hard packed sandy beach) on a mountainboard Snow Snowboarding (1977) A cross between skateboarding and skiing, the board medium is snow, although the condition of the snow can have a major impact on snowboarding style and technique. The four subcategories are freeride, freestyle, alpine and powder. Snowskating (1998) This is similar to snowboarding but there are no bindings used. Instead the snow skate has a foam grip similar to griptape, enabling you to do skateboard style tricks. There are four main types of snowskates: Single deck (a skateboard-deck-like platform made out of either wood and/or plastic; Bilevel (similar to a skate board but, instead of trucks and wheels, a small ski with metal edges called a subdeck is used with special trucks to be used on a ski hill); 4x4 (a skateboard but the wheels are replaced by very small skis); Powderskate (can either be like a Bilevel snowskate or a single deck snowskate but longer and wider). Snowkiting This is when a kite is used to pull a snowboarder along. Sand Sandboarding A recreational activity similar to snowboarding that takes place on sand dunes rather than snow-covered hills. Air Skysurfing A kind of skydiving in which the skydiver wears a board attached to their feet and performs surfing-style aerobatics during freefall. See also Shortboard References Sports by type Outdoor recreation Individual sports Transport culture