Snowboarding

thumb|200px|Pictogram for Snowboarding at the Winter Olympics

360px|thumbnail|right|Vert ramp with vert, transition, and flat A half-pipe is a structure used in gravity extreme sports such as skateboarding, snowboarding, skiing, freestyle BMX, skating, and scooter riding.

thumb|A snowboard with strap-in bindings (duck stance) and stomp pad thumb|A snowboarder riding powder

competition in which a four to six snowboarders race down a course

Slopestyle is a winter sport in which athletes ski or snowboard down a course including a variety of obstacles including rails, jumps and other terrain park features. Points are scored for amplitude, originality and quality of tricks. The discipline has its roots in action sports like skateboarding and BMX and has very successfully crossed over into the snow sports worlds of skiing and snowboarding. Skiers use twin-tip skis for their symmetry since they often go large portions of the course backward (referred to as "switch") and for their balanced weight so as to not destabilize spins. Slopest

sports discipline where the competitor rides a vehicle (skateboard, ski, snowboard, or motocross motorcycle) down a hill or ramp and performs tricks after launching off very large jumps

thumb|270px|Snowkiting: Mount Rundle|Mt. Rundle, Banff N.P., [[Canada]] thumb|right|270px|Snowkiters use large kites to travel across snow and jump in the air. thumb|270px|Snowkiting on lake Kallavesi, Kuopio, Finland in March 2005. thumb| Snowkiting Snowkiting or kite skiing is an outdoor winter sport in which participants use kite power to propel them over snow or ice. The skier uses a kite to give them power over large jumps. The sport is similar to water-based kiteboarding, but with the footwear used in snowboarding or skiing. The principles of using the kite are the same, but in differen

style of snowboarding or skiing performed on natural, un-groomed terrain

clothing for skiing

snowboarding adapted for participants with disabilities

thumb|Snowskating combine elements of snowboarding and skateboarding to create a new experience which is most closely described as skateboarding on snow. thumb|Snowskate (Snowdeck) – "Burton Junkyard"A snowskate is a snow sliding device which can be described as a hybrid of a snowboard, and a skateboard. Unlike a snowboard which uses bindings to secure the board to a riders feet, a snowskate is typically bindingless. The lack of bindings allows the rider to perform more skateboard-like flip tricks on the snow as opposed to what can be done on a traditional snowboard. Although the bindingless n

Professional Snowboarder

outdoor recreation area for snow sports

American snowboarder (1950–2012)

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winter sports equipment

thumb|Original Patent Manaresi Splitboard 1990 thumb|A splitboard is cut down the middle and used as two approach skis to access the back country thumb|250px|Splitboard, with both halves connected A splitboard is a snowboard that can be separated into two ski-like parts used with climbing skins to ascend slopes in the same way as alpine touring or telemark skis. The main difference is that a splitboard will have an additional metal edge (down the center of the board) for extra grip in ski mode. Unlike normal snowboards, it will also have nose and tail clips, split hooks, and touring mounts. Si

ski slope that mimics the attributes of snow using materials that are stable at room temperature

Airboard is basically a sled for one

2011 film

thumb|Side view of a snowpipethumb|Front view of a Snowpipe

void or area of loose snow around the trunk of a tree enveloped in deep snow

2005 film