Snowboarding started in the United States in the 1960s as people wanted new winter activities. Over the next ten years, various pioneer companies increased the production of snowboards and the sport began to grow in popularity for skateboarders and surfers for a winter activity. Snowboarding evolved from little importance to more importance like an olympic sport. It did this by gaining in popularity and how good the equipment appealed to a broader audience and developed in technique and skill. In this paper I will go over the equipment, history of snowboarding, and important people that made the sport popular.
Snowboarding equipment has changed over time for the better, we have used science and technology to make the sport better, cheaper