Extreme Sports

Snowboarding is a kind of extreme sport that can get expensive very quickly because you want to make sure that you have the right gear and equipment for this kind of sport. But still you must always be careful in choosing your gears so that you will not end up spending for the wrong type of snowboard. There are many sports store out there that are selling snowboards and snowboarding gear but the best thing to find good deals is in your local snowboard shops or the nearest snowboard location.

There are three styles of snowboarding and they are the Freestyle, Freeride and Freecarve-Race. The freestyle snowboarding is whatever you feel free to do at the time. The freestyle riders uses the freestyle snowboards. Freestyle boards have a soft boot and are comparatively shorter. This helps the maneuverability for doing tricks, jumps and getting airborne. Some freestyle boards are designed for a specialty, such as the halfpipe. If you can afford a board for every occasion, these specialty boards will ride extremely well in the condition for which they were designed — but are not likely to perform well outside of that specific terrain.

Never Summer Snowboard 2008 Legacy Board: A wider version of the SL, the new 07/08 Legacy dominates all kinds of terrain from parks to groomers and backcountry kickers. Its width eliminates most toe and heel drag, but is narrow enough to be quick and responsive. A deeper sidecut, the Carbon VXR and powerful flex make it the most versatile, high-performance mid-wide board we have ever built.

Salomon Tempest Snowboard 155cm: With a little extra width, the Salomon Tempest Snowboard gives the size 10 and up ripper the soothing relief of a nimble ride. Unlike other sluggish boards in its class, the Tempest handles well in tight spots and feels lively out of turns. The rubber dampening layers in the sidewall, positioned under the feet, reduce chatter for a smooth ride all day long. Aspen Wood Light Core - Lighter & more responsive, this core brings together all of Salomon’s tech to give you more power, control and snap when you ride. PTex 1900 Base - The perfect blend of durability & performance w/ a medium structure for max glide in all types of snow. Standard Stone Finish - Optimized extruded base structure for any snow condition. SWS Walls - For more confidence on packed snow by absorbing impact, patented shock absorbing rubber inserts are placed under your bindings to provide more comfort & unique sensations on snow. Biaxial Medium Density Fibers - European made medium density fiberglass layers guarantee a constant quality level while making the board light & lively.

Lamar Ultra Snowboard 157cm: The Lamar Ultra Bronze Series men’s snowboard offers you all-mountain performance with an Energy Transmission Frame for a custom flex and a Versaflex wood core that makes it forgiving and easy to ride. Core Material: Versaflex® Wood Core–Versatile and specifically tuned flex core for all-mountain riders. Generally a softer flex. Construction Style: Edge Link ABS Sidewall Construction–Offers superior edge hold. E.T.F. Transmission Frame–3-D top geometry dampens vibrations, reduces torsional twisting and lowers the swing weight in tip and tail. This leaves the board with more edge hold and stability, combined with ease of handling. Tip/Tail Protectors –Aluminum inserts in the tip and tail are used for protection and to reduce swing weight. Nose Width: 144cm - 27.7cm, 149cm - 28.5cm, 154cm - 28.9cm, 157cm - 29.3cm, 159cm - 29.8cm, 163cm - 30.1cm.

Lib Tech TRS Freestyle Snowboard - 159cm: Features:-Designed and ridden by Jakob Wilhelmson, Eric Jackson, Sammy Lubke, and Martin Cernic! -Construction: Correct Sandwich - Super light spin weight. -Directional Progressive Sidecut: Smooth blend of two sidecut radii. Great all mountain freestyle geometry. -Golden Fleece: 92% stronger than conventional fiberglass. A difficult to produce golden fiber made from volcanic basalt that has the same modulus of elongation as the epoxy resin. This synchronization of glass and epoxy results in a supreme composite matrix. -H-Pop Core: Wood Alloy Core. Experimental new dead tree with the highest compression response ever used in a snowboard. It has half the glue weight and absorbs less resin weight. -Power Transfer Internal Sidewalls: MoStronger, more pop, and more control brought to you. -Double Sintered UHMW Sidewalls: Twice as sintered as any other sidewall. Tough, handsome and light. -TNT Base: Fast and low maintenance dual layered fluoro base material. Wax it, or maybe skip a day.

Gnu CHB Wide MTX Freestyle Snowboard - 161cm: Gnu’s best selling line has gone Magnetraction! Same proven Mervin sandwich construction, Aspen core, easy to ride biaxial glass weaves, cx2500 low maintanence base and rugged uhmw sidewalls on twin shapes. Magnetraction puts the control under your feet.Features:-Sandwich / biaxial glass / twin / mervin a.5 core / eiss 5 / cx2500 base / uhmw sidewalls / Magnetraction.

Roxy Silhouette Butterfly Snowboard 150cm: The twin park board is perfect fit for ladies who want to work their freestyle. With a modern freestyle shape, centered stance and narrow waist, it’s flexible enough to let you flutter from park to pipe to slopes. A testament to the first women’s hardgoods brand, it’s the board Kjersti Buaas rode to the 2006 Olympic halfpipe bronze. Key Features of The Roxy Silhouette Butterfly 150cm Snowboard: NEW! True Twin Shape All Terrain Nose and Tail Narrow Waist Width Tight Rail Sidecut Sandwich Construction Twin Wood Core Centered Stance “Paint by Numbers” Graphic with Iridescent Butterflies Eff.edge (cm) Nose/Tail (cm) Waist (cm) Sidecut (m) 109.00 28.30 23.80 7.1.

Forum Snowboard The Jiblet New: Ride this board 5cm shorter than your usual board. Why spend half a grand on a board that you’re going to destroy? This is based on our entire team’s need for a smaller, softer jib board that you can take to the mountain.

Morrow Mini Wildflower Snowboard 118cm: For young girls who are ripping up the whole mountain, the Mini Wildflower is lightweight and easy to ride. Key Features of The Morrow Mini Wildflower 118cm Kid’s Snowboard: All Mountain Park or Pipe Shape and Flex Designed for Little Girls 360 Degree Structural Cap Provides Strength and Responsiveness 360 Degree Edge Protection, The Stronger Edge Around Tip to Tail Hyper Core for an Even Forgiving Flex 1000-Grade Extruded Base Goes Fast and Tunes Faster Radial Sidecut Eff.edge (cm) Nose/Tail (cm) Waist (cm) Sidecut (m) 118 n/a 21.90 5.5.

Rome Agent Snowboard: The Rome Agent Snowboard gives you the soft, buttery feel that riders like Jussi Tarvainen, Marius Otterstad, and Will Levigne crave for park kickers and rails. A hand-painted topsheet on this snowboard gives you a one-of-a-kind shred machine. Rome gave the Agent a Superpop Core and with a StraightTriax 30 carbon laminate layer, delivering a soft, smooth flex for riders who like pop and butter in their park recipes. The slightly directional twintip shape lets you clear that table with a cab seven. Full-wrap edges protect your deck from evil scuffy kinks, and when it’s time to charge hard at the big hits, the SinterSpeed base runs like a bat out of hell.

Palmer Jade Snowboard 148cm: The Palmer Jade Women’s Snowboard is our future favorite freestyle board. The Jade is a favorite among women who live to ride with a smooth flex and confident control. The graphics alone make this board, but Palmer also threw in a 2 x 12 insert pattern for more stance options. With a tip-to-tail poplar woodcore, full wrapped edges, Isospeed 2000 base and a lifetime of consistent fle thanks to prepreg technology, this board remains true to Palmer’s roots in innovation. Awarded Future Snowboarding Magazine’s MVP for 2006. Key Features of the Palmer Jade 148cm Women’s Snowboard: Prepreg Full sidewall construction Full length poplar woodcore Dual sidecut Stone ground inlaid 2000 Isospeed base Full wrapped edges Sidecut (m) Eff.edge (cm) Waist (cm) Stance Width (mm) 7.3 124.1 23.6 420-540.

5150 Vice Snowboard 151cm: Designed to take you above and beyond. It’s no accident 5150 created this sick of a board at such a great price. The all-mountain 5150 Vice snowboard powers turns, has incredible pop, and is hella-smooth. You’ll be addicted after one ride. Key Features of The 5150 Vice 151cm Snowboard: Directional Shape and Flex for all-mountain performance Full tip-to-tail Wood Core for durability and lasting flex 3D Structural Cap provides strength and responsiveness 360 Edge Protection - the strongest and lightest edge available Tru-Flex CoreTM for a smooth and responsive ride Biaxial Fiberglass for dependable and forgiving edge control 1000-Grade Extruded Die-Cut Base goes fast and tunes faster Deep Gloss Capkote UV Protection Finish Eff.edge (cm) Nose/Tail (cm) Waist (cm) Sidecut (m) N/A N/A 24.80 7.7.

New 2006 LTD Orgin 152 cm Women’s Expert Freestyle Snowboard: New 2006 LTD Orgin 152 cm Women’s Expert Freestyle Snowboard. LTD’s Flagship Women’s Expert Freestyle Snowboard. Very Responsive, Explosive Turns High Tech Freestyle for Women. Advanced to Expert Women Freestyle Riders Riders. Very Responsive, Explosive turns, Superior Freestyle Performance. Women’s Specific Flex and Geometry. Energy Trasmission Frame Technology. Dual Tone Edge-Link Sidewall Construction. Full Wood Tech Core with Power Strip. Quadratic Sidecut Geometry. Triaxal Fiberglass. Laser-Lock Diecut Stone Ground Sintered 2000 Base. Alloy Base Inlay. 2 x 4 Insert Pattern. Specialty Metalic ink and UV Mirror Finish.

Academy Snowboards Chad Pro Series Freestyle Snowboard - 156.5cm: Features:-Voted Top 10 by Future Snowboarding magazine and Onboard Europe magazine 06.-High performance directional twin shape-Sidewall construction with reinforced carbon strips-Chad rides and destroys everything so his boards reflect that-Shapes are ideal for ALL freestyle terrains-Medium to stiff flex pattern except for 148, which is a softer jib board.

Flow Quantum Scotty Lago 08 Freestyle Snowboard - 152cm: The award winning king of the twins, designed for one thing: to allow Scotty Lago to wreck every park or pipe he enters. The Quantum is so packed full of love, it would make a goat puke. The Quantum is designed with Whiskey Royale and Quadrax glass to distribute binding pressure and add power on take-offs. The Dual Density base with brass edges will not only turn you into a park rock star, but it is also super fast and smooth. The Quantum will take you to new heights, and pretty soon they’ll be calling you the rail master and king of the pipe.

2006 Head Team i CT 154 cm Premire Freestyle Snowboard: 2006 Head Team i CT 154 cm Premire Freestyle Snowboard Intelligence Chip Techology , 5 piece multiple sidwall construction with Free Flex binding mount. Made with the finest materails in Austria This is Best new Techology in snowboarding in 15 years .Looks Great - Rides Better !! Advanced to Expert Riders, Freestyle Board, Radial Sidecut, Competion-Oriented Intel i CT started as new techology to reduce vibrations while increasing thrust of combat helicopters. Cruising at slower speeds the board reacts neutrally. the harder the board is pushedthe more vibrations/enrgy is captured by Intellifibers and fired back to the fibers ( in 5/1000 th of a second), cuasing them to stiffen up thus Increased Torsional Stability.

Snowjam Dimension Snowboard 153cm: The full capped Dimension is the ideal board for the value-conscious rider looking for smooth, stable ride characteristics in powder, rails, or pipe. Features: * Wide all-mountain shape * ABS sidewall construction * Biaxial reverse printed top sheet * Full wood core * Extruded p-tex base * 360° full wrap steel edge Specs: Length: 153cm; Effective edge: 1140; Tip/waist/tail width: 308/267/308; Tip Height: 52.5; Camber: 6 Sidecut radius: 8.13 Warranty: 1 year. High quality, high performance board at affordable price. Snowjam is known for producing great freestyle boards.

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