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2. Snowboard - Wikipedia

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   Camber – The curvature of the base of the snowboard affects handling and carving. Typical modern snowboards have an upward curvature of a few degrees along the effective edges. Experimentation has led to boards with rocker, or upward curvature, which makes for a more buttery board and can improve float in deep powder.

3. Freeriding (winter sport) - Wikipedia

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   However, nowadays powder specific snowboards and backcountry snowboards are what you'd expect to find under the 'Freeride' category. A freeride snowboard usually has a directional shape, a set back stance and a flex pattern with a nose that is softer than the tail, this helps keep the nose out of the snow, with turn initiation and with handling ...

4. Backcountry snowboarding - Wikipedia

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   A rocker board (or reverse camber) has a downward arc in the center so the front and back of the board have an upward curve and are therefore not touching the ground. Although it can have a slippery feel at first, most backcountry boarders prefer the rocker style snowboard rather than the camber style.

5. Glossary of skiing and snowboarding terms - Wikipedia

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   The inward curvature of a ski or snowboard, measured by the difference between the width of the ski or snowboard at the narrowest point of the waist and the width at the widest point of the tip or tail. The curvature of the sidecut greatly influences the ski or snowboard's turning radius: drastic sidecuts allow users to make sharper turns ...

6. Ski geometry - Wikipedia

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   Different geometry at skis for backcountry skiing (top), allmountain skis and piste skis for carve turns.. Ski geometry is the shape of the ski.Described in the direction of travel, the front of the ski, typically pointed or rounded, is the tip, the middle is the waist and the rear is the tail.

7. 'Those 2 strands of hair bound us all together': Here's what ...

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   Snowboard halfpipe gold medalist Chloe Kim of the United States, center, and bronze medalist Tomita Sena of Japan, with strands out. (Queralt Castellet of Spain is at left.) (Photo: REUTERS/Mike ...