A system, configuration, and method for converting a pair of skis to perform as an emulation snowboard is provided. The system includes a pair of skis, and a coupling device including a platform having an upper planar surface with a plurality of mounting locations with mounting system therein. The mounting system couples the skis together and provides a surface on which a pair of bindings may be affixed. The steps for conversion include providing a pair of skis, removing a ski binding from each ski in the pair of skis, if a binding is installed on either ski in the pair of skis, providing a platform with a mounting system, utilizing the mounting system to affix the platform to each ski in the pair of skis, and attaching a pair of snowboard bindings to the platform.

A steering system for a snowboard includes two binding interface pods, one of which may be active and one of which may be passive. Rotation or tilting of a top plate of the active binding interface pod in response to rotation or tilting of the rider’s steering foot causes counter-rotation of a steering fin under the rider’s steering foot. The passive binding interface pod is responsive via a linkage between the active and passive binding interface pods to cause rotation of a steering fin under the rider’s non-steering foot. Coordinated counter-rotation of the steering fins causes the board to turn in the direction of rotation of the rider’s steering foot when the steering fins are unaligned. Optionally, both binding pods may be active in steering, i.e. enabling two footed steering.

A steering system for a snowboard includes two binding interface pods, one of which may be active and one of which may be passive. Rotation or tilting of a top plate of the active binding interface pod in response to rotation or tilting of the rider’s steering foot causes counter-rotation of a steering fin under the rider’s steering foot. The passive binding interface pod is responsive via a linkage between the active and passive binding interface pods to cause rotation of a steering fin under the rider’s non-steering foot. Coordinated counter-rotation of the steering fins causes the board to turn in the direction of rotation of the rider’s steering foot when the steering fins are unaligned. Optionally, both binding pods may be active in steering, i.e. enabling two footed steering.

A steering system for a snowboard includes two binding interface pods, one of which may be active and one of which may be passive. Rotation or tilting of a top plate of the active binding interface pod in response to rotation or tilting of the rider's steering foot causes counter-rotation of a steering fin under the rider's steering foot. The passive binding interface pod is responsive via a linkage between the active and passive binding interface pods to cause rotation of a steering fin under the rider's non-steering foot. Coordinated counter-rotation of the steering fins causes the board to turn in the direction of rotation of the rider's steering foot when the steering fins are unaligned. Optionally, both binding pods may be active in steering, i.e. enabling two footed steering.

Sliding board (1), whose internal structure has a core (2) edged with side ski edges (10), said core (2) separating two lower (3) and upper (4) reinforcing layers, in which core (2) includes at least additional component (20) made of material with greater flexibility than the remainder of the core, characterised in that said additional component is inserted into a slender hollow (21, 22) shaped to curve inside the core.

Sliding board (1), whose internal structure has a core (2) edged with side ski edges (10), said core (2) separating two lower (3) and upper (4) reinforcing layers, in which core (2) includes at least additional component (20) made of material with greater flexibility than the remainder of the core, characterised in that said additional component is inserted into a slender hollow (21, 22) shaped to curve inside the core.

A binding system includes a base portion shaped to receive a boot. The base portion has first and second opposite facing surfaces. The binding system also includes a first interface having first and second surfaces. The first interface includes two separable interface portions, with each of the two interface portions having first and second opposite facing surfaces and including at least one coupling element disposed over at least the second surface of the interface portion. The at least one coupling element includes a body segment proximate to the second surface of the interface portion and a blocking head segment distal to the second surface of the interface portion. The body segment has a first width with respect to a longitudinal axis of the body segment and the blocking head section having a second, greater width than the first width.

A binding system includes a base portion shaped to receive a boot. The base portion has first and second opposite facing surfaces. The binding system also includes a first interface having first and second surfaces. The first interface includes two separable interface portions, with each of the two interface portions having first and second opposite facing surfaces and including at least one coupling element disposed over at least the second surface of the interface portion. The at least one coupling element includes a body segment proximate to the second surface of the interface portion and a blocking head segment distal to the second surface of the interface portion. The body segment has a first width with respect to a longitudinal axis of the body segment and the blocking head section having a second, greater width than the first width.

A portable snowboard with detachable parts comprises a first planar section and a second planar section. The first planar section comprises a first member of an interconnecting joint. A second end of the first planar section comprises the first member of the interconnecting joint. The second planar section comprises a second member of the interconnecting joint. The second end of the second planar section comprises a second member of the interconnecting joint. The first member of the interconnecting joint is detachably fastened to the second member of the interconnecting joint to engage the first planar section with the second planar section to form the portable snowboard.

A portable snowboard with detachable parts comprises a first planar section and a second planar section. The first planar section comprises a first member of an interconnecting joint. A second end of the first planar section comprises the first member of the interconnecting joint. The second planar section comprises a second member of the interconnecting joint. The second end of the second planar section comprises a second member of the interconnecting joint. The first member of the interconnecting joint is detachably fastened to the second member of the interconnecting joint to engage the first planar section with the second planar section to form the portable snowboard.