Snowboards from BURTON  

The length of the board should be between the riders shoulder and nose height. A beginners board can be even shorter to be more responsive. Advanced and deep snow riders will need a longer board for both better balance and floatation.

Allround Board: (All Mountain)

The length of the board should be between the riders chin and eye height

Backcountry (Free ride)

The length of the board should be between the tip of the riders nose and forehead.

Park (Freestyle)

The length of the board should be between the riders shoulder and tip of the nose.

Park (Freestyle) Freestyle boards are broader, more stable and allow more mistakes. In addition they have a softer flex and are shorter to give more responsivness and to make tricks easier to perform. These boards are also suitable for beginners due to their responsiveness and their ability to transfer leverage to the egde of the board.

Backcountry (Free ride) Backcountry boards are meant for riding off-piste. Naturally if you are a good rider then you can still use these boards on the slopes, no problem. The correct backcountry board should be longer (between nose and forehead or rocker) for a better floatation in deep backcountry snow. The set back is clearly towards the tail of the board to put more weight on the back leg and keep the nose out of the powder. These boards are less responsive and are not so easy to ride on the slopes. Split boards belong to this category as well and are only used for backcountry riding.

Allround Board (All Mountain) All mountain boards have a directional shape and are meant to be ridden mostly in one direction. These boards are set back which means that the riding position is slightly towards the back of the board. You can ride almost anywhere with this board due to its high level of stability, easy rotation as well as excellent edge grip and its pre-configured set back. Whether you want to go on a deep powder trip, get air at the pipe or go rail-sliding this board gives you all the options.

Regular Camber Has a very good edge grip and gives a high level of riding stability. In addition these boards also have a lot of pop. The downside is that they are less responsive.
Flat Camber - Zero Camber Gives you an immediate feeling of comfort with the board. This board also provides with a high degree of responsiveness and a reasonable edge grip. Due to the lack of pre-tension you have a very small amount of pop.
Reverse Camber - Rocker Due to the small pop and the small contact surface this board is very sporty and responsive. The disadvantages of this board are the low edge grip and the very soft nose and tail.
Camber-Rocker-Combo Combines all the advantages. This board is extremely responsive, provides a good edge grip, has a high pop and forgives a lot of mistakes. The only drawback of this board is its reduced stability at high speeds

Directional

A directional shape means that the nose and tail have different characteristics. The tail is usually narrower, harder and flatter than the nose. The flex is asymmetrical. The boards are harder to give a better balance for riding fast and to allow good floatation of the nose on powder snow.

Twin Tip

Twin Tip boards are symmetrical. The shape of the nose and tail are identical. The flex of the board is balanced so your board reacts the same going either forwards or backwards. The standing position on the board is centered and is the same distance from the nose and tail which allows for even weight distribution. This gives you better control when landing from jumps, rails and all the other tricks you pull off

Directional Twin

Directional twin boards are good allrounders. They have the benefits of both a twin tip and directional board. This design offers freestyle elements with the floatation of a directional board. With this symmetrical form you can ride in both directions, the tail is hard enough for fast cornering on the slopes and the nose soft enough to have good floatation in deep snow. You can also freestyle at the park due to the symmetrical twin tip shape of the board.

Wide

Wide board is for riders with larger feet. Riders with a shoe size of 44 or more should choose a (Mid) Wide Board to avoid dragging the edges of your boots in the snow while cornering and still retain full control over the board.