Skiboardings New Ally?
by: Roussel
05/12/05

Skiboarding may have a friendly ally on the slopes! Hammer Snowboards have created the Micro Board, a 121 cm snowboard made for adults.

Now you might be thinking “What's the different between these and normal junior snowboards?” well there are many differences. Similarly to skiboards, Micro Boards are wide. This is because adults have longer feet then kids. The flex on a junior snowboard is also much less stiff, because the weight of the rider is much different. Also, the stance is much wider then junior boards, again to accomdate for the overall larger rider.

The Micro board is made for those who want a similar feel to skateboarding on snow (similar to skiboarders who want inline feel on snow). It is also for people who want a smaller board to do much more technical tricks with less air. They are great for urban tricks and where space is limited. Being much easier to ride there is also much smaller learning curve.

All these similarities make Micro Boarders and skiboarders closly related. Hopefully Micro Boards will not be met with as much hostility as some skiboarders face, and hopefully Micro Boarders see the similarities between the two sports and embrace it.

Check out the Hammer Micro Boards website for pictures videos and more information.