Snowboarding

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

if you have to ask you shouldn't be snowboarding!

6-10

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....

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.

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 :)

usually 22 feet

Burton

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.

im guessing shaun white.....

They don't have to, the boards are firmly strapped to their feet.

But grasping the board is a trick in itself and can be used to pull the board at an angle to the body, adding a layer of difficulty to the jump.

i think they might be hazel

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I think it's light brown with a little bit of green.

a snowboard store

The Snurfboard was made by a man in Michigan over 40 years ago, his wife was pregnant, and yes he did hook up to skies together now he lives in Colorado. I believe it is very similar to a surfboard.

Yaa, he is

No, because of her strong desire to help kids, Kelly Clark helps out in many kids charity events.

Jake Burton

Absolutely not

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Speed checks, spraying pow, carving is carving? Its a nice feeling I guess. Just stay off the mountain if your honestly asking this question.

yes

He grew up in Brockley & went 2 Haberdashers Askes School. I dunno where he lives now.

It was my first time boarding and I was teaching myself.. everytime i put my board forward to slow down i usually spun to the other foot in front. I was able to go down the hill no problem like this, but I'm wondering if that's ok to do, or if you should just stick to one stance!?

No, this form of snowboarding is sometimes termed "falling leaf" because you're basically using only your heel to slow down and no toe. It's a start for first-timers and it looks a bit funny to the more experienced riders, but eventually you need to learn how to brake with heel pressure and toe pressure (called heel-toe), which will allow you to carve. If you're normal stance, you should try this sticking to the normal stance for the next couple times. Later, when you get better, you can learn to ride switch, which means riding either normal or goofy (heel-toe in both positions).

Cheryl Burton is 46 years old.

Yes.