One glance at this winter’s lineup of powder-oriented snowboards confirms a trend that’s been creeping in over the past few seasons: powder boards are getting shorter. A lot shorter — at least 10 to ...

Which snowboard for powder is best? There are five main types of snowboards, each with its own characteristics and benefits, and choosing the right one depends on the terrain you’ll be riding on.

A video featuring powder surfing can be viewed online, bit.ly/2ktIMNb. Powder surfing represents a journey backwards for Luke Rieker – a de-evolution of snowboarding to a simpler, purer, more ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Feb. 25—Looking for a different way to have fun in the snow? A Lumi Powboard pow surfer may be the ticket. Pow surfers look like a ...

Until last week, I had resisted my urge to buy a pair of fat powder skis. My thinking was that, like it or not, the vast majority of my mileage and vertical feet on skis occurs in hardpack or crud, ...

BEND, Ore. — As a professional snowboarder, Austin Smith admits that he is spoiled. The Bend rider gets to travel the world, snowboarding in the best conditions and at the best locations. But ...

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Editor’s Note: This post has been updated with our picks for winter 2016/17. You can still find last year’s picks on page 2. All board sizes are listed in centimeters. Each winter, the market is ...