The First snowboard was
created and made in Utah.
The development of snowboarding was inspired by skateboarding, surfing and skiing. It was developed
in the United States in the
1960s and the 1970s and became a Winter Olympic Sport in
1998. Dimitrije Milovich had the idea of
sliding on cafeteria trays. From this he started developing his snowboard
designs. In 1972, he started a company called the Winterstick, which was
mentioned in 1975 by Newsweek magazine. The Winterstick was based on the design and feel of a surfboard,
but worked the same way as skis.
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Bindings: The 2nd of 4 parts of a complete snowboard. The bindings hold your feet and boots on to the board. The bindings screw into the holes that you can see on the blue and white board above |
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Boots: Snowboard boots are specially made to fit bindings, so you cant wear normal snow boots while snowboarding. These particular boots don't have laces, they have a wire that tightens buy twisting the wheel on the front |
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Stomp Pad: When you are on a chair lift, you need to have your back foot out of your bindings. When you get off the chair lift you put your foot on the stomp pad so you have some grip with the loose foot, allowing you to ride under control, instead of your foot slipping |
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Helmet: Optional equipment, 30-40% of riders use helmets. They obviously protect your head from big falls and some helmets have spots for headphones so you can listen to music. |
Basics of Snowboarding
Learn the Basics of Snowboarding
Chestnut Mountain Resort
Full service resort near Galena IL, 17 downhill runs, 2 quad, and 3 triple lifts
Four Lakes Village
Lisle, IL
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Created: May 2009
