Mountain boarding, also known as dirtboarding, or all-terrain-boarding, is a relatively new board sport, derived from snowboarding. It was originally intended to take the place of snowboarding during warm months while there was no snow available. It was only in the last 8 or 9 years that mountain boarding has developed into a sport in its own right.

A close relative of the skateboard, the mountain board is not confined to the road, pavement or multi-storey carparks. Its oversized board and beefy rubber tyres allows more flexibility in terms of terrain choice.

Freestyle mountain boarding involves jumping, flipping and grabbing, whilst downhill mountain boarding essentially 'does what it says on the tin' and consists of downhill races and slaloms.

Mountain boarding in Cornwall takes advantage of the county's abundantly hilly off-road terrain, and often the freeriding and racing boarders share the downhills and dirt tracks with mountain bikers and other dirty downward thinking outdoor adventurers.

More and more dedicated centres are being opened around the world specifically for the sport of mountain boarding. Ivyleaf Mountain Boarding Centre in Bude is just one example of a Cornish based mountain boarding centre. More will undoubtedly follow.

Below you will find all the information you need on mountain boarding in Cornwall, including details on instructional mountain boarding courses for all ages, mountain boarding workshops, mountain boarding schools, mountain boarding academies, mountain boarding lessons and mountain boarding clubs, not to mention mountain boarding shops and places to hire.