Editions
| Games | Year | Host city | Best nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| V | 2003 | Aomori, Japan |  Japan |
| VI | 2007 | Changchun, China | Japan |
| VIII | 2017 | Sapporo, Japan |  China |
Snowboarding has been featured as a sport in the Asian Winter Games since the fifth winter games in 2003.
| Games | Year | Host city | Best nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| V | 2003 | Aomori, Japan | Japan |
| VI | 2007 | Changchun, China | Japan |
| VIII | 2017 | Sapporo, Japan | China |
| Event | 03 | 07 | 17 | 25 | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's big air | X | 1 | |||
| Men's halfpipe | X | X | X | X | 4 |
| Men's slopestyle | X | 1 | |||
| Men's slalom | X | X | 2 | ||
| Men's giant slalom | X | X | 2 | ||
| Women's big air | X | 1 | |||
| Women's halfpipe | d | X | X | X | 3 |
| Women's slopestyle | X | 1 | |||
| Women's slalom | d | X | 1 | ||
| Women's giant slalom | d | X | 1 | ||
| Total | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan (JPN) | 6 | 5 | 6 | 17 |
| 2 | China (CHN) | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 3 |  South Korea (KOR) | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 33 | |
| Nation | 03 | 07 | 17 | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Australia | 4 | 1 | ||
| China | 8 | 15 | 2 | |
 Chinese Taipei | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
 India | 1 | 1 | ||
 Iran | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 |
| Japan | 14 | 4 | 10 | 3 |
 Kazakhstan | 4 | 1 | ||
 Kyrgyzstan | 4 | 1 | ||
 Lebanon | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 Mongolia | 1 | 1 | ||
 Philippines | 1 | 1 | ||
| South Korea | 6 | 8 | 12 | 3 |
 Sri Lanka | 1 | 1 | ||
 Vietnam | 2 | 1 | ||
| Number of nations | 5 | 8 | 11 | |
| Number of athletes | 26 | 29 | 58 | |
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