Snowboarding
Snowboarding
Which do you prefer?
Skis or snowboarding?
Snowboarding is quite a new sport. Snowboarding is a sport combining elements of surfing, skateboarding and skiing. It is new, it is exciting and it is great fun.
Almost 12 million people are snowboarders today. In many resorts there are now more snowboarders than skiers!
- Snowboarding was developed in the
- It did not take long for snowboarding to become an Olympic sport. Thirty-eighth years after the sport started Snowboarding was introduced as an official skiing event at the Nagano Winter Olympic Games.
If you want to try snowboarding you do not need to buy a board. You can hire one in every winter sport resort. You can also hire a trainer to help you practice.
Snowboarding is not easy. It takes some time to learn it. You need to be fit, have good balance and the right equipment. You also have to be prepared for a few falls too. Everyone who snowboards gets hurt from time to time. Bumps, bruises, twists, strains and sprains happen in this sport. Let’s face it, you have to be tough just to get through the learning stages of snowboarding.