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Title: By: Zachary Wong


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Snowboarding
  • By Zachary Wong

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Outline
  • What is Snowboarding ..3
  • Snowboarding Basics .4
  • Snowboarding Internationally 5
  • Best Places to Snowboard ...6
  • Why I Love Snowboarding....7
  • Snowboarding and Me .....8
  • Summary ..9
  • Contact Information 10

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What is Snowboarding?
  • A great winter sport done in regions with snow
  • Combines Skateboarding and Surfing techniques and
    physics
  • Fastest growing winter sport

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Snowboarding Basics
  • Snowboard consist of an almost symmetrical board
    with a definite nose and tail
  • The rim of the board is lined with a metal blade
  • Bindings hold the rider to the board
  • Control is determined mostly by the back foot

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Snowboarding Internationally
  • Adopted by many countries
  • The U.S., Japan, and Europe lead the snowboarding
    movement
  • Recently included as an Olympic sport in 1999
    (Wikipedia.org)

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Best Places to Snowboard
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Why I Love Snowboarding
  • Snowboarding requires travel
  • It is a unique skill that not many people from
    Hawaii have
  • Snow is Great!

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Snowboarding and Me
  • Fun and danger factor attracted me to it
  • I have been snowboarding at least once a year for
    about 5 years
  • There are no snowboarding clubs in
  • Hawaii
  • Free-falling Snowboardings best aspect
  • Price is worst aspect

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Summary
  • What is Snowboarding
  • Snowboarding Basics
  • Snowboarding Internationally
  • Best Places to Snowboard
  • Why I Love Snowboarding
  • Snowboarding and Me

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Contact Information
  • THANK YOU
  • Zachary Wong
  • E-mail Zkwong_at_hawaii.edu
  • Phone (808) 391-1066
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