Stoke encompasses everything that makes snowboarding meaningful. Participants describe it as the integration of play, progression, aesthetic expression, and skilful risk navigation. Research shows athletes consistently value stoke over competitive success.

Shared stoke creates community bonds and transforms competitive contexts into collaborative spaces. Watch for riders celebrating competitors’ breakthroughs—this isn’t just sportsmanship, it’s the core value of shared progression in action.

The stoke train is a visible phenomenon where energy compounds as successive riders push limits together. It reveals that individual performance is deeply collaborative—progression spreads through embodied witnessing and shared commitment.

Inside-out performance describes the embodied capacity to kinesthetically experience actions while simultaneously visualizing how they look. This dual awareness enables real-time risk-skill-style calibration that AI and external coaching can’t replicate.

Outside-in viewing is the capacity of practitioners with relevant embodied expertise to somatically respond to performances. Judges don’t just see tricks—they “mind-surf” with riders, feeling the experience through their own bodies.

Epic moments are breakthrough experiences where multiple framework elements converge. They generate lasting meaning and become stories communities tell to transmit values. Athletes often remember epic moments more vividly than podium finishes.