Novice level snowboard competitions?

Question

I'd eventually like to start competing in freestyle competitions at local mountains. From what I understand most competitions have different levels including novice, intermediate, advanced, or something to that effect.

I would like to know if anyone has any insight on what sort of skills you see from novice competitors in slopestyle type competitions. i.e. types of airs, spinning abilities, size of jumps, types of rails/boxes and tricks are being thrown on them.

I'm from New England and am talking about very small local mountain competitions. Though information from anyone around the country would be helpful!

Any information at all would be a help!

Answer 1

I think it is funny that everybody thinks that guys are such better snowboarders.

I am 15 and I was first to go pro in my sponsorship.

Silly boys went crazy.

But you should probably be able to do a 50-50 on rails.

And tailgrabs and 360s and such.

But what you should really do is make your own tricks.

Dont go by what everybody else does.

Make it your own so that nobody else can copy it

Something that nobody expects.

It will be worth it trust me. Just put alot of thought into it before you do it so you know...you dont fall half way through the jump and break your neck.

Emily

Answer 2

Here are some SNOWBOARDING competitions listed

http://www.bigfatprize.com/prize/index.p...

Answer 3

for novis you should have all the basic tricks down like 360  50-50 on rails and all the jumps your mountain has you probably wanna be able to do hand rails and 50-50 a down box. just have your own style mix it up

Answer 4

There really isnt a specsif trick level or anything you need to know, you kinda be your own judge on it, im a girl and i ride in comps all the time, i live in the u.s and theres usually a lower class and a upper class in our comps, if you think your right in btween just go to the lower, that way you'll do better against others