In order to develop, there needs to be an understanding that the input values affect the output values. If the input values can change, then the outcome can be intentionally altered or controlled. In the world of snowboarding, development is most often described as progression.
Progression in snowboarding typically looks like more amplitude, more spins, more managed risk, more, more, more. The interesting and emerging trend in snowboarding includes progression that is focused on less...
onward.
-dmac