AASI SNOWBOARD TECHNICAL MANUAL Equipment
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Tis chapter outlines the design and function of modern snowboarding gear. It starts by describing soft goods (e.g., gloves, outerwear, and accessories) and how they help make for a more enjoyable winter sports experience. Content then focuses on modern hard goods (i.e., snowboards, boots, and bindings) and basic information on how their design affects snowboarding performance. Te information is current as of this writing, but be sure to stay abreast of emerging trends. Lastly, emphasis is placed on how quality rental equipment can help ensure satisfaction and promote longevity in the sport, especially for new riders.
Objectives
■ Recognize and report how proper soft goods ensure that the instructor and students are outfitted to optimize teaching and learning.
■ Understand and describe the specific design functions of contemporary snowboard rental equipment, along with its positive effects on the experiences of new snowboarders.
■ Appreciate and articulate how the multitude of different hard goods designs affect snowboard performance.
INTRODUCTION
Te wide array of equipment available today makes it possible to ride many different lines down a mountainside. Tis variety of equipment, combined with a rider’s skill blending and movement patterns, creates the potential for turn shaping and skidding variations. Whether a rider is laying a carved arc on the groomers, smearing a spine in the backcountry, or riding switch in the terrain park, there is more and more equipment to support these outcomes each season.
Te greater your knowledge of snowboard design and equipment characteristics, the better you can meet students’ desires and even show them some equipment options they might not have considered. Snowboard equipment design is in constant flux as manufacturers strive to produce gear that improves the snowboarding experience. Snowboarding – much like any sport – is largely defined by its equipment. Gear that doesn’t fit a student or their needs can derail progress. Tis chapter explores the purpose, fit, and function of most current snowboard gear. Te two main categories for snowboarding equipment are soft goods, which include such items as coats, pants, gloves, hats, helmets, and goggles – and hard goods, which comprises boards, boots, and bindings.
SOFT GOODS
Te purpose of soft goods is to keep snowboarders warm, dry, comfortable, and looking good. Snowboard clothing should not restrict movement. Te proper fit will allow the rider to add or remove clothing layers as needed to regulate body temperature.
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