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Snowboard Technology
Published in Franz Konstantin Fuss, Aleksandar Subic, Martin Strangwood, Rabindra Mehta, Routledge Handbook of Sports Technology and Engineering, 2013
Patrick Clifton, Aleksandar Subic, Franz Konstantin Fuss
Modern snowboard design is dictated predominantly by the desired application or style of the ride, with boards generally falling under one of two headings: freestyle (park and trick based) or freeride (all-mountain). Some snowboard models that do not fall under either major style heading are considered ‘versatile’ and are designed to bridge the gap between the two major styles. A third less popular race-specific category also exists, that of freecarving or alpine snowboarding. Ride conditions determine the characteristics and type of equipment that a rider will require. These styles are characterised by their preferred terrain, their specific equipment and their own competitions.
The biomechanics of snowboarding
Published in Youlian Hong, Roger Bartlett, Routledge Handbook of Biomechanics and Human Movement Science, 2008
Snowboards are manufactured like alpine skis using a composite sandwich type construction. Snowboards generally range in length from 140–170 cm with widths of 20–30 cm. Shorter snowboards are used for aerial manoeuvres and sharp turns as in freestyle, whereas longer snowboards are used for greater speeds and larger turns when freeriding. They comprise of a base, a core, and a top sheet with most snowboards being 10 to 12 mm thick. The larger surface area of the snowboard allows for less penetration and better gliding on softer snow compared to skis. A significant difference between snowboards and skis is the side-cut radius. Their shorter length and greater side-cut radius than skis allows snowboarders to perform tighter turns. Radius is expressed in metres with snowboards having radii below 10 m and skis more commonly between 14 m and 45 m (Lind, 1997; Federation Internationale de Ski, 2006).
Fibre reinforced polymers in the sports industry – Life Cycle Engineering methodology applied to a snowboard using anisotropic layer design
Published in International Journal of Sustainable Engineering, 2019
Inês Ribeiro, Jörg Kaufmann, Uwe Götze, Paulo Peças, Elsa Henriques
In the situation of a carving turn, the snowboard is deformed the other way. Due to the snowboards side cut radius and the rider’s weight, the snowboard bends in the opposite direction and the edge is pushed into the snow.