An interesting new learning topic, based on science and engineering, is a study on the physics involved in snowboarding along with an engineering insight on how snowboards are created and why they are created the way they are. In a place such as Colorado, snowboarding is immensely influential in today’s society because there are many ski and snowboard resorts on the Rocky Mountains. Knowing of the physics and engineering involved in snowboarding is important to being a successful snowboarder because one may be able to interpret a mountain better and use the physics around them to their advantage better than one without this knowledge; therefore, a combination of understanding the creation of snowboards and the physics involved in snowboarding will lead to the beginning of becoming a…show more content… With these attachments, a snowboard is created into what it is now known to be. Understanding the physics behind snowboarding is much more difficult compared to understanding the creation of the snowboard, but it is still necessary to truly understand snowboarding on all levels because it allows the rider to identify key physics principles that allow them to properly execute certain moves. The best example of how physics applies to snowboarding is by looking at turning. Less experienced snowboarders skid around turns resulting in a significant speed loss but much more control, and more experienced snowboarders (mostly pros) do carved turns where they minimize the friction between the snowboard and the snow during the turn. These carved turns are very specific ways of turning and can be explained by having the direction of the snowboard be faced in the same direction as its velocity (“Physics of Snowboarding”). This results in the lowest amount of friction between the ground and the board and overall making speed not decrease. This can be shown in figure 1 and figure 2. Figure 1 represents a skid turn where the board creates friction with a lot of the ground, and figure 2 is a
