The stereotypical snowboarder is a scruffy, drug-crazed, jobless teenager wreaking havoc on the slopes. But ever since snowboarding became an Olympic event this “extreme” sport has become very nearly respectable. Besides, surfing down a mountainside with both feet attached to one piece of wood and/or fiberglass, sans poles, is a thrill that cannot be denied. Snowboarding is here to stay, so you...more