Why do I think snowboarding cool?

In the comment of previous post about snowboarding, I've mentioned about the monkey god and his somersault cloud...
Those who don't know sure wondering what is so cool about a monkey right?
Well, let me give a little intro here, the monkey god, or called Sun Wukong, is the main character in the classical Chinese epic novel Journey to the West (published in 1590s). According to the author, Wukong is the most gorgeous monkey, and have magical power. He can ride on a special cloud, known as "somersault could" (literary translated from the Chinese term) and surf in the air (see image below).
The point is, in 1590s, people already dream of to surf freely on something, because it is COOL :)
Here is the Japanese manga adaptation of Sun Wukong, the main character in Dragon Ball.
So no doubt that Japanese too think that it's cool to be able to surf freely :)
Then, here the Disney's version, just that the cloud have changed to bee and the bar of different look.
Also, the Holywood one in the movie Funtastic 4, the very cool silver surfer...
So, finally, why do I think that snowboarding is cool?
Well, it's very difficult to specifically point out why...
but it's due to the quality that it shares with the aforementioned things.