Snowboarding and its three forms
... Half pipe is also the hardest and most challenging aspect of the sport. Today many professional riders ride “super pipes” or super-sized half pipes, these super pipes virtually launch the rider eighteen to twenty feet in the air. Imagine soaring down the slope and entering the mouth to a mammoth half pipe, and as you reach the lip the boards’ flex pops you off of the snow and sends your body into the air, while flying you slowly rotate your body and grab the board. Before you realize it you are now riding on safe ground again and everybody around you is staring in your direction complimenting you on the insane trick that you just pulled off. This while very challenging is also a very rewarding aspect of snowboarding. Terrain Park is the most extreme style in snowboarding, and also the most dangerous style. Terrain park includes extreme stunts including jumps, rails, boxes, and various other terrain items. Riding in the terrain park takes precision skills and no fear to try incredibly challenging tricks. Once you are in the middle of a trick there is no turning back and If you try to turn back it might just end up being a very big and painful mistake. As you enter the Terrain Park there are signs warning the riders of the difficult and dangerous terrain up ahead, if those signs make you uneasy the terrain park is probably not the place for you to be. Although there many people who feel very relaxed while performing incredible tricks it just takes time and effort to become comfortable performing these stunts. Back country riding is the most laid back and my personal favorite riding style. There is nothing better than a good powder day just after it has stopped snowing and the sun is slowly breaking through the clouds trying to brighten up the angle white snow. Those are the days that I have dreams about, just carving through one and a half feet of fresh snow. Riding in between the thick trees and popping off of some natural lips and softly landing in a pile of fresh powder. Although back country is more laid back and relaxed than pipe and park riding it can still be very dangerous, as with all riding there are certain risks involved. At least once every year there is someone who carelessly wanders out of bounds and gets lost in the stormy winter nights, usually these people are found several days later frozen. The sport of snowboarding ta...