snowboards

Downhill winter decks

Snowboards are wide boards used for gliding down snow-covered slopes, with bindings that secure both feet in a sideways stance.

The sport emerged in the 1980s and shares terrain with skiing.

To snowboard is to ride one: We snowboarded all weekend at Tahoe.

A snowboarder is someone who does so.

riding

carving

Shaping by cutting away

halfpipe · backcountry · jibbing · slopestyle · superpipe · slalom · boardercross · grab · ollie · butter

equipment

bindings

Things that secure together

  • bootsAnkle-covering footwear
  • gogglesSealed protective eyewear
  • helmetProtective head covering

gloves · wax · edges · base · leash · outerwear · mittens · highback · flex · camber

Categories
Opposites
snow sport equipment type

snowboardsskis

Snow-gliding footwear

alpine skis · ski poles · ice skates

seasonal/surface equipment

snowboardssurfboards

Wave-riding watercraft

water skis · skateboards · wakeboards · sandboards · longboards

Phrases
Family

snowboard, snowboarding, snowboarded, snowboarder, snowboarders

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G