Freestyle snowboards
are wider and more stable than the Freeride snowboards. They handle the bumps
better because they are shorter, lighter and softer in flex. If you are a beginning
snowboarder then this would be a good choice for you. If you want to do some tricks
in terrain parks and halfpipe, this snowboard was built for you. It has a longer
effective edge which makes for a more stable, controlled ride. A general freestyle
board will be designed to handle well on jumps, spinning in the air and riding
switch.
Most freestyle snowboards are either twin tip or directional-twin
Snowboards. Twin tip snowboards have a centered stance with a tip and tail that
are exact copies of each other. Both ends of the freestyle snowboards have shovels.
The directional-twin snowboard is similar to the twin tip snowboard; only, its
tail is stiffer than the nose.