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Snowboarding
A winter sport utilizing a single wide board, snowboarding is often featured in extreme sports competitions. Many of the tricks are similar to those done by skateboarders and are quite spectacular.
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Mount Bachelor was originally called Bachelor Butte because it sat apart from the Three Sisters volcanoes. It was renamed Mount Bachelor when it became a ski resort to making skiing there sound more enticing.
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What is Smart Style safety program?
Smart Style is a terrain park safety program designed by Burton and the National Ski Areas Association. The idea is to continue the proper use and progression of freestyle terrain at mountain resorts, while at the same time delivering a unified message that is clear, concise, and effective.
Smart Style displayed with orange ovals of varying size depending on the resort and the level of difficulty the terrain park is.
The four main parts to Smart Style you will see on signs at resorts are listed below.
* MAKE A PLAN * Every time you use Freestyle Terrain, make a plan for each feature you want to use. * Your speed, approach and takeoff will directly affect your maneuver and landing. * LOOK BEFORE YOU LEAP * Before getting into freestyle terrain observe all signage and warnings * Scope around the jumps first not over them * Use your first run as a warm up run and to familiarize yourself with the terrain * Be aware that the features change constantly due to weather, usage, grooming and time of day * Do not jump blindly and use a spotter when necessary * EASY STYLE IT * Know your limits and ski/ride within your ability level * Look for small progression parks or features to begin with and work your way up * Freestyle skills require maintaining control on the ground and in the air * Do not attempt any features unless you have sufficient ability and experience to do so safely * Inverted aerials increase your risk of injury and are not recommended * RESPECT GETS RESPECT * Respect the terrain and others * One person on a feature at a time * Wait your turn and call your start * Always clear the landing area quickly * Respect all signs and stay off closed terrain and features
Is a 2005 forum devun Walsh snowboard a true twin?
Yes, forum snowboards are one of the best type of snowboards.
What muscles do you use when snowboarding?
Mostly your hole body but focus more on your abs and legs.
Why does shaun white not have a pro model?
What year are you talking about, But he has his own 2009 board, its just not called Shaun White board. It has a regular name its called the operator board... silky smooth
What chemicals are in fake snow?
If you are referring to "man made snow" found at many ski hills or corn snow (because of its shape) it is made from water. If the water is coming from a stream, river or a pond it is run through a filter to prevent clogging the snow gun but whatever is in the water is in the snow, so don't eat the snow.
What is the closest ski resort to Lynchburg VA?
Wintergreen Resort in Wintergreen, VA is about 40-45 miles north of Lynchburg. Take Route 29 north just north of Amherst to Route 151 north, turn left. Follow Route 151 for 21 miles to Route 664. Turn left and Wintergreen is 4 miles ahead on Route 664.
Wintergreen might be a bit closer, but Snowshoe would be your best choice in that area and it's not much farther.
I've been to both, and they're both good. Wintergreen is closer, though.
its just puting the other foot in front of the one you are use to you just switch feeting position.
Do you have to be an exact age to be in snowboarding competition?
normally no
you can do anything you want whenever you want
some competitions (namely bigger ones ie x-games, big air and style, etc...) there is an age limit, not sure, but i think it is 15 maybe
good luck getting in
The environmental impacts of skiing and snowboarding?
There are several direct and indirect impacts from skiing. I'll just list a few and hopefully others will add some more.
1. Building at High Altitude
Ski areas ten to be at relatively high altitudes. This might mean 4000 feet in Vermont or 12000 feet in New Mexico, but high relative to the region. This has a disproportionate impact on watersheds as everyone is downstream of pollution.
Furthermore, high altitude ecosystems tend to be more fragile and recover slowly, so there can be greater impacts on wildlife and vegetation by the mere presence of people. Animals in their weakened winter state being disrupted by people is a major concern. Considerations of impacts on black bears was a major stumbling block for development at Killington for many year. With respect to vegetation that grows slowly at altitude, skiers who are skiing the trees and cutting up vegetation can have a negative impact as well.
Habitat fractioning. Again, but building at altitude, far from where people would build if not for the ski area, you put roads, driveways and other manmade obstacles that divide up habitat, force animals to cross through traffic and have other effects.
Finally, high altitude often means visible from a long distance, so there are major visual impacts. I love to ski and have skied all my life, but ski areas leave a terrible scar on a mountain.
2. Snowmaking
Watersheds have reduced flow in winter and often the watersheds near ski areas, because they are near the source, have low flows. So drawing off water to make snow can cause disproportionate damage to riparian (riverbank) habitats. This is why ski areas are often forced to build large lagoons to mitigate these problems, but there's not getting around the fact that drawing that much water from a small source has impacts (as does drinking bottled spring water - always buy filtered water, not spring water if you care about environmental impacts).
3. Carbon Outputs.
Ski lifts, resort lodges and all that take a lot of energy. Snowmaking is the king - when I was patrolling at Sugarbush and they brought the new snowmaking compressors online, the surge blew lines off the poles and blacked out the whole valley! Finally, people drive, or worse, fly long distances to skiing quite often, so that leads to a major carbon output.
There are others. If you want greener alternatives to resort skiing, try backcountry skiing or boarding in one of its many forms. Obviously, some of the impacts remain (you're still driving, you're still buying gear), but it reduces the environmental and financial cost of the sport considerably.
Don't get me wrong, I will continue to ski and teach at resorts, and the primary reason I prefer backcountry skiing is because I just love being the backcountry and would prefer it if everyone else stayed at the resorts! But since you asked about impacts....
What size binding do you need for a size 12 snowboarding boot?
it all depends on the brand. look on the site (if you're buying online) for a size chart, and if you're at a store, someone there should know.
Is Shaun White a positive role model if yes why?
yes he is!! he's an amazing role model!! he's not into drugs or anything. he's never gotten a DUI. he's confident and tries really hard. He's so grateful for his parents and family and never takes them for granted. he's a great guy :)
1: best thing to do is go to a mountain/resort, rent a snowboard and take some lessons
2: watever u do don't take lessons sniwboarding is about learnin g the way YOU ride not the way the stupid patrol people ride. so go out there and discover how u ride
3: Get lessons when you are learning, you will improve ten times as fast, and it will be much less frustrating than taking it on on your own. Your own style will develop once your better, confident and riding in places and with people you want to.
