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2. Snowboard - Wikipedia

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   Bindings are separate components from the snowboard deck and are very important parts of the total snowboard interface. The bindings' main function is to hold the rider's boot in place tightly to transfer their energy to the board. Most bindings are attached to the board with three or four screws that are placed in the center of the binding.

3. Nidecker - Wikipedia

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   Nidecker (aka Nidecker Group) is a family-owned Swiss snowboarding company based in Rolle, Switzerland. Nidecker was founded in Etoy, Switzerland, in 1887. [1] They own and operate several snowboard product companies and brands including Flow, Jones, Nidecker, NOW and YES. [2] It is considered the second biggest snowboard company in the world. [3]

4. Snowboard binding rotating device - Wikipedia

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   Snowboard boot bindings are normally screwed onto the snowboard in a permanent orientation which is almost perpendicular to the direction of travel of the snowboard. When a snowboarder reaches the bottom of a run, the rear boot is typically released from its binding to allow the snowboarder to propel himself forward across relatively flat snow.

5. Snurfer - Wikipedia

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   Snurfer Patent (US 3378274) diagram. The Snurfer was the predecessor of the snowboard. It was a monoski, ridden like a snowboard, but like a skateboard or surfboard, it had no binding. According to the 1966 patent [1] by inventor Sherman Poppen, it was wider and shorter than a pair of skis, with an anti-skid foot rest. Like a sled, it had a ...

6. Glossary of skiing and snowboarding terms - Wikipedia

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   A type of footwear designed specifically for skiing or snowboarding to provide a way to firmly attach the skier's feet to skis or a snowboard in combination with bindings. bowl A wide mountain basin with slopes on at least three sides that is generally free of trees and other obstacles and conducive to large, swooping turns or steep, speedy dives.

7. Teleboard - Wikipedia

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   Teleboard, side view A teleboarder riding a King Carve 191 at Wachusett Mountain. Developed during the winter of 1996 by Martin and Erik Fey, the Teleboard consists of a long, narrow snowboard, or wide ski, with two free-heel telemark bindings arranged one in front of the other at a slight angle to the longitudinal axis.