Hi, I like snowboarding, have you ever tried this Olympic sport?
I have not, it seems dangerous to me, is it safer than it seems?
There are definitely some dangers associated, but proper equipment can help manage that. The sport was inspired by skateboarding and surfing.
is it any safer than those sports? I have been skateboarding
I don't think it's any safer than those sports. Modern snowboarding began in 1965.
That seems relatively new, that is cool, so the sport is still evolving then?
Snowboarding popularity in the US is said to have peaked in 2007 based on equipment sales. Ever since then it's on a decline based on sales.
Was that when Shaun White was really popular?
That probably was the case. The creator of skis, Sherman Poppen sold toys called snurfers.
What are snurfers?