Imagine a sport that combines the beauty of surfing, the high-speed thrill of downhill skiing, the punk styles of skateboarding, and the grace of ballet. That sport is snowboarding. Standing sideways on my snowboard, I love the thrill of gliding down mountain slopes at speeds up to 65 miles per hour. I love to spray snow into the air like frozen rainbows. At times, I would daringly jump off cliffs into soft, white snow and I'm …showed first 75 words of 619 total…

…showed last 75 words of 619 total…or two days. But the rewards of perseverance are many. Snowboarding is great exercise. A full day on the slopes equals any workout in the gym or weight room. Snowboarding conditions the entire body from the heart and lungs to the arms and legs. Snowboarding technology, styles, and techniques have come far since the days of snurfing. But the basic pleasure of cruising sideways down a mountain slope on a single, smooth board remains unchanged.