ABOUT THE GOOD RIDE SNOWBOARD REVIEWS

We Rate How A Snowboard Rides With These Categories

HOW IT RIDES
Groomers	Excellent Good Average Rough	Speed	Excellent Good Average Rough	Flex	Stiff Medium Soft Noodle	Rails Jibbing	Excellent Good Average Rough
Powder	Excellent Good Average Rough	Weight	Feather Light Medium Heavy	Carving	Excellent Good Average Rough	Pipe	Excellent Good Average Rough
Turn Initiation	Super-Easy Easy Moderate Difficult	Edge Hold	Excellent Good Average Rough	Switch	Excellent Good Average Rough	Jumps	Excellent Good Average Rough

Here is Some More Detail on "How It Rides"
Groomers- How well does a board ride on groomed runs? Is it fun to ride all over the mountain?
Powder- How well does the board ride in the fun stuff? Excellent is bottomless, Good is deep, Average is shallow and Rough is not very good.
Turn Initiation- How fast and easy does your board turn? Can you transition from edge to edge easily? It's all personal preference on how you like to turn. Some people like a board that has an edge that locks-in and takes a lot of effort to initiate the next turn. Some love it to turn on a dime. Most beginners want super easy turn initiation but it's up to your riding style after that.
Edge Hold- How well does your board hold its edge in all types of snow conditions? For example, many boards don’t do well on hard pack and ice.
Flex- How easy, or difficult, is it to turn, butter, handle a rail, etc.?
Speed- Does the board have a fast base and does it ride well at high speeds? Does it start to chatter and make you feel like you are hospital bound if you don’t slow down?
Switch- Does your board ride well with either the nose or foot forward?
Carving- Is the board able to get your belly to the snow on a hard turn and help you spring out of it, or does the tail wash out with aggressive turns?
Pipe- How comfortable does it feel climbing the pipe walls to get you into the air, and more importantly, how easy is it to come back down?
Rails/Jibbing- Does the board easily perform skate-like tricks? Can the board handle an extra beating to the base and rails? Will you feel comfortable on rails, boxes and other features in the park?
Jumps- How well does a board ollie and hit small and big jumps?
Weight- How light is the board?