Snowboard Freeride | Park | Pipe | Cross 

Boarder Cross -Snowboard 

Skier and boarder cross, also known as ski cross and snowboard cross (or boardercross), are competitive winter sports where multiple skiers or snowboarders race simultaneously down a course featuring jumps, banked turns, and other obstacles. The goal is to be the first to cross the finish line. These events combine elements of racing and freestyle skiing/snowboarding. 

• Competition Format: Both skier and boarder cross events typically involve multiple racers (usually four to six) starting simultaneously and racing down a course designed to test their speed and technical skills.  

• Course Features: The courses include a variety of features like jumps, banked turns (berms), rollers, and drops, similar to those found in motocross.  

• Strategy and Tactics: Riders must navigate the course strategically, choosing optimal lines and managing speed while also contending with the presence of other racers, which can lead to collisions.  

• Contact: While intentional contact is usually penalized, incidental or unavoidable contact between riders is common in these events.  

• Snowboard Cross History: Snowboard cross, also known as boardercross, became an Olympic sport in 2006.  

• Ski Cross History: Ski cross made its debut at the Winter Olympics in 2010. 

Park-Snowboard 

• Terrain: Can be in natural environments, but primarily involves terrain parks, halfpipes, and groomed runs with features.  

• Focus: Performing tricks, jumps, and aerial maneuvers, often within a controlled environment.  

• Technique: Requires mastery of freestyle skiing techniques, including spins, flips, and grabs.  

• Equipment: Often utilizes shorter, more flexible snowboard with twin-tip design, allowing for riding in both directions. 

• Competes in USASA North Tahoe Series, Futures and NORAMS, 

Freeride – Snowboard 

 

Team Palisades Tahoe is the exclusive Freeride Team for Palisades Tahoe 

• Terrain: Natural, ungroomed slopes, backcountry, off-piste areas. 

• Technique: Requires mastery of techniques including spins, flips, and grabs.  

• Focus: Performing tricks, jumps, and aerial maneuvers, often within a controlled environment.  

• Terrain: Can be in natural environments, terrain parks, halfpipes, and groomed runs with features.  

• Tricks/aerials: While some freeride athletes may incorporate jumps and tricks, the primary goal is to navigate the mountain efficiently and creatively.  

• Technique: Emphasizes speed, control, and adaptability to varying snow conditions and terrain.  

• Focus: Exploration, adventure, adapting to the mountain's natural features, and making dynamic turns.  

• Equipment: Often utilizes larger, stiffer boards designed for powder and varied conditions. 

• Competes in Tahoe Freeride and IFSA events. Far West Region.