SNOWBOARD CONSTRUCTION AND TERMS

A sliding surface on the underside of the snowboard. Made of polymeric materials and polished/structured in a special way.

Role: sliding on the snow.

The basis of construction, serving as a support for the other layers of the composite.

Role: the core stuff significantly determines a lot of snowboard characteristics: stiffness, elasticity and responsiveness. Its quality determine show long the board will maintain its characteristics. We use only vertically laminated wood cores of different wood species.

Layers of fiber are added to the composite to give a snowboard specific properties.

Role: they provide torsional and longitudinal stiffness and determine the strength and specific character of rebound.

Plastic 9mm ABS above the edge protects the inner layers of the sandwich construction.

Role: Protection and vibration rejection. The sidewall material affects the torsional rigidity as well.

Wraps the bottom surface of the snowboard. Edge is usually manufactured out of steel.

Role: Provides grip on a hard surface of the slope.

Metal fasteners, firmly anchored in the core and the layers of the composite.

Role: To fasten bindings.

Combination of characteristics of a model, such as the width of the nose, the waist and the tail, side cut shape, nose shape and location of the inserts.

Role: The first factor that determines the character of the board and its behavior on the slope.