Freeriding — (also known as Freeride) is a discipline of snowboarding.The term Freeriding was coined when early snowboarders chose to break away from what they considered to be the restrictive confines of traditional ski culture and competition. The original… … Wikipedia
Snowboard: Entwicklungsgeschichte, Disziplinen und Typen — Surfer und Skateboardfahrer entwickelten in den 1970er Jahre in den USA das Snowboard als Wintersportgerät zur Serienreife. Der Aufstieg des Snowboardings zum Profi und Massensport erfolgte aber erst Mitte der 1980er Jahre. Mit dem Snowboard… … Universal-Lexikon
Mountainboarding — MBS Pro 100 Mountainboard with noSno soft bindings Mountainboarding, also known as Dirtboarding, Offroad Boarding, Grass Boarding, and All Terrain Boarding (ATB), is a well established[1] if little known extreme sport, derived from snowboarding.… … Wikipedia
Craig Kelly (snowboarder) — Craig Kelly (1 April 1966 20 January 2003) was a professional snowboarder. He attended the University of Washington where he was a member of the Delta Upsilon Fraternity and studied Chemical Engineering. Kelly is known as the Godfather of… … Wikipedia
Free riding — (also known as Freeriding or Free riding) is a term used in the stock trading world to describe the practice of buying shares or other securities without actually having the capital to cover the trade. This is possible when recently bought or… … Wikipedia
Scurfing (Towsport) — Scurfing is a form of water skiing that uses a surfboard or similar board instead of skis. The scurfer is towed behind a motorboat at planing speed with a tow rope similar to that of knee boarding and wakeboarding. It shares an advantage with… … Wikipedia
Windsurfing — A windsurfer tilts the rig and carves the board to perform a planing jibe (downwind turn) close to shore at Maui, Hawaii … Wikipedia
Snowboarding — A snowboarder making a turn in fresh snow. First played 1960s, United States Characteristics Categorization Outdoor Equipment Snowboard deck … Wikipedia
SSX (series) — Snowboard Supercross (more commonly known as SSX) is a series of snowboarding video games published by EA Sports BIG. It is very much an arcade style racing game with larger than life courses.GameplayPlayers may choose any one of a number of… … Wikipedia
List of Delta Upsilon alumni — This is a list of notable alumni of the international fraternity Delta Upsilon.Politics and government*Stephen J. Field, Williams 1837, US Supreme Court Justice *James Abram Garfield, Williams 1856, The second fraternity man to become President… … Wikipedia
thrillax — v. To do something that is both stimulating and relaxing. [thrill + relax] thrillaxing pp. thrillaxation n. Example Citations: Tim Locke, head of marketing at Mark Warner, said there was a growing trend for people wanting to combine fitness and… … New words