He finds that snowboarding is not that much more fun than skiing. He feels the speed more on a snowboard than on two skis, and he likes that.
The three mascots – a grinning polar bear, a cuddly hare and a snowboarding leopard – were selected during a live broadcast.
Ski resorts (as the name suggests) predate snowboarding by decades.
Troy: You know, um... played basketball, snowboarding, more basketball.
During that time , snowboarding appealed initially to a small group of surfers , skateboarders , and backcountry enthusiasts.
Several thousand fans had their tickets to snowboarding and freestyle canceled because conditions were unsafe and Vancouver Organizers had to pay back more than $1 million to fans.
The primary piece of equipment for snowboarding is the board itself. There are three types of snowboard corresponding to the three main styles of the sport.