Are you ready to feel the pressure of boardercross racing? Boardercross racing is on of the most challenging categories for snowboarders where their balance and control on top of their board is challenged by a variety of obstacles and challenging courses.
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Boardercross Racing - The Biggest Challenge for Snowboarders

One would think racing down a slope could be fairly easy to win. Well, if you do not have balance, forget about it. If you do not have control, do not even attempt it. Boardercross racing is one of the most difficult types of competition that a snowboarder can enter in to. If you have never seen boardercross racing, it is like speed skating. There are four competitors that are racing to win, but due to space restraint and accelerating speeds, competitors often collide causing disasters and making it difficult to win the gold.

The short history of boardercross racing competition has been contested a bit when it comes to the actual start of the race and the first courses. Many believe that Steven Rechschamer established the first official course in 1990. This course is known as Blackcomb. However, others say that boardercross started in 1985 at Mountain Baker Banked Slalom. What cannot be denied is the official acceptance of boardercross racing into the Winter Olympics. Boardercross racing made its debut in the 2006 Winter Olympics. Below is a list of the first ever podium results of boardercross racing in the Winter Olympics:

Boardercross racing courses start on top of a mountain or steep hill and competitors come into contact with different types of terrains and hazards which is the difficult part along with the velocity that the snowboarders are making. More velocity means that these competitors have less decision making time. Not to mention that the courses are rather narrow so you also have to keep in mind that the move you make may be the correct one to avoid the obstacle, yet it could also mean colliding with a fellow competitor.

Such obstacles are gap jumps, berms, cambered turns and drops with certain parts of the course being flat and steep. Boardercross is also known as BK, Boarder X and commonly as Snowboard Cross.

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