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snowboard
A piece of sports equipment resembling a wide board on which you ride down a snow-covered slope with both feet strapped in.
Er hat sich zum Geburtstag ein neues Snowboard gewünscht.
He asked for a new snowboard for his birthday.
'Snowboard' is a loanword from English and is made up of 'snow' (Schnee) and 'board' (Brett). The meaning 'snow board' can therefore be derived directly from its parts.
Mein altes Snowboard ist mir mittlerweile zu klein.
My old snowboard has become too small for me by now.
The verb used for the activity with a snowboard is 'fahren' (to ride/go). So you say 'Snowboard fahren' (to snowboard).
Am Wochenende fahren wir in die Berge zum Snowboard fahren.
At the weekend, we're going to the mountains to go snowboarding.
To describe the sport, you can use either the construction 'Snowboard fahren' (to snowboard) or the verb 'snowboarden' (to snowboard). Both forms are correct and common.
Ich fahre lieber Ski, aber mein Bruder geht oft snowboarden.
I prefer skiing, but my brother often goes snowboarding.
ski
'der Ski' and 'das Snowboard' are both pieces of sports equipment for snow. You use both to go down a slope. The important difference is the shape and the stance: when skiing, you normally have two narrow skis, one on each foot. On a snowboard, both feet stand on one wide board. Learners may confuse the words because both belong to winter sports. If you are talking about two separate boards or the activity of skiing, 'Ski' fits. If you mean a wide board for both feet, 'Snowboard' fits.
Mein Freund trägt sein Snowboard zum Lift, weil er heute nicht Ski fahren will.
My friend is carrying his snowboard to the lift because he does not want to ski today.
Jan leiht sich für den Winterurlaub neue Ski.
Jan is renting new skis for his winter vacation.