In an ideal situation, if you were buying all of your snowboard gear in one shot, you would divide up your budget something like this: Spend the most on boots, followed by the snowboard, lastly bindings. The main thought is that no matter what, you are going to be wearing/using your boots the most out of any …
It can be pretty tough to find a stiff and agressive snowboard now, with the majority of snowboards being mid flexing hybrid camber boards. They can be a pain to find in real snowboard stores, as they are getting to the point where they are a bit too much for the average customer. In general, …
1. Bataleon Disaster The Bataleon Disaster is a soft flexing (2/10), true twin snowboard that comes in 144cm, 148cm, 151cm, 153cm and 155cm lengths. It has the Jib 3BT base, so it has a camber shape but has the widest center base of the Bataleon range, so it is easy to lock on to 50-50s. 2. Rome Butterknife The …
Overall, the idea of Burton’s EST bindings on their Channel boards is a good idea. You get almost unlimited options for binding angles, and stance widths. One of the weaknesses is that each of the bindings is only mounted to the board by two screws, rather than the 4 of a normal binding. When one of the screws …
Most people would know for their quick, rear entry bindings. Whomever you ask, there seems to be a love/hate relationship with their bindings. Some people swear by them, while others would never even consider trying them. The main advantage for Flow, and other brands that make quick entry bindings, is the time saving. Compared to regular style bindings, …
This is a list of the top 10 jib snowboards of the 2014/2015 season. Slightly different than regular Park snowboards, there are a few things that separate jib boards. In general, they have a softer flex, and if you were going to rate them all together, they sit around the 2-4 out of 10 in flex …
If you have just bought yourself a new phone you might be a bit worried about taking it out snowboarding with you. Of course, you could always leave it in your car or in a locker, but that takes away the whole point of having a phone and is not at all ideal. If you are …
For anyone looking to save some money, buying a second hand snowboard can be a good deal. The trick, like buying anything secondhand, is to make sure that it has no damage that is not repairable. If you just want to find a good deal, search for cheap gear here. Major things to look out for Cracked …
It might seem like a silly question, but it is very common to see people who come into the shop with their board set up the wrong way. Before we get started on making sure you are riding your board the right way, we need to go through the different types of board shapes. There are …
Although you can ride any snowboard in the park, there are a few things that make a really good park board. They normally have a few things in common with Jib boards, parkboards usually have these features: Park Snowboards generally have a Twin shape The twin shape means that it has an equal sidecut, so …
One of the most popular snowboarding brands out there is Burton. Like most of the big brands, they don’t allow US sites to ship their products internationally. For someone who is looking to get it at the best price, the big online stores in the US are almost always much cheaper than over here. There …
If you are reading this, you have probably seen the types of sales, and huge variety that you can get from the big US online stores. In the last few years, the prices at Australian local shops have gotten much better, and are no where near as expensive as they used to be. But, Australia …
Buying your first set of beginner snowboarding gear can be hard, working out what flex, camber, shape and materials of everything can be a pain. As a general rule, a good beginner setup will have soft/medium flex boots, bindings and board. Soft/medium flexing boots are the best to start out on, you want something that …
Whether you need a stomp pad for your snowboard completely depends on your preference. Some people can just not get by without one, while others can skate around fine without one. What are stomp pads used for? Basically, stomp pads, or any of their varieties (studs/stickers/pads) are made to stick on to your snowboard, near …
There are a few boards around now that have both a camber version and a rocker/hybrid camber version. The Burton Process, Custom and Feelgood all have camber and Flying-V models. Basically a camber board gives you: Pop Good edge hold Stability at speed While a rocker board is: Easy to learn on Forgiving ride Loose …
There are a two major types of mounting systems for snowboards, the regular 4×4/4×2 and The Channel. The Channel is used by Burton (and now Endeavor) Everybody else uses the standard mounting system. If you choose to go the Burton route, you will have a Channel board, which works best with EST bindings. The idea with …
So you are looking for some new bindings and have narrowed it down to a couple of choices. What is the best way to easily compare the features of each binding? The main things to compare on bindings are: flex, price, adjustability and warranty. For this example I’m going to pretend that we are looking …
Lobster Parkboard Although the Parkboard has only been around a few years, it has hit that perfect mix of flex, stability and fun that a good park board has. Quick info: Medium soft flex Fast base TBT Read more about the Parkboard See Hallor riding the Parkboard in Hintertux Bataleon Airobic Quick info: Medium soft …
If you have an older pair of Burton bindings, with the standard or Burton 3d disc, to fit it to a new board you have two options. 1. The expensive way is to buy some EST bindings, that are made to fit ICS Channel boards straight away or- 2. Buy a retro disc, and use …
Until I rode my first powder board, I never realized how much better it was riding the right board for the right conditions. I always assumed that powder boards were for the hardcore, constantly hiking backcountry riders, or those who had bags of money for heli trips. I was able to but a Salomon Sick …