Snowboarding

If you want to make it to the top of the world in sport, you can't shy away from risky decisions. But that doesn't always work out well. We present famous scenes from sport in which the courage to take risks did not pay off.

With the Natural Selection Tour, Travis Rice has created a monument to himself. The world's best boarders from film, park, pipe and backcountry compete against each other in the wild - and can't stop raving about it.

With "A Day for Jake", the snowboard community honors Jake Burton Carpenter as co-inventor of the modern snowboard on March 13. With his Burton brand, he shaped winter sports for decades - and always remained a unique character. Our author Thomas Becker remembers a memorable meeting with him.

The Freeride World Tour starts the season on February 20 in Andorra. The best freeriders and snowboarders in the world will compete in at least three events. There are innovations in the ranking.

Surfers, skateboarders and snowboarders seem to differ from other athletes not only by their passion for boardsports. It is noticeable that many of them become artistically active in the course of their active career, or after it has ended. In this picture gallery we present five board sportsmen and their work.

When skateboarders like Ed Templeton or surfing legends like Herbie Fletcher give free rein to their creativity, works worth seeing are created. We present five artists from the world of boardsports.

The winter sports highlights for the 2020/21 season combine sustainability, functionality and style. ISPO.com takes a close look at the innovations of the winter sports industry and presents the award-winning products of the new season from Nordica, Alpina, Rossignol & Co.

Where's the snow? Climate researcher Dr. Marc Olefs explains in an interview how winters are changing due to climate change

Snowboarder Aline Bock sees her sport as a far cry from equality. The freerider speaks about injustices and her frustration in detail.

The world's largest action sports company is part of ISPO Munich: Boardriders will be exhibiting with the brands Quiksilver, Roxy, Billabong, Element, Von Zipper and DC. Garry Wall, Global GM of Quiksilver talks to ISPO.com about the exciting repositioning of Quiksilver and the return to ISPO Munich.