Editing Snowboarding (section)

==Competitions==
{{main article|FIS Snowboard World Cup|FIS Snowboard World Championships}}

Snowboarding contests are held throughout the world and range from grassroots competitions to professional events contested worldwide.

[[File:Winter X Games (4309318283).jpg|alt=2016 Winter X Games in Aspen, Colorado|thumb|2016 Winter X Games in Aspen, Colorado]]
Some of the larger snowboarding contests include: the European [[Air & Style]], the Japanese [[X-Trail Jam]], Burton Global Open Series, [[Shakedown (Snowboard Games)|Shakedown]], [[FIS Snowboard World Championships|FIS World Championships]], the annual [[FIS Snowboard World Cup|FIS World Cup]], the [[Winter X Games]], [[Freeride World Tour]] and the [[Winter Dew Tour]].

[[Snowboarding at the Winter Olympics|Snowboarding has been a Winter Olympic sport]] since [[1998 Winter Olympics]] in Japan. Since its inauguration, Olympic snowboarding has seen many additions and removals of events. During the [[2018 Winter Olympics]], snowboarding events contested included big air, halfpipe, parallel giant slalom, slopestyle and snowboard cross.

''[[Snowboarder Magazine]]''{{'s}} Superpark<ref>[http://snowboardermag.com/superpark Snowboardermag.com] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110623213019/http://snowboardermag.com/superpark |date=June 23, 2011 }}</ref> event was created in 1996. Over 150 of the World's top pros are invited to advance freestyle snowboarding on the most progressive terrain parks.<ref>[http://www.snowboarder-community.com/profiles/blogs/snowboardings-elite-swarm Snowboarder-community.com] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100430172744/http://www.snowboarder-community.com/profiles/blogs/snowboardings-elite-swarm |date=April 30, 2010 }}</ref>

Part of the snowboarding approach is to ensure maximum fun, friendship and event quality. Reflecting this perspective of snowboarding, there are "Anti Contests" which are an important part of its identity.{{whom|date=February 2025}} These include the Holy Oly Revival at [[The Summit at Snoqualmie]], The Nate Chute Hawaiian Classic at Whitefish, the original anti-contest, the World Quarterpipe Championships and the Grenade Games.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.yobeat.com/2009/02/the-anti-contests/ |title=The Anti Contests |publisher=Yobeat.com |date=2009-02-05 |access-date=2014-02-17 |archive-date=August 28, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090828034622/http://www.yobeat.com/2009/02/the-anti-contests/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The United States of America Snowboarding and Freeski Association (USASA), the first governing body for grassroots snowboarding,<ref>{{cite web |title=History |url=https://www.usasa.org/about-us/history/ |website=USASA |access-date=2 February 2025 |language=en}}</ref> runs 30 regional series and national championships in the US.<ref>{{cite web |title=Vision & Mission |url=https://www.usasa.org/about-us/vision-mission/ |website=USASA |access-date=2 February 2025 |language=en}}</ref>