Snowboard support devices and methods

An apparatus for supporting a board, comprising:

• a mount disposed on the board;
• and
• a support bar connected to the mount and configured to move between a riding position, and a supporting position where the support bar extends underneath below the board toward the ground to provide support to the board;
• wherein:
• the board is a snowboard;
• the support bar is configured to rotate between the riding position and the supporting position;
• in the riding position, substantially all or all of the support bar is disposed above the board;
• and
• the support bar begins to rotate upwardly away from the supporting position to the riding position in response to a turn of a foot of a rider of the snowboard;
• wherein the mount further comprises a torsion spring which generates a force to rotate the support bar around an axis to the riding position.