Multi-use board

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wagalagaland
wagalagaland
NSW
10 posts
NSW, 10 posts
18 Jun 2017 9:15am
Hi,

I like snowboarding and am now getting into kiteboarding.

I have yet to buy a board for either sport and I'm a bit of a minimalist... so I was wondering, can you buy a board that will work for both sports?

Having never owned a board before I envisioned a board where you could swap between the snowboarding and kiteboarding bindings.

Is this possible?

How different are the boards?

Kind regards,
Michael
Brohan
Brohan
VIC
528 posts
VIC, 528 posts
18 Jun 2017 10:50am
No.... If there was the board would be **** both on the snow and in the water.

Look at the shape of a snowboard and a twin tip, they're two completely different boards designed for different things.
KiteBud
KiteBud
WA
1614 posts
WA, 1614 posts
18 Jun 2017 11:34am
Sure, there it is :)


But seriously, no, kiteboards and snowboard have a totally different shape, profile and construction.
Tractorguy
Tractorguy
TAS
543 posts
TAS, 543 posts
18 Jun 2017 6:28pm
if your skilled enough you can ride anything under a kite, theres always a compromise, so ye go for it with your snowboard and c how it goes, theres no rules and have fun
KiteBud
KiteBud
WA
1614 posts
WA, 1614 posts
18 Jun 2017 5:20pm
You might find this interesting, the guys at Signal Snowboards made this hybrid surfboard-snowboard back in 2012. Kinda works on the snow but only for riding powder really, but that board could be kited on for sure!

cauncy
cauncy
WA
8407 posts
WA, 8407 posts
18 Jun 2017 9:46pm
Foil or iron


wagalagaland
wagalagaland
NSW
10 posts
NSW, 10 posts
19 Jun 2017 7:29pm
Thanks everyone :D Looks like I'll get two boards
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