Types of Snowboards
All-mountain:
This board performs in all types of conditions- groomed runs, park and pipe. You can ride this board either way, meaning either foot in front. Most riders prefer these boards because they are a good starter board for someone who is just learning to ride.
This board performs in all types of conditions- groomed runs, park and pipe. You can ride this board either way, meaning either foot in front. Most riders prefer these boards because they are a good starter board for someone who is just learning to ride.
Freestyle/park:
This board is very flexible and is light weight making it easy to perform tricks like, grinding rails, boxes and hitting jumps. Most of the freestyle boards come with heavy-duty bases and edges that help absorb the beating from the tricks performed. This board is not for the beginner and is for someone with a little more practice with stability.
This board is very flexible and is light weight making it easy to perform tricks like, grinding rails, boxes and hitting jumps. Most of the freestyle boards come with heavy-duty bases and edges that help absorb the beating from the tricks performed. This board is not for the beginner and is for someone with a little more practice with stability.
Wide:
Designed for people with large feet to decrease the chances of drag, which is when your toes or heels overhang the edges of the snowboard and cut into the snow, slowing you down and causing loss of control.
Designed for people with large feet to decrease the chances of drag, which is when your toes or heels overhang the edges of the snowboard and cut into the snow, slowing you down and causing loss of control.
Split-boards:
These boards are unique, as they can be split into a pair of skis for climbing back slopes, then once at the top you can reattach the two skis and ride down. This board is designed for people who are adventurous and looking to ride back slopes.
These boards are unique, as they can be split into a pair of skis for climbing back slopes, then once at the top you can reattach the two skis and ride down. This board is designed for people who are adventurous and looking to ride back slopes.
Free-ride:
This board is designed for terrain-riding in any type of snow, with this board you can travel fast on groomed runs. Due to the stiffness of the board, they are easy to handle but are not meant for trick riding.
This board is designed for terrain-riding in any type of snow, with this board you can travel fast on groomed runs. Due to the stiffness of the board, they are easy to handle but are not meant for trick riding.
Powder:
For riders who mostly ride on powder, hence the name. The boards have a wide waist and a large nose and tail to stop you from catching edges and sinking into the snow.
For riders who mostly ride on powder, hence the name. The boards have a wide waist and a large nose and tail to stop you from catching edges and sinking into the snow.
Shapes
Stance
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2x4: Most common, 6 holes spaced 2 cm by 4 cm apart for the most stance options.
4x4: Not as common as the 2x4 holes but same concept but only 3 holes spaced 4 cm by 4 cm apart.
3D: Burton exclusively. Supposed to provide you with a wider option of stance placement.
Channel: Burton exclusively. Long slots replace the holes, giving you a more finely tuned stance placement.