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Please see our copyright and disclaimer notice page. Use the toy that proved the hit of many a '50s beach party - the hula hoop. That's right, those plastic rings that once tested the mettle of the sock-hop crowd are back. But now they serve a very different purpose - as teaching aids in kid's snowboarding lessons. Hula hoops represent one of the many options available today to snowboard instructors who teach children.