Freeriding was developed in the early days of snowboarding to satisfy the urge that some snowboarders had for a more challenging course that had a larger variety of obstacles. The original idea being that there should be no course, no rules, no goals to be determined.

Also referred to as "backcountry", or "extreme" snowboarding, this is the essence of every snowboarding event today. In freeriding, any natural obstacle or feature that lies in the area to be ridden in is subject to use as a jumping, or trick, platform. Many tricks and stunts in other styles of snowboarding such as halfpipe, big air, freestyle, and many others, were developed originally as freeriding stunts.

To be a master in snowboard freeriding one must be very good in all the other areas of snowboarding, and the equipment reflects this, in that it is versatile enough to be used on any terrain, or in any situation.

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