How does a snowboard work?

Question

I'm doing a science project on snowboards. I need a good answer. Can anyone help me?

Answer 1

I would say that R4L guy above got most of it.

I will add that the base of the board that glides on the snow works like this.

The base warms up from the friction of the the snow on the base, the snow turns to water and the base glides over this water. the base of the board is full of tiny channels that route the water from tip to the tail of the board. You add wax to your board to add more friction on the snow (many ppl think that the wax is to reduce it, but thatss wrong). More friction adds more heat that melts the snow faster, making your board glide faster over the snow.

Answer 2

when you lean to a side gravity pulls one edge of your board up and edge of your board down, causing carving into the snow.

Answer 3

i no how 2 snowboard, so dont worry.

a snowboard is flat, and goes smoothly over snow. it has this type of string that attatches on ur boot incase ur snowboard falls off. its also kinda like skateboarding, or surfing. (i dont skateboard or surf, but by watching the neighborhood kids skateboard, and by me snowboarding, i coudl tell it was alike)

another thing: dont stop the way i used 2. i would stop by waiting for something like a tree, steer myself in2 it, then id stop. DONT DO THAT! kinda, steer urself so 1 of the long sides r facing at the snow. then, the snow will pile up on2 snowboard, sliding u 2 a gentle, or not so gentle stop.

(i learned about the safer stop right after i was covered in bruises of the 'somethings')

Answer 4

Boards are made with a special plastic that's called P-Tex as their base.  I don't know the full name, Google it.  Depending on different compounds I suppose, some bases hold wax better than others, some are more durable, and some are apparently easier to repair.  Having that much surface area allows you to "float" in powder by distributing weight.  People say skiing doesn't even come close to the feeling of snowboarding in deep powder.  Above the base, there is a core.  It can be made of an alloy, wood, or some other materials.  This is what helps the board maintain it's camber and pop.  Camber is when you look at a board laying flat on ground and you see how there's two contact points.  However, new tech using reverse camber utilizes only one contact point.  Different feel, there's a lot of positive feedback about it.  Pop is what gives a board it's snap and flex.  Stiffer boards tend to be used for powder, while softer boards tend to be used for park.

The rest of the deck surrounding the core can be made from various other things but is usually layers of wood pressed together.

The board's edge is usually made of stainless steel I think, but I believe Rome uses copper on some of their decks because it's apparently better on rails.  Lib tech created Mange-Traction which is essential instead of one curved edge, a bunch of curves on an edge.  It results in amazing grip on ice.  Think of it as...using a butter knife on the hard crust of bread or a steak, compared to using a steak or bread knife with many teeth.  It cuts much better.

Uh...bindings can be stiffer or softer?  Stiffer for more response, softer for more tweak-ability.  

This is all that comes to my mind right now.

Answer 5

well u strap in and go! lol.

they are made of a material that is flat, so they slide well over snow. The bindings hold ur feet in and r adjustable so tht they aren't too tight or too lose. There is also a stomp pad attached to the snowboard that is made so that if your back leg is out of the binding, the stomp pad will give you grip. Ur front leg is always in ur binding while snowboarding and there is a "Leash" that attaches ur boot to the binding.

hope this helped! xoxox

Answer 6

A snowboard distributes your weight over the surface that is on the snow. This lets you control how the board tracks or turns by pressuring the edges and the front and back of the board. By putting more pressure on one toe and the other heel the board will twist under your feet along it's length this forces one edge to engage and then you release the opposing pressure to make the board carve.  This is much the same way a ski performs when you make it turn.  Beginning turns of forcing one foot out of line with the other to make a turn causes more of a skid than a carve.

Answer 7

umm u smack to gether some plywood cover it in this special plastic **** then put a screen printed graphic on it and zoom u go down a hill ok go to this link

http://gnu.com

and they hav a link on there tht tells all about how there boarda are made ok

Answer 8

dont do a project on something you dont even do because if you did snowboard you would know how it worked

POSER!!!! MAJORLY