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Please see our copyright and disclaimer notice page. If you were to drop in at any modern ski area and follow the sounds of youthful excitement and enthusiasm, you might very well end up at a halfpipe or terrain park. The freestyle snowboarding approach that these venues represent was once the private domain of teens and young adults, but nowadays freestyle is literally a big hit with the grade-school crowd as well. Due to the growing popularity of freestyle riding among all age groups, the American Association of Snowboard Instructors is actively integrating freestyle concepts into its programs. Instead of just introducing kids to the sport of snowboarding, instructors are now increasingly being asked to teach children the safe ways to perform basic freestyle maneuvers.