Snowboarding

Snowboarding is a sport that involves descending a slope that is covered with snow on a snowboard attached to a rider's feet using a special boot set onto mounted bindings. The development of snowboarding was inspired by skateboarding, sledding, surfing and skiing. It was developed in the U.S.A in the 1960s and the 1970s and became a Winter Olympic Sport in 1998.


Snowboarding is a fascinating sport. In my opinion it is the most enjoyable sport I've ever participated in. It allows the rider to drop all worries and let go of all the things holding you back. You can clear your mind, relax, and enjoy the slopes. 


Once you get more experienced and develop a rhythm to boarding it becomes very simple and even more fun. But don't expect to stay on your feet the whole time. With snowboarding you need to go down the hills with the expectation that you will end up on your arse. Falling happens in snowboarding; you cant let it get you down. 


The best thing about snowboarding is the connection it makes with friends and family. Even making friends. 
I've boarded with friends, family, strangers, classmates, all sorts of people. Its generally a lot of fun regardless of who you're with. You'll have a garunteed great time full of laughter and good memories. 


When i go up with friends and family, i love to record them shredding down slopes, and attempting to catch air in the terrain parks. I get lots of pictures and make sure everyone is having a good time. Even on the lifts up to the top of the runs, its a good time to ask for advice, plan your next move, or tell a great joke: What do you do with a dead chemist? .... Barium!

This is my brother, Karl Nordhoff, grabbing edge off a nice jump at Kirkwood.

This a close friend of my sisters showing off the bellyside of his board.

This is my best friend Alex Brenner laying down a jam on his "guitar"board at the bottom of a sweet run.

This is a memory i can always remember.  In this picture we have Aaron Wills(left),  Michael Marvin(right),  Alex Brenner(middle right) and I at the top of a Black Diamond, getting ready to shred down with competing speeds.