Mix Snowboarding With Surfing and You Get Snow-Surfing

Extreme sports participants never like to stop moving, both physically and metaphorically. They are some of the most creative sports men and women around, and are constantly on the look out for the next big idea. Two incredibly successful and well-established sports are surfing and snowboarding, but these have been around for many years now and some people believe they could do with freshening up. It is no surprise then that one avid extreme sports fan gave in to curiosity and tried riding down the mountain side on his customised surfboard…and succeeded?

The sport of snow surfing is thought to have first been conceived in New Zealand when a visiting Australian surfer decided to see if he could ride his board on the white stuff.Ever since that fateful day, thousands have followed in his snow footsteps and now take part in the sport. Snow surfers say that the sport demands high levels of fitness and co-ordination above all else. Unlike snowboards, riders do not have any bindings to attach themselves to the board, but instead rely on aggressive carving and the use of the hands to ensure that the board stays under their feet.Stopping the board at the end of a run is also not the easiest thing to do, which is why special run-off areas have been created at a number of resorts.

As with all emerging extreme sports, sponsors and industry brands have been paying close attention to see if it is worth their while getting involved.There is speculation that both Ride and Volcom are getting involved in the sport and have been sending their scouts out to snow surfing events recently. The sport is still very new however and it is unlikely that anyone is really thinking about big corporate deals and media packages just yet. That said, given the early growth of the sport, you might soon be seeing some snow surfers at a resort new you.