According to the trade group SnowSports Industries America, snowboarding peaked in popularity with nearly 8.2 million participants in the 2010-11 season, declining in each of the next three years. Last season, there was a slight increase, to almost 7. read more
Apparently snowboarding is on the decline, and this recent article highlights some of the issues: Snowboarding was modeled after the rebellious attitude of skateboarding: This credibility/authenticity was lost as the sport become mainstream and commercialized. read more
The decline in snowboarding continued last season, with snowboarders making up just under 28 percent of visitors to US resorts, down from about 31 percent the year before, according to the Kottke National End of Season Survey for 2013-14. read more
No one, it seems, is clear on the entire picture, but the numbers add up from every region of the US snow-sports market. In its first decade of popularity, beginning in 1991, snowboarding grew from a 7.7 percent share of the skier market to 32.6 percent in 2000. read more