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Boardercross

snowboarders race each other on a downhill winding course. Also called Snowboard Cross. Participation format: Individual and team. It is typically contested on or in Snow and winter sport venues. Scoring is based on Discipline-specific time, distance, or point scoring. Core equipment includes Skis, bindings, protection. Listed competitions include FIS World Championships, Olympic Skiing, FIS World Cup. Origin/development: Skandinavien / Alpen, 1924.

LevelVariant FamilyWinter Sport CategoryWinter sport

AI-generated illustration: Boardercross — AI-generated illustration

Classification

Category Winter sport

Family Winter Sport

Level Variant

Getting started

Kurzbeschreibung snowboarders race each other on a downhill winding course.

Geeignet für Fits if you already snowboard confidently and like speed, you find heats, start gates and line choice more exciting than pure trick judging, you accept protection, course approval and race coaching.

Cost 20-200 EUR depending on equipment and venue. 0-80 EUR per month depending on class, club, or venue. 5-50 EUR per month if a club structure exists. For rare sports, cost and availability vary strongly.

First progress Depending on sport, from immediate to several months.

Fitness level medium

Was du brauchst

Snowboard, helmet, back/body protection by course, race or all-mountain setup, approved SBX/boardercross course, lift access and coach/club.

First steps

Do not start in a full heat: first practise snowboard fundamentals, edge control, small rollers/berms, looking ahead and single course sections with a coach.
Look for a snowboard club, ski/snowboard federation, SBX training, Holeshot/FIS-adjacent development series or resort with boardercross/fun-cross course.

Look for a snowboard club, ski/snowboard federation, SBX training, Holeshot/FIS-adjacent development series or resort with boardercross/fun-cross course.

Start only in the appropriate source-described context and follow local rules.

Weitere Angaben

Aliases Snowboard Cross, Snowboardcross, SBX

Tags boardercross, winter-sport, wintersport, snowboard-cross, snowboardcross, sbx

Rules and format

Die Grundlagen

Ziel

Complete the snowboard-cross course legally faster than the opposition in head-to-head heats.

Teilnehmer

Several snowboarders per heat; individual or team/event scoring by announcement.

Teamgröße

Individual in the heat; team scoring may exist by event.

Spielfeld

Snowboard-cross course with start gate, rollers, jumps, berms, gates and finish area.

Dauer

Depends on format and event.

Wertung

Finish order, placing and heat advancement; time is usually used for seeding or qualification.

Gewinnbedingung

Best valid time, placing or score in the announced format.

Ausrüstung

snowboard
helmet
back/body protection
approved course
lift access

Wichtige Regelpunkte

gate/course error
false start
obstruction or illegal contact
equipment breach

Regelquellen

Federations and sources

Federations

International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS)

Snowboarding 101: What to know about Olympic snowboard cross NBC Olympics · sport-guide · medium
Snowboard Cross Hub Federation Internationale de Ski et Snowboard · federation-guide · medium
Become an Olympic SBX snowboarder in 6 steps Torr Snowboarding · coach-blog-guide · medium
Topend Sports Topend Sports · aggregator · medium
FIS Document Library FIS · official · high