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Mountain boarding
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Mountain boarding

Mountain boarding is a new summer sport, derived from snowboarding. It is intended to take the place of snowboarding during warm months when there is no snow available. It was only recently that it was made a separate sport, rather than for these snowboarders.

A Mountain Board is a large snowboard / skateboard. The size of the deck is about the average size of a snowboard, approximately 120cm in length with four wheels. The Wheels are large tyres, just like on a mountain bike, however not as large. They are around 8" to 10". Each size depending on which type of riding is done. For example an 8" wheel would be for freestyle riding and trick jumping. The larger wheel is used for the downhill rider. The wheels are equipped with a pneumatic