Snowboarding , a sport inspired by surfing as well as skateboarding , involves the skier who descends the snow covered slopes of the mountains using the snowboard .
The sport of snowboarding is one of the major winter occupations of the skiers. The sport involves some dangers as it is performed mainly in the perilous slopes of the high and steep mountains. Hence the use of protective gears is extremely necessary to avoid unpleasant accidents. These include the helmet along with the wrist guards, protective snowboard pants to avoid injuries to the wrist, tailbone, head, spines, shoulders and the ankles as these are the most vulnerable parts of the body while snowboarding. Special snowboarding boots are also worn. The goggles are useful to prevent any snow particle from injuring the eye as well as in preventing snow blindness on bright and sunny days. The sport has been included in the Winter Olympic since 1998. Some of the famous players of the sport are Tom Sims, Craig Kelly and Terry Kidwell .
The sport of snowboarding is climbing the ladders of the popularity chart with every passing day. It has already been included in films like The White Album , Out Cold , A View to a Kill and others. The sport is expected to take the shape of a global sport in near future.
