What exactly is a rocker?
Snowboards are often described with the term "Rocker". It seems like a kind of shape or something.
What exactly is meant by a "Rocker" snowboard and what are the advantages or disadvantages?
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Rocker is a term common for freeride ski and snowboards. Because of the deep snow (powder) you need ski which are floating by design. That means it is easier to ride in powder with a higher rocker.
Rocker technically means the negative preload the ski/snowboard are having. So if you lay them on the ground without any load, the ski only touches the ground in the middle (where your binding lies) and not over the whole surface.
It seems that rockers also show advantages in halfpipes (freeskiing) and even on piste. So the technology is already widespread in winter sports.
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