What Makes Snowboarding Possible?
Snowboarding is made possible by a little thing called coefficient of friction. All materials have friction, some more than others. In this case, snow has a very low coefficient of friction, allowing materials of all kinds to easily slide across its surface. In physics, friction is split into two categories, static and kinetic friction. Static friction refers to the friction between two surfaces at rest, which is basically the tendency for the surfaces to stay static, or unmoved. Kinetic friction is the friction between two surfaces while in motion. Once an object starts sliding a across a surface, it "breaks" out of static friction and is now kinetically interacting with the surface.
