Snowboarding Styles - FreeStyle

Freestyle Snowboarding is the most popular style in the industry since it is all about the thrill and tricks of the sport. This focuses on jumps, tricks, rail slides, halfpipes, and switch riding. The pros can really show off what they're made of in this particular category.

Unlike the tricks in Freeriding, Freestyle Snowboarding techniques are mostly aerial (e.g. spins, flips, grabs etc.) but there are some tricks that can be done on the ground (e.g. bonking, grinding, ground spins, etc.). Freestyle snowboarders usually use shorter, softer Snowboards and softer Snowboard Boots to reduce the weight, making it easier for them to maneuver in the air.

Since the most popular Snowboarding events are Freestyle competitions, many ski resorts maintain terrain parks with halfpipes, handrails, funboxes, and machine-formed jumps for enthusiasts. Freestyle competitions include halfpipe, quarterpipe, slopestyle, and big air.

Take note that most of the time, a Snowboard is designed for a particular purpose and it will not perform well if not used in the terrain it is made for. These are the characteristics of Freestyle Snowboards:

The boards are shorter, lighter, fatter, and easier to maneuver.
The boards have twin tips, which means that the tail and tip are identical in shape.

Freestyle Snowboarding guarantees an ultimate thrill to the rider but always take precautions since this includes dangerous stances. The tricks performed in the air are significant in this style but you also have to concentrate on the process of falling down after the tricks. Once you get used to the tricks, you will eventually develop a more flexible body and perform the moves with ease.

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Kim Curgenven
Thursday 30th April 2009 at 2:56:17 PM

Great site!! I have been riding now for 3 seasons, and just completed riding on a Bataleon Violenza. What an amazing all round ride, but I struggle to throw her around in the park, and especially ground tricks as she''s a bit stiff. I''ll be riding her season after season, if she lasts the pace, but I''m looking for something a bit more jibby to play on.... any suggestions would be really welcome?

KL
Tuesday 5th January 2010 at 12:25:06 PM

I''m having a hard deciding which board to get. I''m a beginner but I want to freestyle. However I''m 6ft and 190 - 200 lbs. I used to bmx but I''m hooked on learning how to board! Freestyle boards are soft but I read that my board shouldn''t be soft for my weight. ???

TJM
Wednesday 24th March 2010 at 12:06:12 PM

id just like to say that i just bought the new salomon sanchez 2010 rocker board which is probably the softest and most flexy board hat i have ever ridden on. It is so great for jibbing and buttering and is just so much fun to play with!

Hannah
Tuesday 11th May 2010 at 3:35:08 AM

I am looking at buying a board for the first time and I am totally confused on which board to get. I have seen a board with amazing graphics (Salomon Lily) but it says it is intermediate / advanced board. I have mastered my turns and I am starting to try a couple of easy tricks (not saying I''m landing them yet though). I would prefer an all mountain board as I like riding the pistes but also like to try the easier park stuff. Can anyone give me any advice please??

If it helps, I am 5ft 5" and 54kg (119 lbs) and female. I would prefer a board around 144-145cm.

Thanks!

C.L.
Wednesday 5th January 2011 at 10:26:23 AM

I''m in the same boat as everyone else, I''d like something all-around, I was on the Burton board chooser site, and liked some of the recommendations like the custom smalls v-rocker 145, standard 145, clash 145, ration 144, hate 148, board amazing 148. It seems like a v-rocker or flying v has the glide, grip, pop and such id like, idk if Im right though. I''m looking for a board i can use on ohio back-country hills, but also occasionally in parks and possibly mountains if i choose, basically free-ride style, with a lot of freestyle added to it for thrills especially when i get into park environments. I want good control and response as well on all kinds of terrain and at various speeds. I''m male, about 5''5", @ 125lbs with gear on. graphics don''t matter much, but I like the graphics on the Burton custom smalls v-rocker 145. my biggest deal is price, i really cant afford much above $150 at this point, and i know that aint gonna get me a decent quality new board, and it wont even get me a decent used board. any suggestions? i''m starting a job soon, so i''ll get a deal of cash coming in, but id still not like to pay more than $400 for a board, boots and bindings (i do have a pair of old boots right now).

juan
Monday 14th February 2011 at 11:52:31 AM

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