ganja 0 Posted March 20, 2002 Share Posted March 20, 2002 Has snowboarding reached it's peak? Or wiill it fade out for awhile like skateboarding did from the late eighties to the mid ninties? Link to post Share on other sites
barok 0 Posted March 20, 2002 Share Posted March 20, 2002 well it depends what you mean by peak ? as far as the number of people doing it, it will increase in the US, probably increase in europe and china and other parts of asia, decrease or stay about the same in japan, Canada, and in S. America. But these are just it my estimates based on what I read. as far as the sport itself, we are now seeing a rapid progression. both in freestyle and freeriding. in the freeriding arena, people are riding the backcountry more and more, riding first descents all the time, and learning how to take on the toughest conditions the mountains can throw at you. sometimes for days at a time. in the freestyle arena, the jibbing movement has also taken snowboarding outside the resorts, but instead of to the backcountry, kids are trying urban rails and obstacles. gnarly stuff. the halfpipes are getting bigger, and the respective airs are also getting bigger. people are jumping over 100 feet off some of the kickers. there is also a ton of product innovation happening. snowskates, split boards, long boards, swallowtail & powdertail boards, protective gear, better boots and bindings, etc. as long as people can go bigger, and try crazier stuff, the sport will rise. Link to post Share on other sites
oo 1 Posted March 20, 2002 Share Posted March 20, 2002 In all honesty, I think it will in Japan. I think the 2 planks will see another revival as the boarding fad phase dies down. Link to post Share on other sites
ivo 0 Posted March 21, 2002 Share Posted March 21, 2002 i think it will stay like 50/50 skiers and snowboarders. but hey, barok, split boards, (are almost as old as snowboarders trying to go backcountry) long boards, (i rode my first longboard in 1994) swallowtail & powdertail boards (they came out before someone tried to built steeledges on a snowboard...) [/b] so those are no new inovations (sorry, i just had to say that....) Link to post Share on other sites
big-will 7 Posted March 22, 2002 Share Posted March 22, 2002 naah - people will want to do what is more enjoyable....so there will be more boarders than skiers as a balance Link to post Share on other sites
barok 0 Posted March 23, 2002 Share Posted March 23, 2002 sure ivo, the swallowtails, split boards have been around forever, but my point was that today all these products are available and marketed worldwide. there are several companies now making swallowtail boards, and likewise with split boards and longboards. this was not always the case. the fact is, because of the increasing popularity and diversity of the sport, there is more product readily available today than ever before. you have so much of a choice. why second guess it ? Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted March 25, 2002 Share Posted March 25, 2002 Ive actually seen one or two of me boarding mates have a go at skiing this season. They decided to stick with the board Link to post Share on other sites
IIIII 2 Posted April 4, 2002 Share Posted April 4, 2002 I reckon it will pretty much stay the same as it is now, although new young people taking up the sport are probably more likely to take up the board - right now - than they are skis. That would change of course if the "fad" changed. Link to post Share on other sites
red01 0 Posted April 5, 2002 Share Posted April 5, 2002 It's gonna fade in more before it starts to fade out.... Link to post Share on other sites
miteyak 0 Posted April 5, 2002 Share Posted April 5, 2002 Barok, diversity of product itself can be a sign of a stagnating market, as well as a growing one. Companies try to maximise profits, and limited production lines are the most profitable. Maybe a slowdown in new riders has forced companies to concentrate on selling a second and third board to those already riding (maybe because they're getting [bored]?). Just a thought. Anyone got real figures, like resort stats? Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted April 16, 2002 Share Posted April 16, 2002 Would be interesting to know. I saw many more boarders than skiers on the hills this season. Link to post Share on other sites
ug 0 Posted April 23, 2002 Share Posted April 23, 2002 No way man, its the 2 plankers that are gonna fade out Link to post Share on other sites
OzOzOz 2 Posted April 24, 2002 Share Posted April 24, 2002 Snowboarding is here to stay. As is skiing. People will just do what they want. Link to post Share on other sites
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