Is “Snowboarding Etiquette” an Oxymoron?

After playing a fine outing on the golf course, my companion for the round waxed eloquently on the virtues of golf. Not the physical aspects of it, but the social environment, the rituals of etiquette, and so forth.

His point? There’s a tradition in golf the demands treating other people with respect, accepting adversity with grace, and in general being an all-around decent person. He also pointed out the widely viewed image of snowboarding as a devil-may-care, break-the-rules, and out-of-my-way activity.

So is “snowboarding etiquette” a contradiction in terms? Is there any grace in the sport, any social element to an activity that is fundamentally you and the board?

Thanks for the conversation, “Dude.” You’ve given me something to add to my list of things to think about during the off season.