much like Boardercross (above), but instead with single-competitor runs, so as to remove 'pole positioning' from competitive equation; the rider has to skid and turn down the course.
Rail Jam
A rail jam is a jib contest. Riders perform tricks on rails, boxes, pipes, wall rides, and several other creative features. Rail jams are done in a small area, usually with two or three choices of features for the rider to hit on a run. "Ive seen some pretty nasty falls on this event"
Racing
The racing events are slalom, giant slalom, and super G. In slalom, boarders race downhill through sets of gates that force extremely tight turns, requiring plenty of technical skill as well as speed.
Giant slalom uses a much longer course with gates set further apart, resulting in even higher speeds. Super G is the fastest of all, with speeds of up to 45 mph (72 km/h).
Slush Cup
The slush cup is an event held at some ski hills on the last day of the season, the point being to cross a man made lake at the bottom of the hill. Very few people make it across but there are often prizes for all that try. This event is more just for fun than other types of competition.
You see Snowboarding being included in many movies nowadays. That's shows me just how popular of an event it has come to be. which is why defiantly suggest everybody to at least give it a try sometime.
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