| One of the distinguishing features that is often | | | | radius, the tighter the turn and this will quicken the |
| mentioned when describing a snowboard is the sidecut | | | | board's turning response in the snow. One that is wider |
| of the board. Snowboards that are made for different | | | | will give the board a wider turn. |
| types of riding are made with differences, but what | | | | This then translates into the type of snowboarding you |
| exactly is it for and what difference does it make? | | | | want to do. If you want to go pipe riding or perform |
| The sidecut of a snowboard is the amount of curve in | | | | tricks you will be after a snowboard with a shallow |
| the contact edge of a board. The depth it is measured | | | | sidecut. Someone who wants to go mountain riding will |
| by is the radius of a circle in meters. This radius | | | | be more inclined to choose a board with a deep |
| describes the turning circle that the board is designed | | | | elliptical sidecut to give them more stability at the higher |
| to make if it follows the curve of the boards arc. The | | | | speeds they are likely going to be going. |
| difference between the nose and the tail width | | | | Different snowboard manufacturers set their boards |
| compared to the waist width of the board is another | | | | up differently and follow different designs. Some of |
| way of specifying the measurement. | | | | them will prove more suitable to your riding style than |
| The difference that the size of the sidecut makes | | | | others and so you will have to shop around to find the |
| from one board to the next is in the width of the turn | | | | board that performs best for your body type and |
| that the board is capable of making. The shorter the | | | | weight. |