Snowboards

Snowboards

Snowboards are boards ridden across snow covered slopes contained within mountains and valleys in the sport of snowboarding. A snowboard is often thought of as the winter time counter part to a Surfboard or Skateboard is during warmer weather.

Fast Facts:

1965: 1st snowboard developed
1st developer: Sherman Poppen
Made from polyethylene, steel, fiberglass and wood
Available in different widths and lengths
Grew in popularity due to the Winter X Games

"If Everybody Had a Snowboard..."

There are many different styles of snowboards: Alpine Snowboards are designed for racing; Freeride Snowboards for long turns; Freestyle Snowboards for quick turns; All-Mountain Snowboards, which are hybrids; and Split Snowboards. They differ in length, width, sidecut, flexibility, and specific width of tail and/or nose. Snowboarding grew in popularity during the 1980s and 1990s, propelled as sport thanks to ESPN's Winter X Games, and now are featured as several events in the Winter Olympics.

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Also try: Snowboarding

The Mahalo Top 7

Wikipedia: Snowboard
Official Site: k2snowboards
Official Site: Burton Snowboards
Amazon.com: Snowboards
eBay: Snowboards
ABC-OF-SNOWBOARDING.com: Snowboard Anatomy and Features
Video: Burton Snowboarding (Time: 2:44)

Snowboards Information and Tips

SnowboardingEssentials: Snowboard Equipment
Snowboard Length Calculator: Snowboard Length Calculator
Snowboarding.com: Snowboard Construction: How To Make a Snowboard
Alpine Ski Center: Snowboard Size Recommendations
Snowboards: Thoughts for the First-Time Buyer
EXPN: Snowboard History Timeline Part 1 (1960's-70's)

Snowboard Videos and Images

5min.com: How To Snowboard (Time 2:32)

Snowboard Manufacturers

Ride Snowboards: Snowboards
Roxy: Snowboards
Salomon Snowboards: Snowboards
Venture Snowboards: Snowboards
Gnu Snowboards: Snowboards
5150 Snowboards: Snowboards
Atomic Snowboarding: Snowboards

Snowboard Retailers

Dick's Sporting Goods: Snowboards
The House Boardshop: Snowboards
Buy Snow.com: Snowboards
ProBoardShop: Snowboards
Buckman's Ski Shops: Snowboards
Action Villiage.com: Snowboards
Velocity Snowboards: Snowboards

Compare Prices

Google Product Search: Snowboard Price Comparisons
Shopzilla: Snowboard Price Comparisons
NexTag: Snowboard Price Comparisons

Snowboard Deals

Yahoo! Shopping: Snowboard Deals
MSN Shopping: Snowboard Deals
Smarter.com: Snowboard Deals
Overstock.com: Snowboard Deals
DealCatcher: Snowboard Deals

Snowboards Accessories

Hertel Ski Wax: Snowboard Wax
Altrec.com: Snowboard Boots
RDCShop: Snowboard Helmets
trusnow: Goggles
Daddies Board Shop: Snowboard Tools
BuySnow.com: Snowboard Bindings
Campmor: Snowboard Socks
Sierra Trading Post: Ski Jackets

Snowboards Message Boards and Blogs

Core 77 Blog Post: Behind the scenes at Elan : Snowboard Production
Wiki Retailer Blog Post: Community Design Snowboards Have Arrived
thefatgreenblog Blog Post: Snowboards
Car Sport Exhaust Blog Post: Don't Spend a Fortune on Cheap Snowboards

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