Snowboards in popularity have long been inferior to skiing. Therefore, hundreds of people annually buy a board for skiing. The main criteria for choosing a board are rider growth, rigidity and shape of the board itself, and, of course, brand reliability.
Today we offer Rating of the best snowboards of the season 2014-2015compiled according to the results of a test of a specialized publication TransWorld SNOWboarding. The skiing season will begin very soon, which means it's time to choose a board for yourself.
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The best men's snowboards for universal skating
The board for universal skiing is designed for long downhill skiing, and for exciting ski jumping, and for non-equipped tracks.
Fans of freeride choose more authentic boards, lovers of well-groomed tracks - a shorter option. Any board from the above five will allow you to get the most out of riding.
5. BURTON Process, price $ 420
4. BURTON Trick Pony, price $ 550
3. CAPiTA Defenders of Awesome, price $ 400
2. GNU Billy Goat, price $ 540
1. K2 Happy Hour, price $ 480
The best men's snowboards for park skiing
For those who are fond of the most spectacular and acrobatically challenging riding style, park boards are designed. They are tough and guarantee maximum return on every movement of the rider.
Usually, the more experienced the rider, the more rigid the board he chooses. In addition, to perform tricks, you need a shorter board, in contrast to long boards designed for track and puff riding.
TransWorld SNOWboarding experts recommend the following parkboards:
5. ACADEMY Propa Camba, price $ 385
4. ARBOR Westmark, price $ 399
3. BURTON Custom Restricted, price $ 550
2. BURTON Name Dropper, price $ 449
1. CAPiTA Ultrafear, price $ 450
The best women's snowboards for universal skating
More recently, snowboard manufacturers began to pay attention to the features of the female figure, weight and style of skiing.
As a rule, women's boards are narrower, they are more flexible and have a larger side cut. We must not forget about the feminine design.
The best boards that meet the stated requirements look like this:
5. CAPiTA Birds of a Feather, price $ 380
4. GNU Velvet Guru, price $ 450
3. LIB TECH TRS Narrows, price $ 560
2. ROSSIGNOL Diva, price $ 450
1. ROXY T-Bird, $ 429 price
The best women's snowboards for park skating
Equipment for park skating, developed taking into account the short stature and small foot size, allows you to perform complex tricks on a par with men.
Although parkboards are tough enough, female board makers argue that using a flexible enough snowboard allows women with less weight to provide greater maneuverability.
The list of the best women's skiing boards in the park is as follows:
5. ARBOR Cadence, price $ 399
4. BURTON Social Restricted, price $ 370
3. CAPiTA Space Metal Fantasy, price $ 360
2. NEVER SUMMER Onyx, price $ 450
1.SALOMON Gypsy, price $ 450
