(carving is when you put all your
Although not with terrains parks or
snowboarders are doing trick in the
weight on one edge of the board.
super-pipes, the people that do
air and when they fall, it can
You carve when you want to stop or snowboarding on powder are
sometimes be really bad. As the
to turn.) All of this styles have their
usually really good at the sport
snowboard goes faster down the
own unique skills that you have to
because it takes a special skills to
mountain, the board gets harder to
master but they all have one thing
ride on powder snow. Another thing
control and this can cause many
in common. All of this styles
snowboarders do to keep up their
accidents if the snowboarder loses
requires leg strength and balance.
skills in the summer is
control. Braking your ankles and/or
Balance is very important for this
skateboarding. Skateboarding is so
hands are the usual injuries that
sport because you need to be able
much like snowboarding and many
can happen when learning to
to stay on an edge of the board the
snowboarders do this sport to keep
snowboard and don't have much
whole time you ride down the
their skills throughout the summer.
control over it.
mountain. Many inexperienced
in the book “Science behind sports
snowboarders don’t know that they
- Snowboarding” by Heather E.
snowboard a great sport and and
need to stay on an edge so they
Schwartz, it reads, “ Adam Moral,
once you get good at it, it is so
ride the board flat and that makes
global team manager for Burton
much fun. The sport has style and
them fall and trip all the time.
snowboarders, has also
thats what most people like about
Depending on where you want to
commented that top snowboarders
it. Working hard to become a good
turn, the edge is the part that cuts
cannot afford to take the summer
snowboarder can be challenging
into the ice and makes you control
off when they are training.” This
but if you have fun doing it, the
the board, you can take the board
makes sense because
sport will just come naturally to you.
to whatever direction you want to
snowboarders need that time to
go after you can carve and
become better and if they enjoy the
maintain balance while Sliding
sport then they might do
down the mountain.
skateboarding as a second sport to
All this facts make
keep their skills at the best. Training to become better Unless you have snow all year-round, training to become a better snowboarder is hard. Because there isn't snow in the
injuries Snowboarding is a really fun sport but like other sports, it has consequences that may come
Flips like these are often being performed by good snowboarders.
summers, you can't really train. The out of it. Serious injuries can weather for snowboarding needs
happen while doing this sport.
to be snowy and just right. Many
Many professional snowboarders
people that want to become really
have very bad accidents
good at the sport go to places that
sometimes that they couldn't ever
they can do snowboarding in the
compete again and some injuries
summer. High mountains have lots
are so serious that they can't even
of snow on the top and thats where
move afterwards. This accidents
some of the snowboarders go.
and injuries usually happen when
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Rails and boxes are the most common thing to practice while learning the sport.