Soft vs hard boards - What specs to looks for specific style riding - Snowboarding Forum

triumph.man · 12-11-2012, 09:56 PM

Dont think that there is such a specific thread and I would like some input as well as I'm not too clear on the pros and cons on stiffness level

Speed - long and stiff
Control - stiff
Butter - soft
Park and pipe - ??
Jumps / Ollie's - ??
Powder - ??

Bayoh · 12-12-2012, 11:54 PM

There's many more factors than just the flexiness/stiffness of a board that lends to those attributes. Generally though, you want a soft board if you're a parkrat, a med-stiff board for all-mountain, and a stiffer board for high speed bombing.

I haven't looked much into a powder specific board so I don't know what kind of flex pattern is optimal for that yummy white cotton candy snow.

12-11-2012, 09:56 PM	#1 (permalink)
triumph.man Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 132	Soft vs hard boards - What specs to looks for specific style riding Dont think that there is such a specific thread and I would like some input as well as I'm not too clear on the pros and cons on stiffness level Speed - long and stiff Control - stiff Butter - soft Park and pipe - ?? Jumps / Ollie's - ?? Powder - ??

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12-12-2012, 11:54 PM	#2 (permalink)
Bayoh Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 280	There's many more factors than just the flexiness/stiffness of a board that lends to those attributes. Generally though, you want a soft board if you're a parkrat, a med-stiff board for all-mountain, and a stiffer board for high speed bombing. I haven't looked much into a powder specific board so I don't know what kind of flex pattern is optimal for that yummy white cotton candy snow.