The boards used in snowboard cross are somewhat of a mix between the freestyle and alpine snowboards described above, though they usually look more like freestyle boards. Snowboard cross boards are ...

The main objective in alpine snowboarding is getting downhill as fast as possible and moving through gates, typically markers or poles with flags attached to identify the course. There are five ...

In diverse sports, warm-up (WUP) and cool-down (CD) activities are highly effective at improving performance-relevant factors and reducing the risk of injury when applied systematically; however, ...

An curved arrow pointing right. How do skiers practice during the off-season? Alpine Indoor Ski and Snowboarding in Mississauga, Canada, has the answer. Story and editing by Ben Nigh. Follow ...

Ester Ledecka became the first person to win world championships medals in Alpine skiing and snowboarding in the same season, seven years after her unprecedented gold medals in both sports at the ...

Objective To compare the injury risk in World Cup (WC) skiing and snowboarding with Norwegian professional football (Tippeligaen). Design/Setting We conducted season-ending interviews with athletes ...