Found inside – Page 24"A snowboard is just a better tool in powder than anything else, ... K2S new Eldorado powder boards also come big and wide at roughly 25 cm across. Found inside – Page 77You can opt for an all - mountain do - everything board , or have a ... The sidecut of the GS board produces long , wide turns that can withstand speed . Found inside – Page 194We rode II Alpine snowboards and found some surprisingly versatile free-carvers. ... But just as race skis hold and carve better than all-terrain skis, ... Found inside – Page 29... are 18 centimeters ( 7 inches ) to 25 centimeters ( 10 inches ) wide . ... Nose and Tail The front end of a snowboard is called the nose or tip . Found inside – Page 34The wider the ski , the better . The new light , wide , short designs allow much greater mobility and enjoyment than their longer , narrower predecessors . Found inside – Page 126If you want to slide downhill, a sledge is the sensible thing, or one of those short wide "snowboards" that teenagers have discovered this winter. Found insideAlpine touring (aka ski mountaineering or randonée) gear, or AT for short, is great for a wide variety of conditions and terrain. Found inside – Page 186Snowboard Technology Jake Burton Carpenter rides a 1982 Backhill Burton ... it allows for better identification of problems and facilitates broader ... Found inside – Page 30GLOSSARY backcountry - A skiing or snowboarding area that is not marked by regular trails within ski resort boundaries . bindings - Devices that attach your boots to the snowboard . carves - Wide , sweeping turns that take a rider back and ... Found insideRegular Foot: Riding a snowboard with the left foot forward. ... The Snurfer was more or less a wide, wooden ski with a rope handle attached to the nose. Found inside – Page 38Snowboarding pioneer and company founder Jake Burton ensures his central position in these histories with a wide range of subtle and not so subtle ... Found inside – Page 398There are some good cuts through the trees, plenty of bumps and some wide ... Advanced snowboarders and better can choose between freeriding or park and ... Found inside – Page 216It takes place on a single , wide , snowboarding . ... years . sport to be accepted ( the bad boy image In 1980 Calgarian Ken Achenbach or- came later ) . Found inside – Page 398There are some good cuts through the trees , plenty of bumps and some wide smoothies good for kicking up the speed . ... Intermediate skiers and better choose from skill workshops such as fine - tuning parallel turns , tackling black - diamond ... Found inside – Page 69Cruising our wide open spaces is a favorite Way for families and friends to ... The technical differences between skis and snowboards are more clear-cut in ... Found inside – Page 15The board should be about as wide as your feet are long , so your toes and heels ... A snowboard's flexibility , or flex , is as important as its length . Found inside – Page 17If you don't need the newest and hottest, opt for a better-quality deck from the previous year. There is rarely a drastic change in technology. Snowboard ... Found inside – Page 203Providing an insight into using measurement techniques to better understand ... As a snowboard may be considered similar to a short , wide ski in many ways ... Found inside – Page 28The wide variety of snowboarding and mountaineering gear can be confusing , but you may have some of it already . Check with experts ... Longer boards in the 170 - to - 200 - centimeter range are better for deep snow and wide open bowls . Found inside – Page 33The Science of Wax W axtechnicians are professionals who tune snowboards, ... They are stiffer than basic freestyle boards, however, so they are better for ... Found inside – Page 20Earlier in the season, Poiriez had fared much better on Colorado's amateur snowboard racing circuit. He finished second in races at Purgatory and Crested ... Found inside – Page 11Many different types of snowboards are available. Some boards are good for speeding downhill, while others are better for doing jumps and other tricks. Found insideHey, O'Malley, better go back to your easy-riding skateboard before you hurt yourself.” Dennis felt his face go red. He only hoped Rick and Pat thought it ... Found inside – Page 34In 1988, Atomic engineer Rupert Huber was asked to create a better powder ski. ... to use the capacious floatability of a wide snowboard as a powder ski, ... Found inside – Page 10Koflach builds all of its women's rear-entry boots with a spoiler that is both lower and flared, to better accommodate a woman's leg. Found inside – Page 21Canting is especially necessary if you are using a wide stance or wearing stiff alpine boots . Canting can also noticeably improve the carving ability of ... Found inside – Page 36M he following instructional section I has not been written as the definitive How to snowboard manual . This section ... There is no one test that will categorically tell you if you are goofy or regular , but at least they give you an idea and somewhere to begin . Once out on ... A wide stance is 21 inches and above . Alpine riders ... Found inside – Page 48Because snowboards are so wide, the leverage the legs must combat is considerable. ... You are watching where you are going, or trying to, so the rotation ... Found inside – Page 397There are some good cuts through the trees , plenty of bumps and some wide smoothies good for kicking up the speed . ... Intermediate skiers and better choose from skill workshops such as fine - tuning parallel turns , tackling black - diamond ... Found inside – Page 156Sketch To have your snowboard slide out from underneath you when completing a turn or jump Skidding Moving your board sideways as well as forward . Found inside – Page 22Snowboarding as a winter sport is cur- exotic prototypes of wood and fiberglass by rently a world - wide phenomenon ... the snowboard as a rough guidance “ Boarding ” or “ riding ” are the words used to mechanism ; sometimes metal rudders ... Found inside – Page 8BOARD NEWS The first wooden snowboards were very heavy - most weighed over ... allowing riders to carve , or perform smooth , wide turns . am The top of the ... Found inside – Page 219Alpine touring boots resemble alpine downhill boots except that they are lighter in weight , have plenty of forward flex , and have a lug sole for better ... Found inside – Page 194Binding attachments are set up so that the board can be ridden in conventional snowboard stance when the two halves are joined, or in skiing stance when ... Found inside – Page 9Most snowboards are 15 to 30 centimeters ( 6 to 12 inches ) wide . Bindings are attached to the board in either regular or goofy foot position . Found insideBetter yet, if you have buddies who know more about gear than you, get their opinion before buying. Snowboard shops often carry great used gear. Found inside – Page 85In other words, a wide stance is rock and roll, hang-loose fashion that has nothing to do with Snowboarding correctly and better—at least the way I ride. Found inside – Page 9Snowboards are measured in centimeters . They can be 100 to 200 centimeters ( 39 to 79 inches ) long and 15 to 30 centimeters ( 5.9 to 12 inches ) wide . Found inside – Page 15If you want to carve at high speed or ride in snow up to your neck , choose an alpine design board . This board will be ... Because you stand sideways on a snowboard , the board should be about as wide as your feet are long . That way , your ... Found inside – Page 234HARD CHOICES binding forward or back on the board and change the width and angle of ... For snowboard bindings — unlike for ski bindings — there's a wide ... Found inside – Page 173The path or route chosen by the snowboarder either down a slope in the ... She dropped into the chute on the left, then went wide to hit a 20-foot rock drop ... Found inside – Page 127... rates involving conventional alpine rental equipment at the same ski areas. ... devices that resemble short and narrow snowboards or short wide skis. Found inside – Page 55They are designed to travel on snow or ice and are propelled by mechanical power. ... There are a wide range of snowboards, designed to suit different body ... Found inside – Page 127Once your kid gets better at snowboarding , you can change the stance and angles . A wide and flat - angled stance is better for doing tricks or riding the ... Found inside – Page 2Bigger than the Snurfer board it had a radical shape that allowed better turning control , and a wide nose enabled it to float easily over deep snow . Many Wintersticks are still in use . Now , many ski manufacturers and independent designers ... Found insideSnowboarding eventsmay be races or obstaclecourse competitions. ... Snowboards are longer than they are wide, extendingonlya few inches beyond the ... Found inside – Page 220If you go slower than the sluff , you make a turn or two and wait for it to run out ahead of you . With the new wide skis and snowboards , many of the more ... Found inside – Page 60Whether you call them shaped skis, parabolics, hourglass skis or super ... of skis so wide they floated over the snow like two halves of a snowboard. Foot position all-terrain skis,... found inside – Page 9Snowboards are measured in centimeters skateboard before hurt. 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