Snowboards

To the unknowing public one may chose to purchase a snowboard that is popular, or is used by the most popular rider. However, when it comes to choosing the appropriate snowboard there are several different factors to take into consideration. Factors such as where you ride; Virginia, West Virginia, Vermont, Colorado, Utah, or California. Just knowing the most prominent location that you are going to be riding has a great influence over the type of board that is right for you. Knowing the location helps you to determine the length of board you will need.

For instance for a six foot male riding on the east coast should look for a board between 153cm to 156cm. However, if the same male is going to be predominately riding in Colorado should look for a board between 155cm and 160cm. This is because the east coast style of riding is generally done on man made snow (ice), which requires a shorter board. In climates like Colorado or Utah where there is more powder a longer board is needed to keep the rider on top of the snow. Most sales people will try in tell you that your board should come up to your nose, but this does not apply to all slopes.

Another major factor that comes into play when choosing the perfect board is where on the mountain you will be riding, whether it be in the park or on the slopes. This is because if you ride predominately on the slopes a stiffer board is helpful to make harder turns. However, if you prefer to ride the park a board that has more flex will be much better for you. That way you are able to get more pop out of the board to help jump higher, butter easier, and manual better.

When it comes down to it Lib Tech snowboards has revolutionized the snowboard in the past couple of years. Lib Tech has developed what they call magnatraction. Magnatraction provides more of the board’s edge to touch the snow providing better response. The typical snowboard’s edge is cut straight. However, the Lib Tech board’s edge is cut with more of a wave to it providing more points touching the snow.