To some, snowboarding is just an activity, something to try on a vacation. To others, it's their passion. They live to travel the world and ride. It's a huge adrenaline rush and can be very fulfilling. There are many different types of snowboarding such as riding snowboard parks, backcountry riding, and cliff riding. These types of snowboarding are for the advanced rider.
             Snowboard parks consist of mainly jumps and rails. The jumps, or doubles, can range from small fifteen-foot gaps to large eighty-foot gaps. Doubles are jumps that consist of a take-off and a landing with a gap in between. Jumping over one is almost like flying. One feels weightless souring through the air, a feeling almost indescribable. The rails are for grinding like one would do skateboarding. They can be long, wavy, and have several kinks in them. A person will most likely fall attempting to slide a rail in the beginning. However, if they are determined enough, they will keep trying until they get it. Landing a rail slide leaves you with a feeling of pure excitement and accomplishment.
             Backcountry snowboarding requires either hiking or snowmobiling up a mountain to find untouched terrain. Through trees and unmarked trails, riding in the backcountry can be very serene and peaceful. There is nothing like cruising through powder in the trees and seeing all the wildlife such as bears and deer. It gives a rider the chance to get away from all the crowds and commotion one finds on marked trails at resorts.
             The most exciting type of snowboarding is cliff riding. This usually requires a helicopter ride to the top of a mountain. Being the most dangerous type of riding, it is the biggest adrenaline rush of them all. Once a rider approaches the edge there is no turning back, he has to commit. When a rider jumps of the cliff, it feels like times pauses for a moment as they drop down. I usually don't think as I mak
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