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Summary: Types of snowboards include women's boards, half pipe boards and alpine boards. See other types of snowboards with tips from a snowboarding instructor in this free extreme sports video.
Brendan Donovan is a snowboarder from Boston. He has been avidly snowboarding since the winter of 2000, and is no stranger to the slopes. Donovan was brought up to ski from a very...read more
"Other board types you will see are woman's boards, half pipe specific boards and alpine boards which are pretty hard to find. You can probably only find those in specialty shops. Womens' boards are smaller, they are more flexible because women weight less obviously and the graphics change pretty much and that is the only thing that is different with womens' boards pretty much. Half pipe boards are really super stiff boards. Their edges are made really really sharp. Their bases are manufactured with the highest quality base that you can get so you can go super fast. They get really expensive, those are the most expensive boards. What other type of boards do we see? I think that is it those are the boards you will see."
eHow Article: Types of Snowboards