17 articles on "snowboard"

The blunt nose slide

A blunt nose slide is a variation of the Wheelie but with an interesting twist. A blunt nose slide is a Wheelie done on the front and side of your snowboard. Doing the same trick on the rear of your snowboard is a switch-stance blunt nose slide.The t...

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The blunt nose slide

The blunt nose slide is a technical skateboarding trick that involves sliding the front truck of the skateboard along the edge of a ledge or curb, with the nose of the board pointing up in the air. This trick requires equal balance, coordination, and...

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Why Snowboard Safety Bindings?

Why Snowboard Safety Bindings? by: Urs P. Meyer Snowboard safety release bindings are on the market since 1990. The first and leading snowboard safety binding is the patented MEYER BINDING of Switzerland, which is also the World's first bin...

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Skidded Turns And Beyond

Skidded Turns And Beyond by: Jakob Jelling For many beginners, learning to turn on a snowboard can be rather challenging and unnerving. The reason for this is that turning on a snowboard requires you to twist and turn is such a way that you feel...

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How to Wheelie like a pro on a snowboard

Wheelies are an old trick that goes back at least as far as roller skating does and most likely much further. It seems that any time any body has a vehicle with four wheels they need to find a way to make it run on just two wheels for a while. The li...

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Snowboarding Isn’t Just For Kids Anymore

Snowboarding Isn’t Just For Kids Anymore by: Lauren Traub Teton Pain and injury avoidance techniques for snowboarding are invaluable but not well known. If you know how, you can avoid the two biggest mistakes that first time snowboarders make....

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A look at the intriguing History of Snowboarding

A look at the intriguing History of Snowboarding  by: Keith Kingston It has taken almost forty years for snowboarding to be recognized as a major sport that is followed and participated in by hundreds of thousands of people worldwide. Humanityâ€...

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Alpine Snowboarding

Alpine Snowboarding by: Jakob Jelling Alpine snowboarding is for those of you who are a little more extreme about speed than most. Alpine snowboarding encompasses more than just speed. Other areas often included are racing and extreme carving. ...

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Snowboarding Boots

Snowboarding Boots by: Jakob Jelling The key to comfort on the hill. The boots that you wear when snowboarding will make a huge difference with your ability to control your snowboard and your comfort on the hill. You will quickly find that cold,...

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How A Piece Of Wood Changed World History

How A Piece Of Wood Changed World History by: Jakob Jelling Many times someone doing something a little different and having his or her ideas catch on has changed history. The pasteurizing of milk to prevent spoiling and contamination is a perfe...

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