Knowra Snowboarding Snowboarding Snowboarding is a winter sport in which a rider descends snow-covered slopes on a single board attached to both feet. It combines balance, edge control, and turns to manage speed and direction.
Snowboard : A board with bindings that secure both of a rider’s feet for sliding over snow. Its shape, flex, and edges determine how a snowboarder controls a descent.
Snurfer : An early snowboard-like toy, invented by Sherman Poppen in 1965, with a rope for steering. Poppen’s design helped establish the board-riding idea that snowboarding developed from.
Snowboard cross : A race in which snowboarders descend a course with turns, jumps, and rollers, often in heats. It turns downhill control into direct, side-by-side racing.
Alpine skiing : A downhill snow sport in which each foot is attached to a separate ski. Unlike snowboarding, it separates the legs and uses two independently edged skis.
Snowboard binding : A device that attaches a rider’s boots to a snowboard. Bindings transmit leg movements to the board and set the rider’s stance.
Sherman Poppen : An American inventor who created the Snurfer in 1965. His homemade board helped launch the sport’s early commercial history.
Half-pipe snowboarding : A discipline in which riders perform aerial tricks while traversing a U-shaped snow course. The half-pipe rewards repeated transitions, height, and linked aerial maneuvers.
Skateboarding : A sport in which a rider moves and performs tricks on a wheeled board. Its stance and trick vocabulary influenced snowboarding, but it uses hard ground and wheels.
Snowboard stance : The orientation and positioning of a snowboarder’s feet on the board. Stance determines which foot leads and how the rider balances over the board.
Jake Burton Carpenter : An American snowboard designer and entrepreneur who founded Burton Snowboards. His equipment and advocacy helped bring snowboarding into mainstream resorts.
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