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Freeride or All
Mountain Riding Style
This is the soul of snowboarding. Freeriding is all about using the
mountain's natural undulations and obstacles to get air and do tricks,
or just simply cruise around. While an overused term in snowboarding,
freeride is still the best way to describe the majority of snowboarders
and soon-to-be snowboarders. As it suggests, freeride describes a user
who intends to utilize the whole mountain. These riders enjoy everything
about snowboarding: the amazing feel of carving a turn on freshly groomed
slopes, the sense of flight obtained at lift-off from the big-air jump,
the creativity that can only be understood descending the half-pipe, and
the feel of freedom one gets floating in fresh powder. Utopia is doing
this in backcountry powder snow where it is a truly spiritual experience,
however it is still unimaginably good fun on groomed runs.
FreeRide All Mountain
Snowboard Characteristics
The most popular type of board, accounting for half of all snowboard sales.
This is the go-anywhere, do-anything board that bridges the gap between
freestyle riding and alpine carving. Both ends of the board are turned
up for riding switch (can lead with either foot), floating through powder
and performing freestyle maneuvers. These boards are usually soft and
maneuverable enough for beginners, but stiff enough to hold a fast turn
in hard snow. Not as stable as a carving board, not as agile as a freestyle
board. This board is designed for boarders who want to ride the whole
mountain including the park and pipe.
Freeride boards can be found at every price point from all snowboard manufacturers
Each board has a unique characteristic which is a derivative of its: construction
technique and materials, shape, flex pattern, size, and graphics For the
most part, there isn't a "bad" board on the market. Even the least expensive
board produced today can out-perform the "signature" series boards of
just 5 years ago This is the best type of board to learn on and can be
used anywhere on the mountain.
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