Editing Snowboarding (section)

{{short description|Snow sport involving a single board}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2020}}
{{Infobox sport
|name       = Snowboarding
|image      = Snowboarding.jpg
|imagesize  = 250px
|caption    = A snowboarder making a turn in fresh snow
|first      = 1979, [[Muskegon, Michigan]], US
|category   = Outdoor
|equipment  = [[Snowboard]], [[snowboard#Bindings|bindings]], [[snowboard boots|boots]]
|olympic    = [[Snowboarding at the 1998 Winter Olympics|1998]]
|paralympic = part of the [[Alpine skiing]] programme in [[Alpine skiing at the 2014 Winter Paralympics|2014]]<br />Officially added in [[Snowboarding at the 2018 Winter Paralympics|2018]]
}}

'''Snowboarding''' is a recreational and competitive activity that involves descending a snow-covered surface while standing on a [[snowboard]] that is almost always attached to a rider's feet. It features in the [[Winter Olympic Games]] and [[Winter Paralympic Games]].

Snowboarding was developed in the [[United States]], inspired by [[skateboarding]], [[sledding]], [[surfing]], and [[skiing]]. It became popular around the world and was introduced as a [[Winter Olympic Games|Winter Olympic Sport]] at [[Nagano, Nagano|Nagano]] in [[1998 Winter Olympics|1998]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.olympic.org/snowboard-equipment-and-history?tab=history |title=Snowboard equipment and history |publisher=[[International Olympic Committee]] |date=2015 |access-date=April 23, 2016 |archive-date=April 2, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200402171437/https://www.olympic.org/snowboard-equipment-and-history?tab=history |url-status=live }}</ref> and featured in the [[Winter Paralympic Games|Winter Paralympics]] at [[Sochi]] in [[2014 Winter Paralympics|2014]].<ref name="Paralympics">{{cite web |url=https://www.paralympic.org/snowboard/history |title=About IPC Snowboard |publisher=[[International Paralympic Committee]] |date=March 2016 |access-date=April 23, 2016 |archive-date=June 12, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612144212/https://www.paralympic.org/snowboard/history |url-status=live }}</ref> {{As of|2015}}, its popularity (as measured by equipment sales) in the United States peaked in 2007 and has been in a decline since.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sheridan |first1=Tom |title=Is Snowboarding Melting in Popularity? |url=http://www.ocregister.com/articles/mountain-652003-snowboarding-bear.html |access-date=5 March 2015 |work=[[Orange County Register]] |date=February 22, 2015 |page=News 3 |archive-date=February 24, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150224143918/http://www.ocregister.com/articles/mountain-652003-snowboarding-bear.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Pedoe |first=Neil |date=4 October 2016 |title=IS SNOWBOARDING DEAD? |url=https://www.snowmagazine.com/features/focus-on/is-snowboarding-dead |access-date=October 4, 2022 |website=Snow Magazine |archive-date=October 4, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221004151711/https://www.snowmagazine.com/features/focus-on/is-snowboarding-dead |url-status=live }}</ref>