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Can You Use A Freestyle / Park Snowboard For All Mountain?

So you’ve just found that awesome Ride or Burton park & freestyle snowboard at a killer price. Only problem is, you don’t really ride park, you only ride on groomed …
How To Overcome Your Fear Of Speed Snowboarding

As a learning (or progressing) snowboarder, fear of speed may be hindering your progression. If you’re like I was when I first started, you may feel paralyzed by that apprehension …
10 Awesome Tips for Snowboard Travel (From Seasoned Riders)

Flying off to Japan or the Swiss Alps on a snowboard trip for the first time? You can make your trip as good as it gets – and avoid a …
How To Plan A Snowboarding Trip: Real Tips From A Rider

Planning a snowboarding trip is always a challenge, especially the first time. With this post, I want to share my personal experience of planning a snowboarding trip. I’ll provide some …
Arbor Element vs Burton Custom: Which One To choose?

Arbor’s Element and Burton’s Custom series are two of the most versatile all-mountain boards on the market. These directional twin boards shine on groomers, in the park, pipe, backcountry and …
Are Stiffer Snowboards Harder To Ride?

One of the questions that frequently comes up with newer snowboarders is whether a stiffer snowboard is harder to ride. If you’re a proficient rider, a stiff board is going …

Choosing The Best Surfskate: Everything You Need To Know

Surfskates are amazing skateboards for carving, pumping, slashing in back alleys, banked driveways, drainage ditches, bowls and ramps. Carver Skateboards, YOW Surf, Swelltech, Smoothstar, Hamboards, Slide are some the top …
Surfskate Survey Results: What Surfskaters Are Saying

Here are all the results from the survey including individual comments! Note: if you hadn’t yet, take the survey and add your brick here.
Hamboards Surskate Review: Classic For Land Surfing

Hamboards are very special longboard skateboards with a classic surfboard look and feel. Hamboards are much bigger than regular skateboards and longboards and with a very unique retro style reminiscent …

Z-Flex Skateboards Review: Boards With A Cool Retro Vibe

Z-Flex is a legendary skateboard brand and one of the longest-running skateboarding companies out there. Z-Flex was co-created in Santa Monica in the 1970s by Jay Adams, an iconic skateboarder …
Best Globe Longboard: 10 Hand Picked Boards Reviewed

Globe is one of the largest skateboard and longboard manufacturers and distributors in the world, and for a reason. The brand’s longboard and cruiser lineup is impressive, both in terms …
Loaded Icarus Review : A Carving & Pumping Machine

If you’re considering the Loaded Icarus, you’re probably looking for a high-quality drop-through longboard with solid flex, primarily for commuting and carving yet versatile enough to let you do some …

Tige vs Mastercraft: Choosing The Best Wake & Surf Boat

Mastercraft and Tige are two household brands and industry leaders in the world of powerboats for towed watersports. When trying to choose between the two, the main criteria are generally: …
Wakeboarding vs Water Skiing: How Are They Different?

If you’re a water skier considering getting into wakeboarding or a wakeboarder pondering whether to start water skiing, you may be wondering about the difference between the two sports. These …
What Is The Best Axis Boat For Surfing With The Family?

Axis boats are famous for offering the best surf waves out there for the budget. In wakesurfing, you generally need the best wave you can get regardless of your level. …

Ghost Longboards Review: Coolest Ride On Earth? [2022]

Ghost longboards is known for building high-quality, U.S-made clear see-through acrylic longboard decks that are very smooth riding and accessible to riders of all ages and skill levels. These boards …
Best Globe Skateboard Completes: 2024 Full Comparison Guide

Globe is a well-known skateboard brand you’ll often find at your local skateshop. Yet, despite its reputation as a top skateboard company, you may be curious about the actual quality …
Mindless Longboards Review: 13 Boards Worth A Look

Created in 2005, Mindless Longboards is a UK-based longboard brand (one of the few). The company designs and develops quality longboards which riders often compare to major brands such as …

Longboarding In Los Angeles: Where to Longboard Skate In The City Of Angels

A few weeks ago, I once again decide to make a work trip coincide with a longboarding experience, so I started researching places for longboarding in Los Angeles. L.A. is …
Longboarding In The City: 10 Tips That Can Save Your Life

Do you longboard for transportation around the city or commute to work or around campus every day? Besides transport, we city dwellers take to longboarding for leisure and fitness on …
Pintail vs Cruiser: Which Has The Most Awesome Ride?

A question than comes up a lot is, should I choose a cruiser or a pintail for longboarding. Pintails and cruisers have very distinct shapes and characteristics that make for …

How Much Do Longboards Cost? A Helpful Price Guide

How much should you spend on a longboard? If you’re asking this question, you may be a beginner looking to buy your first longboard. You can get a longboard for …
Skateboard vs Longboard: An Obvious Choice ?

Trying to decide whether to get a longboard or skateboard? Welcome to the world of hard choices and multiple possibilities. Let’s start with the basics: A skateboard will be shorter, …
Understanding Longboard Types : Know Your Riding Style

So you want to get into longboarding (or you’re already hooked) and you’re considering getting yourself a new longboard. Before you do this, you need to understand the types of …

What are the 8 best dancing longboards? [2024 Update]

Longboard dancing is a visual, flowy and skillful discipline that involves fluid cross-stepping and balancing tricks while carving on the board. These stepping tricks are often called “flatland” tricks, different from …
Loaded Tarab II Review: Lofti’s Dream Dancer Reloaded

Longboard dancing is a fantastic discipline that combines carving, board walking, and elements of freestyle. The Loaded Tarab is one of the best dancer boards out there, a high-performance board …
Longboard Dancing : a Close Look at Stylish Riding

Alongside the cruising, freeriding, downhill and freestyling longboarding styles, another fascinating discipline has been gaining a lot of traction over the past few years: longboard dancing. Often viewed as an …

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