Snowboards

Cyrusher has been going bonkers this year, releasing one electric power toy after another. With winter approaching, it's turned attention to what it calls the world's first electric snowboard. The 3,000-W Ripple can tear through snow at over 30 mph.

Over the years, we've heard about several skateboards that were claimed to handle like snowboards made for the street. The Finnish-designed Slede snowskate flips that concept around, by reportedly performing like a skateboard made for the snow.

What snowboarder wouldn't like a board that's lighter and more responsive? German scientists have created one that is claimed to deliver on both counts, plus its production process is reportedly less wasteful.

As a simplified snowboard that verges on skateboard territory, the Mundo Trailboard is a new kind of ride built to lighten the load when on foot in search of untouched powder, while still offering plenty of carving capability thanks to a heavily contoured shape. ​

Attempting to solve several bike rack issues all at once, Seattle's Stag Rack presents a versatile, multi-sport rack designed to mount on any vehicle in about two minutes. The system relies on vacuum cups and interchangeable mounts to easily switch between carrying bikes or skis.

​​While you could wait around for the likes of Uber or eHang to develop human-carrying drones, not everyone has that kind of patience, least of all Youtube personality Casey Neistat.

The new carbon composite The Whip FR-II snowboard looks decidedly more high-tech than others. It's claimed to offer several advantages over conventional boards – besides looking like something that Batman would take to the slopes.​

Adding some new juice to the term "all-in-one quiver board," Colorado startup Seasons wants you to stop riding a different board every season​ –​ skateboard, snowboard, wakeboard –​ and start riding the same board

The team at Signal Snowboards is always getting up to some crazy stuff on its Every Third Thursday show. Previously, we featured the crew's all glass snowboard, and now they are showing off a board made of 100 percent recycled cardboard.

Texas-based start-up KneeFlyer has put a new spin on board sports by designing a sort of board booster seat. The add-on allows snowboarders and skaters to kneel or sit on their boards, lowering their centers of gravity and making it easier to balance and turn.

Signal Snowboards has created a 3D-printed custom snowboard.

Signal Snowboards worked with Italian glass manufacturers to design a one-of-a-kind glass snowboard that was strong enough to ride.