Snowboard and method of construction

Abstract

A snowboard having torsional reinforcement elements along portions of the board is provided. The snowboard includes a core, an upper structural layer disposed above the core, a top layer, two groups of binding fasteners, and torsional reinforcement elements in the forward and rearward portions of the board. The top layer is disposed above the upper structural layer. The fasteners are secured through the upper structural layer within the core. The fasteners are adapted for securing a binding to the snowboard generally along the longitudinal axis of the snowboard. The fasteners include forward fasteners for securing a forward binding and rearward fasteners for securing a rearward binding. A first torsional reinforcement element extends around the rearward fasteners along the longitudinal center axis of the snowboard above the core. The rearward reinforcement element includes a right leg extending from the rearward end of the fasteners toward the right heel contact point of the snowboard. A left leg is also provided that extends from the rearward end of the fasteners toward the left heel contact point of the snowboard. Likewise, the forward torsional reinforcement element includes a right leg and a left leg extending to the right shovel contact point and left shovel contact point, respectively. Thus, a forward fork and a rearward fork are provided, extending around the binding fasteners, and forking out to the heel and shovel contact points. A method of constructing the snowboard as described above is also provided.