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Shape

*Snowboards are shaped to match your riding style.

 

     *Freestyle is easier on twintip boards, which ride the same forwards or backwards.

     *For all-mountain freeriding, a directional board has a longer nose, shorter tail, and a set back stance allowing it to float more easily in deep snow.

     *Racers need narrower boards for quicker edge-to-edge response, a deep sidecut to tighten the turn radius, and a long running length for stability at speed.

 

     We laser cut our templates at a precision engineering shop in California.

Custom Graphics

It's always fun to start with a graphic design. Once the design is complete then it is printed onto the top sheet through a sublimation process. The image is burned into the plastic scratch resistant top sheet material.

What goes into a snowboard?

 

Imagine a snowboard as a sandwich that is made up of many layers. From the bottom to the top a sandwich might have bread, then mayonnaise, turkey, cheese, lettuce and finally another layer of bread.

Likewise, snowboards are constructed in several layers of different materials. Let's go through the materials that make up a snowboard, from bottom to top:

  • On the bottom is a layer of UHMW (ultra high molecular weight) polyethylene -- or plastic -- commonly called P-Tex (its brand name). This provides the slippery surface that makes the snowboard slide on snow. Throughout the winter, you add wax to this base layer to keep it running fast.
  • This P-Tex base is surrounded by steel edges so the board will dig into the snow while turning.
  • Next is a layer of fiberglass (actually fiberglass reinforced plastic) that provides stiffness and strength to the board.
  • This is followed by the core (usually wood or foam) with sets of metal inserts needed to mount bindings. The core makes up most of the thickness of the snowboard.
  • Another layer of fiberglass lays on top of the core.
  • The top layer is a protective plastic layer called a topsheet (which also provides a good surface for graphics).