| If any one tells you that snowboarding is just another | | | | control so when your dealing with steep situations it will |
| sport, well you can tell them that I said their wrong | | | | be easier to handle. If your looking for a All mountain |
| because for me and others its more than just that, it is | | | | board then the West land is a lightweight board that |
| a way of life. Take the company called Arbor, they | | | | works well against powder, park and the back country. |
| make some top quality snowboards that perform | | | | Arbor talk about this board as being the advancement |
| really well out on the slops. There boards can handle all | | | | in board technology because it is that good. This board |
| the various kinds of terrains that are out there, and | | | | really is a bad boy and can handle spins and deal with |
| they even have categories for each board they | | | | breakneck speeds and all because of the material that |
| produce. The categories are All mountain, free ride and | | | | is used in its construction. |
| freestyle. | | | | The wood used is bamboo which is very light and |
| Lets look at the free ride which is a longer board that | | | | flexible and at the same time. This board really suits |
| handles the faster turns that you experience on the | | | | the women snowboarders and this board was |
| slops and the freestyle is the opposite with the board | | | | designed for the ladies only. Arbor really have taken |
| being shorter but much wider and is good at snow | | | | the market by storm with there snowboard gear and |
| parks. Now were look at the variety of board types | | | | this was just a brief guide into one of the most popular |
| such as the A Frame which is designed for riding on | | | | brands of snowboard in the market place today. |
| the edge and is a free ride carver. The board has tight | | | | |