Frequently Asked Questions
What is pure carving and how does it relate to physics?
Pure carving, although not an official part of any snowboarding competition, is a recreational position in which a snowboarder uses the edge of their snowboard to carve into the snow, to the point where the snowboarder is only mere inches away from the ground. This is possible because of centripetal force. The force of the weight of the snowboarder leaning towards the center increases the centripetal force, therefore increasing the snowboarders velocity and their attraction to the center.
What is the difference between freestyle snowboarding and freeriding?
Freestyle snowboarding is a category of trick competitions, such as the halfpipe. Free riding is recreational riding in which tricks on non man made items such as rocks are performed.
Pure carving, although not an official part of any snowboarding competition, is a recreational position in which a snowboarder uses the edge of their snowboard to carve into the snow, to the point where the snowboarder is only mere inches away from the ground. This is possible because of centripetal force. The force of the weight of the snowboarder leaning towards the center increases the centripetal force, therefore increasing the snowboarders velocity and their attraction to the center.
What is the difference between freestyle snowboarding and freeriding?
Freestyle snowboarding is a category of trick competitions, such as the halfpipe. Free riding is recreational riding in which tricks on non man made items such as rocks are performed.