Some snowboard cross racers do opt to wear hard racing boots though. Freestyle snowboarders use flexible bindings to attach their feet to their board. In this scenario, the rider is using straps to ...

Backside wall: If a snowboarder rides straight down the halfpipe, this is the side of the halfpipe that would be behind the rider. Bindings: Secure the rider's feet to the snowboard. Blindside: Any ...