Interesting facts about snowboarding and snowboarding

1. Snowboard speed record owned by Australian Darren Powell. In 1999, he accelerated the board to speed 201.16 km/h, which exceeds the speed of free fall by 20 km/h. The average speed that can be developed on the prepared track during the descent is from 50 to 90 km/h.
2. The longest jump on a snowboard performed by Mads Johnson, who jumped from a 40-meter springboard and flew 57 meters. Interestingly, it took 3 weeks to build the ramp to reach the required speed, and only 2 hours to train and prepare for the jump.
3. This traumatic sport is actually less harmful than skiing. According to statistics, the fatality rate is three times lower on snowboard than on alpine skiing. The most frequent injuries of snowboarders are broken wrists, shoulders and collarbones. To avoid them, you should practice the correct fall on the snow.
4. Snowboarding is extraordinary popular with children under 11 years of age. For example, Australian snowboarder Scotty James started skating at the age of 3. They didn’t make small boards, so his father bought him a toy board for $10. Scotty went on to become a two-time world champion and the youngest Australian to compete in the Winter Olympics.
5. Before, skateboarding was considered an extremely dangerous teenage hobby. In the winter resorts of the USA until the early 1980s, the advantage was among older and prudent skiers. Even snowboarders it was forbidden to ski on the ski slopes and use the lifts.
6. Snowboarding requires good physical shape and endurance. During the descent, almost all muscle groups are involved. A special load is felt in the calf muscles, because they are responsible for coordination during movement. Calm skating will help you get rid of it in an hour 300 to 700 caloriesand professional classes double this indicator.
7. Style freeride it is considered the most extreme, because freeriders go down untrodden mountain slopes with an angle of inclination of up to 45 degrees, at crazy speed. To reach hard-to-reach slopes, they rent helicoptersjump down to the top of the mountain and start their extreme race.
8. An annual charity event is traditionally held in the American state of Maine flash mob of snowboarders. The conditions for participation in the competition are simple: you must wear a Santa Claus costume and make a charitable contribution of $10 or more. Numerous Santas open the winter season. The funds collected as part of the flash mob go to the public fund to improve the quality of life in the state.
9. Snowboarding records are mostly related to performing difficult tricks or speed, but Butch Brady entered the record books for his unique invention. He made the biggest one double snowboardthe length of which is 2.92 m. On it, Brady went down the mountain with Eric Sweet.
10. Norwegian Terje Hukonsen in 2007, at the Oslo competition, he set a world record for the amplitude of the high jump – he jumped 9.8 m. Hukonsen is a three-time World Halfpipe Champion, competes in freestyle disciplines and holds the record for the number of victories at Mt. Baker Banked Slalom. He created a signature trick named after him.

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