Snowboarding is one of the most popular winter sports and it involves descending a snow-covered slope on a snowboard attached to a rider’s feet. Special type of boot is used to set the board into a flexible mounted binding. The size and shape of snowboards vary based on the number of people they can accommodate, levels of skill, type of snow and riding styles. On an average, the length of snowboards varies between 140 -165 cm and the average width ranges from 24-27 cm. Although shorter snowboards are typically meant for use by children, some varieties are specially designed to be short for special purposes like performance of snowboarding tricks. There are a number of manufacturers of snowboards, but one of the world’s largest producers of high-end snowboards is Elan Snowboards. It was the producer of first snowboards in the world and frequently comes up with new and innovative designs of snowboards. The latest model launched by the company is the Elan El Grande (2010). The Elan model is considered to be one of the widest boards made by any of the manufacturers of the world.
The Elan El Grande (2010) is the best example of the superior design technology used by Elan for manufacturing its products. The Omega sidecut used in the board made possible the creation of this widest board without compromising on the performance. The Elan El Grande (2010) keeps the top and tail width slimmer than any of the conventional wide board and allows greater maneuverability and edge to edge turning. It is the perfect snowboard for riders with large feet and is incredibly stable over the slopes.