3 Ways To Snowboard in Summer

It happens to snowboarders every year. The snow comes and they go out and have fun carving the slopes until the season ends. Then they put their snowboards away and wait for the snow to come. This year, break from the norm and keep your snowboarding skills fresh by checking out one of these snowboard simulating boards.

The flowboard is a snowboard simulating board that has lots of wheels. It certainly has many more wheels than any other board that I know of.

The amount of wheels it has, and it's truck-less design, allows the flowboard to carve up to 45 degree turns. That is a lot sharper when compared to the wide 25 degree turning capability of a traditional skateboard. For carving down paved roads, the flowboard is an excellent choice.

The t-board, made by Tierney Rides is that many snowboarders use to train with over the summer. The t-board has only two wheels that are on caster trucks. The design of the t-board makes it ride like a snowboard does when it is on its edge in snow.

The other boards both do a great job simulating the carving experience in snowboarding. The next board I'll tell you about is called the freebord. It does more than just reproduce how it feels to carve on snow, by also bringing in the sliding experience in snowboarding.

Extending out past the deck of the freebord are 4 wheels (two on each side) that are there to simulate the edge of a snowboard. This "edge" lets you control your speed like you would on a snowboard, and even come to a stop as you would on a snowboard. On the bottom of the freebord are two wheels that allow it to drift and slide, so while you are bombing down a hill you can slide into a switch stance.

All of these boards simulate in some way the thrill and experience of snowboarding. Don't let the lack of snow, or even the cost of lift tickets keep you from having fun.

With the flowboard, t-board, or the freebord you can experience the thrill of snowboarding in the off season and snowboard all year round.