| All
you need to know about the worlds most exhilarating sport Snowboarding is the world's
fastest growing winter sport and is set to become even more popular than skiing. It is
still a young sport and there are many people who are keen to learn more about the
enjoyment and the excitement that snowboarding has to offer. |
Snowboards have a
similar construction to that of skis, with wood or foam cores, vertical or horizontal
lamination, carbon & kevlar reinforcement, varied flex patterns, Steel wrap around
edges, P-tex bases, protected tips and tails and now also... Boards... |
History The main
difference between snowboard and ski bindings, and the one that gives skiers most cause
for concern, is that ski bindings release when the skier takes a heavy fall, but snowboard
bindings do not. As skiers have a ski on each foot... Bindings... |
| Just because some
nutty 12 year old decides to snowboard in a t-shirt, it doesn't mean that this is
considered optimum snowboard garb for bad weather... Clothing... |
Apart from the
obvious equipment such as board, binding, boots and somthing to wear, is there anything
else that you will need for you new life as a snowboarder...
Accessories... |
Snowboarding is the
world's fastest growing winter sport and with participation increasing by 50% in 1994,
projected figures suggest that by the the year 2000... History... |
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