A board for the park would be stiff in the center, and soft at the tip and tail to absorb landings. A halfpipe board would have an equally distributed flex, so that the board can contour to the curve of the pipe better. A Big Mountain or Long Board is ridden by experts who do a lot of hiking around in the backcountry of the very large mountains. They are like long, wide, Freestyle boards, so that they can float in. They are usually very long, about 170 to 185 centimeters.
Bindings are the mechanisms that keep the rider s feet on the board.
Strap-ins are the most popular, because they have been around the longest and can be used on all types of boards except Alpine boards. Only a few companies make them, and you need special boots to use them, which is why they are in second place. Snowboarding has come so far in the last few years. It came from a toy to a high-tech piece of equipment, from a sport for trouble makers to an Olympic event, from a small family owned business to a major business. In recent years we ve seen huge advances in equipment technology and performance, clothing design and smooth riding styles.