19 Best Action Sports Communities (Updated May 2026)

19 Online Communities for Adrenaline Junkies

Updated 5/2/2026

#1
Electric Skateboard Builders Forum
Forums for building and repairing your electric skateboard.
18K members
Forum
Events
8 views / month
#2
r/skiing Discord
on discord
Discord server for r/skiing subreddit
4K members
Chat
5 views / month
#3
PEVZone
on discord
PEVZone is a Discord community that brings Electric Vehicle/PEV riders together for meetups and group rides! We're a friendly community of electric vehicle enthusiasts who love riding everything. This includes: electric bikes, electric scooters, eSk8, EUC, one wheel, electric foils/surfboards, and in the future - electric aircraft (eVTOL).
382 members
Chat
Events
14 views / month
#4
r/snowboarding
on reddit
For those who like to stand sideways on snow.
1.6M members
Forum
7 views / month
#5
r/MTB
on reddit
A cycling community enthusiastic about mountain biking and all things related.
444K members
Forum
8 views / month
#6
Kitelife Forum
Kite boarding, kite surfing, kite making, and more. Talk to others about techniques, repairs, and competitions on Kitelife.
7K members
Forum
Chat
Perks
Events
Newsletter
Courses
2 views / month
#7
Skate Park of Tampa - Community
Skate Park of Tampa is a legendary skate park and community hub with events, competitions, and a global following of skateboarders.
500K members
Forum
Events
Jobs
#8
TransWorld Skateboarding Community
TransWorld Skateboarding is a leading skate media brand with forums, content, and a engaged community of skaters and enthusiasts.
1.0M members
Forum
Chat
Newsletter
#9
Zentacle
Search dive and snorkel spots around the world with maps, detailed reviews, and photos curated by oceans lovers like you.
Forum
Newsletter
#10
r/scuba
on reddit
Welcome to /r/scuba where scubbits dive deep! Ask questions and trade tips with a diverse community of divers, from open water newbies to dive instructors, commercial divers and scientists from around the world. Share your stories, pictures and video to have discussions with a subreddit full of people who love the underwater world and dream fishy dreams. Please read the sidebar and widgets! What are you waiting for? Come on in, the water is nice!
193K members
Forum
14 views / month
r/Kiteboarding
on reddit
Everything about Kitesurfing and Kiteboarding
34K members
Forum
3 views / month
r/skiing
on reddit
The sport where you strap two boards to your feet and point them down the mountain. Turning optional!
1.6M members
Forum
3 views / month
Slap Magazine Messageboards
The Slap Message Board is a skateboarding forums for gear, questions, and a nice community.
38K members
Forum
6 views / month
r/SkiGear
on reddit
A ski gear sub for everything ski related.
59K members
Forum
r/xcountryskiing
on reddit
Welcome to the subreddit dedicated to cross-country skiing, the best winter sport around.
94K members
Forum
2 views / month
r/SkiRacing
on reddit
We may be small, but we're fast! Whether you're a skier or a fan, we welcome you to join us and discuss ski racing matters. Share pictures of your new gear, ask questions about ski tuning, or post the latest FIS results. This is also a great place to share footage for critique, or just to show off!
8K members
Forum
3 views / month
r/Backcountry
on reddit
Reddit's OG off-piste sub for all things backcountry skiing/splitboarding. Those two, non-detachable low speed quads are the best season pass you'll ever own. We encourage posts re: human powered uphill/downhill shralping, TR's, pics, bc gear, avalanche tools/techniques/training/technology Mech. assisted tours into the bc, (Sidecountry, snomo, cat & heli bumps) sometimes accepted. Slowshoeing, lift access, your recent park footy, mountaineering & non-snow wilderness adventures, not here.
224K members
Forum
6 views / month
r/shredditgirls
on reddit
Reddit community built around the culture that women and girls bring to shredding sports like snowboarding, as well as surfing, skiing, skateboarding, and more.
18K members
Forum
3 views / month
r/skateboarding
on reddit
Fresh footy daily.
598K members
Chat
2 views / month

FAQ

: Communities for people into high-adrenaline activities including skiing, snowboarding, kitesurfing, and electric skateboarding. Mostly Reddit and Discord, with some specialized forums for niche sports and activities that blend physical skill with gear culture.
: Hive Index lists 19 Action Sports communities on this page. Most listings with size data are huge (32%) or massive (26%). This is a smaller slice of our database, so read trends as directional.
: Reddit (11), Independent Platforms (6), and Discord (2) are the most common here. Click a platform icon above the list to open a filtered view.
: Forum is the most common (84%). Others that show up often include live chat and online/offline events. Use the feature filters above the list to narrow results.
: All 19 listings on this page are free to join (no paid membership or application gate listed). Access rules can still change on the community side.
: On Hive Index, the default Popular sort surfaces Electric Skateboard Builders Forum, r/skiing Discord, PEVZone, and r/snowboarding first. Popularity reflects visitor interest in communities on the site, not a universal quality score. Use the sort menu for Ratings, Largest, or Newest.
: Listings are submitted by community builders and researchers, reviewed for topic relevance, and updated with platform, feature, member, review, and traffic data where available. Member counts are approximate. Popular reflects visitor interest in communities on the site, with richer profiles breaking ties. Ratings, Largest, and Newest use review scores, reported member counts, and listing age instead.
: This page was last updated 5/2/2026, based on the most recent change to the topic or its listings. We refresh entries when communities are submitted, claimed, or reviewed, and we update member counts, features, and traffic data on an ongoing basis.