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Originally Posted by Snowolf
Edge bevel angles. 0/0 means zeroe degree base bevel and zero degree side bevel. This makes a 90 degree edge.
A 1/1 bevel means that on the base, the metal edge has a 1 degree upward bevel so that it is not come rely flush with the snow. When you put a bevel on the base edge, you still usually want a 90 degree edge so you typically match the base bevel on your side edge so if the base is 1 degree, you match it with a 1 degree side edge bevel.
Park boards often come from the factory with a 2 or 2 1/2 degree bevel to make them less prone to edge catches on features. Even with a park bevel, you really want to maintain a 90 degree edge so the side bevel is also 2 or 2 1/2 respectively.
Sometimes the side edge bevel is expressed in terms as it relates to the boards base so it will be 90, 89 or 88 degrees.
Some beginner boards have a 3/3 bevel to make them even more catch free. They are great for what they are designed for and for park, but suck for aggressive riding on firm snow.
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While all this is true, detuning the tip and tail up to the contact points does help with that twitchy feeling on a lot of boards when flatbasing or just slightly on edge. This was especially true back in the camber days. I detuned the tip and tail on my NS and it does feel smoother when bombing, while leaving the base and side bevels stock past the contact points.