The Popularity of Snowboarding

Snowboarding has been rising in terms of popularity in recent years, and I am sure that it is not just me that’s noticed. In the last decade snow boarding has gone from being a hobby, to the Olympics quicker than you one could ever imagine.

Firstly snowboarding started when Sherman Poppen decided to nail kid’s skis together in an attempt to improve their skills. Sherman noticed the economic potential and decided to go about getting them into production. Millions of dollars and thousands of happy boarders later, Sherman will always be remembered for bringing snowboarding to the masses.

The first official competition took place in 1982 and since then snowboarding has seen more and more competitions take place. As the competitions started to spread, snowboarding changed from a hobby to a professional sport, that requires skill and agility.

The biggest achievement for snowboarding occurred in 1998 when snowboarding made it to the Winter Olympics. Held in Nagano Japan, the sport was given more than its fair share of coverage. The sport was watched by many people who had never seen the sport before.

The sale of snowboards and snowboarding equipment was said to have risen by 47% following its appearance on the televisions of millions of people around the world. As the number of competition rose, and as the amount of boarders rose the standards within the sport became phenomenal. The kind of tricks that people are doing these days weren’t even heard of 10 years ago.

The rise of snowboarding has not just been a result of competition. It is also because it fits under the category of a fun, and an exciting sport.  Making appearances on TV alongside motor cross and skateboarding, snowboarding has also been aided by personalities involved in the sport.

If you are into skate boarding and you think that’s fun, then you really have not experienced any real fun yet. Do you know that feeling you get from skate boarding when you are going down a road that has zero bumps? The fact that you almost glide through the air. That is what snowboarding is like every single step of the way. If you ever decide to give snowboarding a shot I am sure you will have a hard time getting off the slopes.