Troy: You know, um... played basketball, snowboarding, more basketball.
Ski resorts (as the name suggests) predate snowboarding by decades.
During that time , snowboarding appealed initially to a small group of surfers , skateboarders , and backcountry enthusiasts.
The three mascots – a grinning polar bear, a cuddly hare and a snowboarding leopard – were selected during a live broadcast.
The primary piece of equipment for snowboarding is the board itself. There are three types of snowboard corresponding to the three main styles of the sport.
Several thousand fans had their tickets to snowboarding and freestyle canceled because conditions were unsafe and Vancouver Organizers had to pay back more than $1 million to fans.
He finds that snowboarding is not that much more fun than skiing. He feels the speed more on a snowboard than on two skis, and he likes that.