Style of Ride
There are several styles or forms of snowboarding. The Half-Pipe and Park Freestyle are the most published forms, but they and All-Mountain (back country) are the least practiced on the mountain. Following is a table that presents these three forms, along with the other two differentiable forms, in terms of the top two parameters that define a preference or aversion to a DES as compared to the classic snowboard. These two parameters are the importance of control and the importance of weight, respectively.
| Style Type | Importance of Control | Importance of Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Half-Pipe | High | High |
| Freestyle Parks | Low | High |
| Freeride | High | Medium |
| Alpine | High | Low |
| All-Mountain | High | Medium |
This indicates that Free-Ride, Alpine and All-Mountain riders might prefer the DES over the classic snowboard, but this has yet to be determined. It is possible that the nascent interest in the Snowboard Cross (SBX) and the shift to event indicates an undercurrent of preference.
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