Stopping a snowboard really isn't that difficult. However, unlike in a car or on a bike where you have an intuitive brake that slows you down instantly, carving into a stop on a snowboard requires a ...

SHEER terror. Blind panic. Whatever you call it, it's that gut-wrenching feeling known to all newcomers to skiing and snowboarding as they hurtle helplessly downhill ...

Skis and snowboards could soon be fitted with built-in electronic brakes to slow them down before things get too terrifying for novices on the piste. The new system is being developed by Victor ...