The first snowboard was made by Sherman Poppen in 1965. He joined together two small skis for his daughter to ride down the snowy hill outside their Michigan Wendy house. When Wendy's friends saw what her dad had made, they all wanted him to make one for them too! Early snowboard designs were very simple, but they have improved a lot over the years. Today's snowboards are quite high-tech
2 snowboarding was one of the first extreme sports, and many people thought that the first snowboarders were troublemakers. Skiers didn't like them because their clothes were different and they didn't always follow the rules. Many ski resorts didn't allow snowboarding in the 1980s. Today, however, most ski resorts welcome snowboarders Some even have special areas where snowboarders can jump over things and try new tricks
3 Snowboarding became even more popular after it became an Olympic sport in 1998 at the Winter Games in Nagano, Japan. In 2010 thousands of people paid to watch the snowboarding at the Winter Olympics in Vancouver Millions of people now enjoy snowboarding. The feeling of riding a snowboard has been described in many different ways. But anyone who has done it understands why so many people, young and old love it. Snowboarding is easy to learn, but the most important thing is that it is so much fun!