Snowboard Design Terms

1. Length

A long board slides at a high speed and is stable. When flying high, it is easier to land. Short board turns are easier. It is easier to do various kinds of board rotation. The length of the board is also different from person to person. Short boards, for short people, may be long boards. In general, freestyle or halfpipe boards are shorter than bigmountain, alpine or race.

2. Sidecut

Side cut refers to the size of the bending radius of the board, usually a radius. For example, a board with a side cut of 8 meters is a circle with a radius of 8 meters. The arc of the circle is the side cut of the board. The side cut directly affects the curvature of the turn. For a board with the same total length, the board with a side cut depth (small radius) has a small turning arc and a quick cornering. On the other hand, a board with a side cut and a shallow radius (large radius) has a large arc and requires a large amount of curvature. Turning is slower. In general, playing with snow requires deep side cutting, playing halfpipe, or slidding on slopes.

3. Head length (NoseLength)

Level the board, the length of the board's leading edge to the board's contact point with the plane

4. Effective Edge Length (ContactLangth)

Put the board flat, the length of the contact point between the front and back of the board and the plane. This length is also the length of the board side that will contact the snow when skiing, usually the long total length of the board, the effective side length is also long, so the characteristics of the effective edge length of the board Similar to the overall length, the freestyle or halfpipe board requires a board with a shorter effective edge length, while bigmountain, alpine, or race requires a board with a longer effective edge length.

5. Tail Length

Level the board, the length of the contact point between the board trailing edge and the board

6. NoseWidth

The widest part of the board is the width of the board

7. WaistWidth

The narrowest width in the middle of the board is the width of the board waist. Generally, the board with deeper sidecuts has a smaller board waist width. When the narrow board is slippery, the side to side conversion is easier, and the wide board side to side switch. Slower, but because the board is wider, it is easier to float on snow when slid in the snow. Narrow board, like the board for race, the angle of the binding on the board is relatively large, so when it slides Will not get stuck in shoes, the same reason, big feet people need to use a board with a wide board waist, it will not be when skiing, the toes drag toes (toedrag)

8. Tail Width

The widest point behind the board is the width of the tail