Best Snowboarding Gear

For keeping you warm!

From the best snowboarding jackets to the best all mountain snowboard, there are many pieces of gear that go into a great setup! 

Types of Boards

Before you start looking at snowboards you want to know what the best type for you is. There are a few main categories that all snowboards fall into, but keep in mind that the lines between these categories can be blurry and unclear at times. With an experienced rider, the board doesn't hinder their experience, but having the perfect gear for your riding style will provide a flawless performance, which is what you want for greater stability. Match your setup with your style.

For those of you who are beginners or just wish to shred on any terrain anywhere on the mountain, you will want to look into all mountain snowboards because they offer you the most versatility and stability in a wide variety of scenarios. They have enough stability to cruise at high speeds, but also enough give to now be too punishing.

Freestyle boards are extremely fun to ride all of the time and are great for learning new tricks and styles that you wouldn't experiment with on other boards. They are very light and provide a great amount of pop perfect for jumps. 

The final board type is the powder board that is capable of delivering the maximum amount of float when you need to stay on top of the fresh snow. they do this with tapered shapes and elongated noses - sometimes both - to increase surface area of the board and prevent the board from falling in to the fresh stuff. 

Other Design Features

The flex pattern of a snowboard greatly changes how it will ride. A stiffer board gives you fast reactions and more powerful pops off of hard jumps. They are also great at maintaining speed. However, these boards also of their downsides. They are very unforgiving to newcommers who are prone to make mistakes. Beginners should use softer boards because they are not likely to fly down the mountain at high speeds, and the softer board will be much more forgiving when they mess up. 

Basicaly every snowboard maker provides both feel and flex ratings in order to help you find the board that will best fit your needs as a snowboarder. Most of these boards will land somewhere within the middle of the spectrum .

The boards shape is slightly related to its flex. Most boarders have a stance preference, so the majority of all mountain boards use a design pattern with a set-back insert and directional flex with a softer nose for a better float on deep snow and more energy for coming out of carves. Many are tapered from the nose to the tail to enhance this feeling even further. Most freestyle boards go with a more symmetrical approach with either a twin or twin tip centered stance for a more consitent feel when riding in both directions. The boards with a perfectly symmetrical design are called true twins while the boards with directional flexes are called directional twin boards.

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