Why Snowboard ?

Sarah SchubertCS 101Professor ScaramastraFall 2014

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INDEX:

• What is Snowboard?• Why people should practice it?

• Comfortable gear• Injuries• Convenience• Avalanche danger• Lingo• Cool Tricks

• Snowboard is a lifestyle

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Snowboard• Developed in the 1960s,

Snowboarding was believed to have originated in the United States, where several inventors explored the idea of surfing on the snow. 

• Snowboarding, like skiing, is a winter sport that’s difficult to participate in where snow is not prevalent. However, most ski resorts in the United States also have slopes dedicated to it. There is less gear required than for skiing, with the board being the primary piece of equipment. 

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Why people should practice Snowboard?

• CONVENIENCE

• COOL TR ICKS

• COMFORTABLE GEAR

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Snowboard is a lifestyle

• I T IS A GROUP ACT IV ITY

• I T HAS ITS OWN SLANG

• I T ENLARGES YOUR FR IEND GROUP

• I T IS PRACT ICED IN A PURE AND UNCONTAMINATED ENVIRONMENT

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• SOME CONSIDERED SNOWBOARD AS A CULTURE, SUCH AS SURF

• IT FREES YOUR

MIND

• LETS YOU TO TEST YOUR ABILITIES AND ENHANCE YOUR SKILLS

It is all about mountain and its rules

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The End