Done for my PE Assessment, in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. For my PE teacher, Mr Reed. So enjoy!

1. By: Sahil Aggarwal

2. Introduction
 Snowboarding is similar to
skiing but instead of going
down a mountain on two
skis, both of your feet are
attached to a single
snowboard.
 There are many types of
snowboarding there is half
pipe, slope style, boarder
cross, and slalom.

3. When is snowboarding
done?
 The length of the season of snowboarding varies
in different areas, locations. The average length
of the season is 5 to 6 months. It usually begins
in early December upto late April in the US.

4. WHERE IS IT DONE?
 There are many places you can go for snowboarding, these places are-
 Andorra
 Austria
 Canada
 Eastern Europe
 France
 Italy
 For each type of snowboarding you have different playing surfaces but in
general, you need a huge area full of snow, on which you can ride on.

5. I N WH A T C O N D I T I O N S I S
I T PL AYED?
 Where people go down from a high
altitude, it is important to look for safety.
 The weather can range from very sunny to
bitterly cold.
 Bad conditions include: too many
rocks, trees, man-made objects/props.

6. HISTORY
 Snowboarding is inspired by
surfing and
skateboarding, snowboarding
was developed in America in the
1960’s but it wasn’t recognized
as an Olympic sport until 1998.
 The first snowboarding
competition was held in
Colorado, USA in 1981.
In 1998, Nagano Japan held the first Olympic Half pipe
Snowboarding competition.

7. Snowboarding GEAR

8. Base layer
1) Thermal Body Shirt
a) This will keep your body
temperature normal
depending on the
temperature outside.
2) Thermal Underwear
a) It is the best clothing for the
first level of clothing
3) Snowboarding socks
a) The most important layer and
the key to a good boot fit are
socks.
b) This keeps your feet
warm, dry, comfortable, and
padded against hard impacts
when snowboarding.

9. Second layer
4) Fleece jackets or Sweater
a) You might need a fleece or
wool sweater, the fleece is
light weight and is able to
“breathe”.
b) Generally it does not protect
from rain or wind.
5) Thermal Pants
a) Put on your snowboarding
pants on top of the base layer
this is very roomy, and not
pinching at all
6) Snowboard Boots
a) These keep your boots
attached to the board firmly.

10. Last Layer (1/2)
7) Beanie, Hat or Helmet
a) It is important to wear
it, because if your head is
exposed to low temperatures.
b) Remember, you can loose 90%
of your body heat by your
head.
8) Snowboarding goggles
a) Protects your eyes from UV
rays, snow, wind, ice, and tree
branches.
9) Snowboarding Jacket
a) This is a water repellant and
windproof jacket.

11. Last Layer (2/2)
10) Snowboard
a) There are 3 types of
snowboards-
i. Freestyle
ii. Free ride (All mountain)
iii. Alpine (Carving) boards
11) Snowboarding bindings
a) Attach your boots to your
snowboard using sturdy
bindings. There are 3 sizes
(Small, medium, large)
12) Snowboarding Gloves
a) To protect your hands from
snow, ice and impacts with
padded gloves.

12. Who does snowboarding?
 Any one can do snowboarding but you
have to learn it.
 The world’s best snowboarders are-
◦ Shaun White
◦ Travis Rice
◦ Gretchen Bleiler
◦ Terje Haakonsen
◦ Danny Kass

13. Half pipe

14. Introduction
 Half pipe is a U shaped bowl
that allows the snowboarder to
go from one wall to
another, performing
snowboarding tricks, and
transitions.
 Half pipe originated in
skateboarding but later on the
half pipe made its way to

15. How is it played?
 A snowboarder drops onto the half
pipe, and goes from one to wall to
another doing tricks which will earn
him/her points by the 3-5 judges, who
give points based on-
 Flow
 Creativity of line
 Technical difficulty
 Style

16. Playing surface
• The diagram below has all the parts of the half pipe
snowboarding surface.

17. Slope style

18. Introduction
• Slope style is a competitive event for
freestyle snowboarders that involves an
athlete performing tricks in the air as well
as on rails, and boxes.
• Unlike racing, there is no clock.
• Competitors are awarded points for style
and difficulty of their run by a group of
judges.

19. How is it played?
• A snowboarder rides around the slope style
arena, performing tricks.
• These tricks are performed to earn points.
• Many tricks can be done in slope style depending
on the props around you.

20. Playing surface
• This playing surface
consists of-
▫ Temporary fence
around the venue to
provide closure to the
public
▫ Jump features
▫ Rail features

21. Boarder
Boarder
cross
cross

22. Introduction
 Boarder cross is a race from the top of a mountain
going down.
 The boarder cross is an extreme obstacle course with
nasty turns.
 But there is a time that the snowboarders have to
beat, otherwise they do not qualify to the next
round.

23. How is it played?
 4-6 snowboarders line up at the start gate. And a
gun shot will appear and they will race.
 The first one down the mountain wins.
 The snowboarders have to be really careful with
their speed on the track, because a nasty turn
can appear anywhere.

24. Playing surface
 The venue consists of-
 Fencing to provide closure to
the public.
 Boarder cross start gate.
 Timing gear

25. Slalom

26. Introduction
 Slalom snowboarding is when a snowboarder earns
points by riding as near as possible to the flags.

27. How is it played?
 Sl al om i s pl ayed by a snowboar der
r i di ng on a venue w t h f l ags.
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 The cl oser you r i de t o t he f l ags t he
m e poi nt s you w l l ear n.
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 The si de t hat t he f l ag poi nt s i s t he
si de you ar e supposed t o r i de past
t hat f l ag.
 I f you snow boar d on t he w ong
r
si de, your poi nt s w l l be deduct ed.
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28. Playing surface

29. Competitions and leagues

30. World’s best countries in
snowboarding
• The world’s best countries in snowboarding are-
1. United States
2. Norway
3. Canada
4. Japan
5. Australia
6. Switzerland
7. Finland
8. Chile
9. Austria/France
10. New Zealand

31. Talking like a snowboarder?
• So now you know what snowboarding is all about, you’ve
just got to learn how to speak the language!
Fakie – Riding the snowboard backwards.
Phat – Cool!
Invert – A trick where the snowboarder balances on one
or two hands.
Rail Slide – To slide the snowboard onto almost
anything like a pipe, fence, log or even a picnic table.
180 – The snowboard rotates 180 degrees in the air and
lands riding fakie (backwards).

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