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Snowboarding

Snowboarding is a recreational and competitive sport where the participant rides a board down a snow slope. The sport is involved in the winter olympics in several different specialized forms.

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Rollout deck

Sports; Snowboarding

This is a walkway that people can use to get to the top of the half-pipe or to exit it from it. This is also an upper level part of the wall that looks down into the half-pipe.

Running length

Sports; Snowboarding

This is the length of the base of a snowboard that touches the snow.

Run-out

Sports; Snowboarding

This is a large and usually wide and flat area at the bottom of a slope the area that snowboarders use to stop when they are finished with their run.

Sad air

Sports; Snowboarding

The snowboarders front hand grabs the toe edge in-between the bindings and the front leg is boned.

Sad plant

Sports; Snowboarding

This is a handplant where the front leg is boned for style.

Seatbelt air

Sports; Snowboarding

With the front leg boned, the snowboarders front hand reaches across the body and grabs the tail.

Segmented edges

Sports; Snowboarding

These are pieces of steel that are placed around the edge of the snowboard. While Segmented Edges are less durable, they are easier to replace than solid steel edges.

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