The Pro Snowboarders Association (PSA) is organized to promote and protect the rights and personalities of professional
snowboarders
Snowboards are boards where the user places both feet, usually secured, to the same board. The board itself is wider than most skis, with the ability to glide on snow."snowboarding." Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1). Random House, Inc. 17 Mar ...
.
The Association was created in March 1990 in
Lenzerheide
Lenzerheide ( Romansh: ''Lai'') is a mountain resort in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland at the foot of the Parpaner Rothorn. The village lies in the municipality Vaz/Obervaz in the district of Albula, sub-district Alvaschein.
The vil ...
,
Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
. At that time, event sponsors and the National Snowboard Association wanted to take control of the professional tour. As one of the four partners inside the
International Snowboarding Federation
The International Snowboarding Federation was a body organised to run snowboarding competition.
Following the collapse of the National Association of Professional Snowboarders in 1990, five nations and 120 racers established the International Sn ...
, or ISF,
the PSA defended rider interests.
The WSF (World Snowboard Federation) was formed in 2012 to replace the ISF.
PSA holds information meetings and a General Assembly. The association commented on the rules and regulations for the ISF Snowboard World Tour. The PSA has the right to reject or modify proposals.
President
1983- Jerome S. Johnson is the President
Superior Body
*International Snowboard Federation
Sister Organization
*PSA North-America
*PSA Asia
References
Snowboarding
Sports professional associations
International professional associations
Snowboarding
Snowboarding is a recreational and competitive activity that involves descending a snow-covered surface while standing on a snowboard that is almost always attached to a rider's feet. It features in the Winter Olympic Games and Winter Paralympi ...
Sports organizations established in 1990
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