Conclusion

Many people thought that Snowboarders constantly smoke marijuana and saw their prejudices affirmed. Two years before, in 1996, Mike Hatchett released a new video, called TB5, featuring riders like Noak Salasneck and Johan Olofson. The riders did incredible stunts and tricks. Filmed in Alaska with its awesome footage the film is state of the art. In 1998, snowboarding contributes almost fifty percent to all winter activity (snowboardingtoday.com) Snowboarders have proven themselves to be more than hippies smoking marijuana out on the ski slopes. They are world class athletes.