Postat în Snowboarding, etichetat Equipment, injury, Safety, snowboard în 05/04/2009 | Lasă un comentariu »
Common Snowboarding Prevention Tips
There are a number of general precautions you can follow to minimise your risk of a skiing or snowboarding injury:
* Fitness
Make sure you’re fit to shred. Prepare for your winter sports trip with a conditioning programme to improve core stability and strength. Leg strength and endurance is particularly important to help prevent [...]
Postat în Snowboarding, etichetat Boots, Equipment, snowboard în 05/04/2009 | Lasă un comentariu »
The most difficult snowboarding challenge and probably the most important one you’ll probably ever face is finding a comfortable fitting snowboard boot that also performs well.
Of course the most obvious choice is going to be whether to purchase a step-in binding boot or a traditional strap binding boot. Since this is a [...]
Postat în Snowboarding, etichetat Bindings, Equipment, snowboard în 04/04/2009 | Lasă un comentariu »
Bindings are an essential part of snowboarding since it connects your boots and thus your body to your Snowboard. The primary Function of Snowboard Bindings is to transfer the movements of your body to the snowboard you’re riding on, in the most efficient manner. Consequently, it keeps you attached and in control of [...]
Postat în Snowboarding, etichetat Dictionary în 04/04/2009 | Lasă un comentariu »
Board Definitions & Related Terms
Base – Bottom side of the snowboard, the part of the board that touches the snow.
Bevel – The degree of angle to which the edges of a snowboard are tuned.
Camber – The amount of space beneath the center of a snowboard when it lays on a flat surface and its weight [...]
Postat în Snowboarding, etichetat Snowboard Anatomy în 04/04/2009 | Lasă un comentariu »
Base- Bottom side of the snowboard, the part of the board that touches the snow. Snowboard bases are made in one of two ways: sintered or extruded. A sintered base is superior – it’s more durable, faster and holds wax better than an extruded base. It’s also more expensive and difficult to repair. If [...]
