What is the difference between an extruded base and a sintered base?
There are two major types of bases used for snowboards, Extruded and Sintered. Extruded Base Extruded bases are cheaper to make, and are found on lower end boards. The material is made by melting polyethylene pellets together which are then forced through a machine to make a sheet of the base material. They don’t need much maintenance, so you don’t …