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2. Snowboarding - Wikipedia

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   Snowboarding in Valfréjus, France Snowboarder riding off of a cornice Freeride snowboarding, in areas off of the main trails. The first snowboards were developed in 1965 when Sherm 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.

3. Backcountry snowboarding - Wikipedia

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   Backcountry snowboarding is snowboarding in a sparsely inhabited rural region over ungroomed and unmarked slopes or pistes in the backcountry, frequently amongst trees ("glade boarding"), usually in pursuit of fresh fallen snow, known as powder. [1] [2] Often, the land and the snow pack are not monitored, patrolled, or maintained.

4. Freeriding (winter sport) - Wikipedia

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   A professional ski guide in deep powder in Lech ski area in Austria. Snowboarder freeriding with high speed at the Hintertux glacier skiing area in Austria. Freeriding is a style of skiing or snowboarding performed on natural, un-groomed terrain, without a set course, goals or rules. It evolved throughout the sport's formative years as a ...

5. After years of snowboarding in Colorado, I went on a ski trip ...

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   From how slopes are labeled to the overall cost, here are the differences between skiing and snowboarding in Colorado and Italy's Dolomites. After years of snowboarding in Colorado, I went on a ...

6. The Summit at Snoqualmie - Wikipedia

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   The ski area opened for the 1967–68 season with 3 chairlifts, then called Eins (1), Zwei (2), Drei (3), and 5 rope tows, had night skiing from the beginning, and was closed on Mondays. In 1970, the beginner lift, St. Bernard, was installed along with a platter pull that can be accessed via the Drei lift.

7. Snowboard - Wikipedia

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   Alpine snowboards tend to be longer and thinner with a much stiffer flex for greater edge hold and better carving performance. Snowboard bindings, unlike ski bindings, do not automatically release upon impact or after falling over. With skis, this mechanism is designed to protect from injuries (particularly to the knee) caused by skis torn in ...