ABOUT SNOWBOARDING

Slopestyle & Big Air

Slopestyle is a discipline that consists of rail features and jump features which athletes must link together from top to bottom. Big Air is a discipline that consists of one large jump that athletes perform impressive and technical tricks on. 

 

Slopestyle and Big Air are judged events, meaning each run the athlete takes is scored by a panel of judges. The run is evaluated based on progression, amplitude, variety, execution and difficulty. The score is out of 100 points. 

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Halfpipe

Halfpipe is a discipline that consists of a half tube made from snow. Olympic Superpipes are 22 feet (6.7m) tall and approximately 180m long / 21m wide.  

 

The athlete makes their way down skiing or snowboarding from left to right and airing out above the lip of the halfpipe (called the coping). On average athletes will get between five and eight hits (or airs) during their run. 

 

This is a judged event, meaning each run the athlete takes is scored by a panel of judges. The run is evaluated based on progression, amplitude, variety, execution, and difficulty. The score is out of 100 points.