FIS Snowboard World Cup HP - Secret Garden 2017

Snowboard Halfpipe returns to China | FIS Snowboard

More than six and a half years after the first ever stop of the Halfpipe World Cup in China, on Dec. 21 the ski resort of Secret Garden will celebrate its debut as a World Cup host organising this season's third halfpipe event

Snowboard is one of the six Olympic disciplines administered by FIS - The International Ski Federation. The discipline consists of five different events Big air, Halfpipe, Slopestyle, Snowboard cross, and parallel slalom. Snowboarding is a young snow sport which began in the 1960's. The 1960's were a time of evolution, as young people looked for different forms of expression in winter sports. Snowboarding began to be organized in that decade when the advancements in modern snowboard equipment and freedom of expression led to new and exciting snowboard techniques. Snowboarding's growing popularity is reflected in its recognition as an official sport: in 1985, with the first World Cup was held in Zürs, Austria. In 1998 Snowboarding was added to the Olympic winter schedule.