Snowboarding
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Snowboarding is a recreational and competitive sport that involves descending a snow-covered surface while standing on a snowboard with bindings securing the rider's feet to the board.
A snowboarder making a turn in fresh snow
Snowboarder riding off a cornice
Freeride snowboarding, in areas off the main trails
Freeriding snowboarding
Snurfer
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The Snurfer was the predecessor of the snowboard. It was a monoski, ridden like a snowboard, but like a skateboard or surfboard, it had no binding. According to the 1966 patent by inventor Sherman Pop
Snowboarding
…fastening two skis together and attaching a rope to one end so he would have some control as they stood on the board and glided downhill. Dubbed the "snurfer" (combining snow and surfer) by his wife Nancy, the toy proved so popular among his daughters' friends that Poppen licensed the idea to a manufacturer…
A 1967 Snurfer