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sideways rebellion against gravity, invented by skiers who clearly weren't allowed any fun.
means The sport of descending snow-covered slopes while standing sideways on a single broad board strapped to both feet.
from A plain compound of "snow" and "board" — both ancient Germanic words, "snow" tracing back through Old English "snāw" and "board" from "bord," a plank or table. The activity is mid-20th-century American, growing out of homemade riding toys; the most famous ancestor was the "Snurfer" (a portmanteau of "snow" and "surfer") sold in the 1960s, which gives away the sport's spiritual debt to surfing and skateboarding. "Snowboard" as the settled name for the gear and the pastime took hold as the sport matured in the 1970s and 80s.
- banned origins
- Most ski resorts forbade snowboards until the 1980s
- first board
- The 1965 Snurfer was two skis bolted together
- olympic late
- Joined the Winter Games only in 1998
- falling math
- Beginners spend most day on their backside
- halfpipe genius
- Borrowed straight from empty skateboard pools
winter x games — annual extreme sports competition held since 1997 in aspen, colorado
shaun white — american snowboarder who won 3 olympic gold medals and 13 x games golds
burton snowboards — iconic vermont company founded in 1977 that pioneered modern snowboard design