All snowboards are prone to unwanted vibration, especially on icy slopes.
Vibration reduces a snowboard's contact with the snow, robbing stability and performance.
Most manufacturers use rubber or foam to damp vibration, but such mechanical damping is not selective it attacks all vibration. The result is that well-damped boards have traditionally felt dead and sluggish. Ski Patrol Everyone who snowboards gets banged up from time to time. Come Lately trying his best to make a run with out falling. Bumps, bruises, twists, strains and sprains happen in our sport.