Snowboarding: A Sport You Must Take Part In

Ethel Gonzales

There is no end to excitement and you can always have something that will keep your adrenaline levels pumped up. One other way of doing that, and in a very efficient manner is snowboarding. Cutting through snow-covered slopes with a board attached to your feet, performing tricks while airborne, moving faster than the mountain wind, this sport is something you don’t want to miss.

The sport

Whether you are a novice or an avid snowboarder, the idea of going snowboarding is a pretty cool one. Clad in a snowboarding outfit from tip to toe, you will be exploring the mountains in a whole new fashion. The way you will be working out your path through the downhills, lifts, and other plenty of rails, rollers, and jumps will send shivers down the spine even to your onlookers. There is no telling how much you are going to enjoy it yourself.

The style

Since the inception of this winter sport, various styles has been developed from time to time which had made it even more intriguing and challenging for core skateboarders. The way you snowboard, the maneuvers you perform, and everything fall into a classification. Free riding is ubiquitously the most general term that covers all-around snowboarding styles. Other most famous styles are freestyle, alpine, slopestyle, rail-jam, etcetera.

The game attracts a huge quantum of people from around the world. What makes this sport extraordinary is the risk that the players take. Performing the stunts require a great amount of skills and practice and any simple mistake might turn into a big accident. There are some really important spots around the world known for their highly challenging tracks that attract snowboarders from different walks of life. These championships are held once in a year and is visited by competitors from all parts of the world. The sport is as great to watch as play.

All you need for this sport is a skin-tight suit, few snowboarding gears, and a fearless attitude. There are many famous names who have made big in this sport one of which is Darren Powell, an Australian who holds a Guinness record for attaining the highest speed of 125 mph on a snowboard.

Who knows you might have the ability to break this record and be the next Powell. There is one way though. Put on your snowboarding shoes, play your favorite jam full volume on an iPod, reach the crest of the snowhill and descend.

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