Snowboard Noses - The Ultimate Guide | Chris & Andreas Explain

In this series "Chris & Andreas Explain: Snowboarding" we will answer your most burning questions... about snowboarding. (continued below) Help Us Make More Videos - Support the Channel EVO Snowboard Store https://bit.ly/3c8d6pM FEATURED SNOWBOARDS Arbor Westmark Rocker https://bit.ly/2H6n5Ao Burton Custom https://bit.ly/3bZY6Ks Capita Asymulator https://bit.ly/33ClHNk Gentemstick XY https://bit.ly/3iAkRHb Jones Storm Chaser https://bit.ly/3c31vrL K2 Simple Pleasures https://bit.ly/2E4Rdee Korua Shapes TF Plus https://bit.ly/35Jx0pY Lib Tech T.Rice Pro https://bit.ly/2E4GhNE Nitro Cannon https://bit.ly/2ZGQeIF Ride Warpig https://bit.ly/2FpZyKo *GNU Space Case is discontinued Chapters 0:00 Start 0:14 Intro to Series 1:24 Are Noses Important 2:24 The Types 3:10 Park 5:08 Unique Profiles 6:10 Asymmetric Boards 8:10 Powder 8:50 Pointy vs Square 10:03 Repairing/ Mervin Noses 11:01 Light Core - Yes Powderhull 11:45 Curved Noses 13:19 Hydrodynamic Channels 14:30 All Mountain 16:50 Wrap Up 18:22 Support Us 18:41 Secret Outro Snowboard noses have a bit of a weird relationship, despite being the front of your board they rarely make contact with the snow. So how much do they affect the ride of your snowboard? How do noses vary depending on style? Snowboards and their noses have evolved a lot, and that only seems to be amplifying over the last few years. Snowboards are also being made with increasing specificity to niche markets giving you cool shapes like the Capita Asymmulator or Yes 2020. Each aspect of the nose: shape, core, additives (eg carbon), profile - all make the delicious sandwich that is your snowboard. We hope after this video you will be able to look at a snowboard specs and with your own experience riding different snowboards help give you an idea of what the snowboard will ride like. Each board is unique and beautiful like the snowflakes they ride upon, and hopefully we can help match you with the perfect board... Basically I'm saying we are a matchmaking service. Types of Noses: Park Noses: Designed to take an impact and live the tough life. These noses are normally stunted to build more of a battering ram, stiff for a good pop, but also to reduce the swing weight. This is the weight of the board outside of your feet, and the less there is of it, the faster you spin; so by having a shorter nose you spin faster! Some (park) boards also use a unique profile on the nose: Capita uses "Flat-Kick" while K2 also uses "Tweekend", these give more surface area when doing an ollie and more consistent feel Asymmetric board are not specifically park there are quite a few: the asymmetric nature of the snowboard carries over into the shape for a lot of these. They are very striking, but they still retain many park features: stunted, tough, just weird looking. Although more rare board like the Nitro Beast use an over sized rail which stiffens the feel of the board Powder Unique in board world when riding powder the whole of your nose in normally in contact with the snow (especially if the powder is deep enough). The main purpose here is too keep you floating, so these noses are big, but are not as tough. Pointy vs Squared Off Powder noses generally fit into one of these two. In this video we're looking at the Jones Storm Chaser (pointy) and Burton Dump Truch (square). The pointed nose will often more feel from the board and be a little more agile, it can also be good for cutting though crusty snow. Dump Truck offers unmatched float, with such a wide nose it's difficult to sink this which can make the difference when this get hectic. Core Profiling and Materials There isn't as much force on a powder nose so some companies use lighter wood in the core (eg poplar) to make a lighter board. Yes 420 uses their powderhull tech and completely removes the nose and replaces it with fibreglass and resin. Though not a powder board the Capita Super DOA also uses 3D profiling. Curving of the Nose It's been around for a while but curved noses are definitely a big part of the powder market, with Jones Spoon/ Bataleon 3BT making use of this market. Over the years the amount of spoon has generally increased (Spoon 3.0 exists!). Once you ride one of these boards you can see why, it has a boat like quality helping bring you back vertical in times of need. The curve also means the surface area is bigger than a flat board of the same width giving you extra float without the girth. Hydrodynamic Channels Coming from surfing, channels in the base has been limited in snowboarding, with Moss being one of the only, but this years Family Tree series from Burton looks crazy and features a variety of designs. All Mountain This is that general popsicle shape, designed to be a good all rounder these boards usually don't vary too much from the tried and tested shapes. However with boards like the Ride Warpig and Rome Hammerhead (amongst others) we are seeing a revolution. Thanks for watching and helping support us