How to buy the perfect snowboard guide

Are you looking for a new snowboard and you are not completely sure what type is best for you? Read through following advices and we are sure that you will make the right choice at the end.

When choosing your snowboad, you should as yourself a key question: where are you going to snowboard most of your time? Is it going to be on groomed ski slopes in ski resorts, is it going to be snowparks doing tricks or are you likely to be freeriding outside designated ski slopes?

When buying your snowboard pay attention to:

• Correct length choice continue reading →

  Correct length depends on your body height, your body weight and intended use of you snowboard. Usually you will be choosing between 15 and 20cm shorter snowboard compared to your body height. Please find more specified correct length choice of your snowboard in the following table →

• Width: continue reading →

  Selecting the correct width is mainly important for people with shoe size number greater than 44. They should be looking for snowboards with “WIDE” label added to the product name. WIDE obviously stands for wider snowboards compared to classic widths, with their intention to offer enough surface under rider’s feet and to prevent getting stuck into the snow with your toes or heels.

• Shape: continue reading →

  Snowboards have two different shapes: twin and directional shape.

  Twin shape stands for symmetrical snowboard shape, meaning that tail is exactly the same as the nose. In this way you can ride your snowboard both ways equally.

  Twin shape can mostly be found with freestyle snowboards, used for doing tricks and where it becomes important that snowboard acts and feels same when riding regular or switch (forward or backward).

  Directional shape stands for having your centre of gravity moved towards snowboard's tail, giving longer nose to the snowboard and therefore making the ride smoother and controlled at high speeds, good grip on hard packs and better soft snow floatation.

  Directional shape can be found mostly on freeride and freeride/freestyle snowboards.

• Snowboard profile: continue reading →

  Snowboards have also two different profiles: classic camber and rocker profile.

  Classic camber profile you will find on most aggressive snowboards for high speeds, long jumps and for the maximum control on hard pack, steep terrain. These snowboards are designed for most demanding and experienced riders.

  Classic camber is mostly used in freeride and freeride/freestyle category. It delivers maximum grip, high “pop” and precise, aggressive turns.

  Rocker profile in its basic meaning stands for when the snowboard starts getting an early curvature to the end of the board. The result is better manoeuvrability, easier gravity centre movement and turn initiation, better floatation in soft powder snow as snowboard’s nose forces out to the surface.

  Rocker profiled snowboards are most likely going to be the first choice of every beginner thanks to an easier learning process and also the choice of an expert snowboarders whose focus is on riding snow parks and deep powder snow. Rocker profile is mostly found on freestyle and freeride/freestyle snowboards.

To make your selection easier, we have divided snowboard into different categories based on their intended use:

• Freeride/freestyle snowboards: most versatile and suitable for wide range of users. continue reading →

  In this category we find camber and rocker profiled snowboards with twin or directional shape.

  Beginners will most likely choose slightly softer boards with rocker profile and directional shape as it enables smoother one way ride.

  Riders who are into doing tricks on and off the slopes and who are enjoying riding the deep powder, shall look into category of snowboards with rocker profile and twin tip shape.

  More experienced riders looking for an agressive and responsive snowboard, that will maintain stability at highest speeds and harshest landings, shall look into category of snowboards with classic camber profile and directional shape.

• Freestyle/park snowboards: snowboards in this category are designed with playfulness in mind. continue reading →

  Park snowboards are usually softer and used with shorter lengths to provide an easier execution of tricks, rotations, slides on various objects and safer landings.

  Most of park snowboards feature rocker profile, again for easier rotation initiation, to quickly change the direction, for sliding to make up for mistakes made on landings.

  Twin shape stands for completely the same snowboard shape on nose and on tail and delivers completely the same ride feelings, regardless if riding regular or switch.

  Reinforced edges are cut in a way that they do not grip too much – edges are providing comfortable sliding capabilities and some extra forgiveness at landings.

• Freeride snowboards: they are designed mostly for riding outside of a designated ski slopes. continue reading →

  Freeride snowboards need to provide the best stability and reliability in any kind of conditions, therefore freeride snowboards tend to be stiffer and more compact and they deliver exceptional grip even on hardest and steepest terrain.

  Generally freeride snowboards use classic camber profile and directional shape, making for a stable ride even at highest speeds.

  They are designed and built for making long turns, as snowboarder needs to have the highest possible control over speed in extreme conditions.

• Women’s snowboards: adjusted to the female body anatomy. continue reading →

  Generally and mostly used by ladies. Shorter and narrower board, softer and most importantly having a very nice design :)

  In women’s category of snowboards we find classic camber profile, rocker profile and both twin and directional shape. Lady beginners shall choose rocker profile and directional shape, because of more stabile one way ride.

  For the ladies having need and desire to throw in a trick or two, or just loves riding in deep soft powder snow, we suggest a rocker profiled, twin tip shaped snowboard. But if you are an already experienced snowboarder and if you would like the snowboard for highest speeds, control, harsh landings from high jumps or drops, then camber profile with directional shape is your choice to go.

• Kid's snowboards: for the youngest riders.continue reading →

  Kid's snowboards are soft, light and generally having rocker profile, that helps starting the turn and helps with an easier change of direction.

  Rocker profile also forgives many mistakes and prevents even more falls

  When choosing the length of kid's snowboard we would like to suggest to rather choosing shorter than longer snowboard. When having shorter board a learning process is much more fun and progress will be faster.