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Snowboarding
is a winter sport that has grown-up
from surfing and skateboarding. Several
inventors explored the idea of surfing
on the snow and gave a rise to fairly
a new sport that quickly became popular
and the early, elementary snowboards
were given up. Basically, Snowboarding
is a relatively new winter sport wherein
one ride a fiberglass board, just like
a large skateboard with the feet strapped
on it, and sliding down a ski slope
or a particularly designed pipe.
Indian Himalayas are abode of adventure
winter sports. The deep virgin powder
snow of Summer Mountains is just perfect
to ride the best snow ridden all season.
It gives an experience - like cutting
butter with a hot knife, absolutely
smooth and pure! On the way down, encountered
multiple natural jumps, steep speed
sections and relaxed open soul surfing
areas. The ride down the snow-capped
mountains takes around half and hour
that is well worth the one and a half-hour
hike climbing! It is one of the out
of the world experience that will be
cherished you all the year round. |
| Snowboarding
Winter Sport in India |
India
has also set its foot in adventure sports
taken up in Himalayas . Besides skiing,
mountain climbing, snow hailing, snowboarding
is also developing its wings into the
alpine regions of North India . Snowboarding
is fast developing into foremost adventure
sports among the die-hard snow enthusiast
- definitely a, breathtaking and a fairly
a new sport in India . Mainly there
are 3 leading styles of competition
exist in snowboarding - Alpine, Freestyle
and Boarder cross.
Garhwal Himalayas, in the Chamoli district
of western Uttar Pradesh facilitates
all kind of winter sports. Auli has
developed as an idle destination for
snowboarding adventure sport. The Garhwal
Mandal Vikas Nigam, a government agency,
offers budget dormitories, huts and
deluxe rooms near Auli, to those who
want to indulge in any kind of winter
sport.
The region also offers a panoramic and
marvelous vista of snow capped Himalayan
peaks including the Nanda Devi, the
4th tallest mountain in the world, The
5 sq. kilometer expansion of pristine
slopes may be small yet, challenging
for cross-country, careen and downhill
adventures. State of Jammu/ Kashmir
also facilitates snowboarding at Gulmarg.
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| Techniques,
Cautions and Essentials for – Snowboarding |
The
principle of Snowboarding is to maintain
your balance as you surf down a ski
slope with both feet securely tighten
to the snowboard via high-back or plate
bindings that are non-releasable.
Unlike skiers, who keeps on transforming
their weight from one ski to the other,
snowboarders' transform their weight
from foot heels to theirs toes as well
as from one end of the board to the
other. To stop the motion, one has to
push the heels or toes hard to strike
the edge of the snowboard into the snow.
Although most people compare snowboarding
to skiing, snowboarding techniques are
closer to skateboarding and surfing
than to skiing. |
Go
for items that are uniquely snowboarding
or designed primarily for the snowboarding.
Snowboard bags, helmets, videos, tuning
kits, padded protective gear are all
use full whether your are riding or
sliding down.
Many items particularly clothing are
useful for snowboarding - like hats,
gloves and mittens are prerequisite
of snowboarding. |
You
will require a snowboards, snow blades,
or ski blades, single and double; padded
and non-padded; rolling or carried or
backpack and a bag that holds skis and
snowboards.
So, what are you waiting for...? Get
going for the most adventurous vacation
of your lifetime in India. |
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