Why is snowboarding especially fun in powder?

When snowboarding on groomed or moguled surfaces, you have to anticipate and compensate for bumps of hard or loose/soft snow. The faster you go, the more you have to concentrate, and the more strength you need to exert to control your speed and direction. It's fun, but it is also exhausting, mentally and physically. read more

I feel like snowboarding is especially fun in powder because you are gliding. It feels almost like you are boarding on air and your turns are the resistance. Not to mention there's no worry if you fall and you aren't going to lose your equipment. read more

Any list of top powder boards has to include the Burton Fish, developed by the legendary Terje Haakonsen especially for riding powder. Before the Fish, powder boards typically were big: long and (usually) wide. The Fish is quite compact, 156cm or 160cm. It has a large shovel and blunt swallow tail. read more

Snowboarding is the new family pastime, as skiers find their minor children (or grandchildren) taking snowboarding rather than skiing. Some parents take it up to join their adult children on the slopes. read more