ASTM F1107-04(2021)

Standard Terminology Relating to Snowboarding

SIGNIFICANCE AND USE
2.1 A standard set of definitions is needed to allow producers, dealers, users, consumers, general interest individuals, and consultants to use a common language for describing snowboards, snowboard bindings, and snowboard boots.
SCOPE
1.1 This terminology covers terms used to describe the geometry and common hardware used on snowboards (skis), snowboard bindings, and snowboard boots.  
1.2 This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 31-Jan-2021
• ICS: 01.040.97 - Domestic and commercial equipment. Entertainment. Sports (Vocabularies)
• ICS: 97.220.20 - Winter sports equipment
• Technical Committee: F27 - Snow and Water Sports
• Drafting Committee: F27.30 - Skiing and Snowboarding Equipment

Overview

ASTM F1107-04(2021), Standard Terminology Relating to Snowboarding, establishes a comprehensive set of definitions for terms related to snowboards, snowboard bindings, and snowboard boots. Developed by ASTM International, this terminology standard ensures a consistent vocabulary for manufacturers, dealers, users, and consultants involved in the snowboard industry. By providing a unified language for describing snowboard geometry and hardware, ASTM F1107 enhances communication and supports product innovation, user safety, and regulatory compliance throughout the global snowboarding market.

Key Topics

• Snowboard Geometry: Definitions regarding the structure and measurements of snowboards, such as contact length, chord length, projected length, running surface, and developed length.
• Snowboard Features: Clear descriptions of key design aspects, including the tip, tail, sidecut, waist, shovel, shoulder, heel, and taper. Measurement methods like camber height and surface areas are also defined.
• Types of Snowboard Hardware:
  • Bindings: Classifications include hard boot bindings (for rigid boots), soft boot bindings (for flexible boots), and step-in bindings (boot-specific locking systems).
  • Boots: Differentiates hard snowboard boots, soft snowboard boots, and step-in boots to match respective binding types.
• Snowboard Shape Symmetry:
  • Symmetrical and Asymmetrical Designs: Establishes terms for boards with or without long-axis symmetry, their implications for stance (regular or goofy-foot), and related mounting considerations.
  • Hybrid Asymmetry: Terms for boards that are asymmetrical side-to-side but symmetrical tip-to-tail, increasing versatility.
• Hardware Compatibility: Terms relating to inserts (threaded attachment points for bindings) and leash devices (for safety) are included.
• Measurement Reference Points: Defines centerlines, widths at key locations (heel, waist, shoulder), and axis points for accurate specification and design communication.

Applications

• Product Development and Manufacturing: Ensures designers and engineers use standardized language when creating new snowboards, bindings, and boots, leading to improved quality control and innovation.
• Sales and Distribution: Enables retailers and dealers to accurately describe product features, improving customer understanding, satisfaction, and comparison shopping.
• User Safety and Education: Promotes a unified understanding of equipment terms, which supports safe usage and informed decision-making for snowboarding enthusiasts, instructors, and consultants.
• Global Trade and Compliance: Facilitates international business by providing terminology aligned with WTO TBT Committee principles, helping to reduce trade barriers and support regulatory requirements.
• Industry Communication: Supports clear and precise dialogue among stakeholders, including producers, standardization bodies, regulators, and consumers.

Related Standards

• ASTM F2040 – Standard Specification for Helmets Used for Recreational Snow Sports: Addresses safety requirements for snow sports helmets.
• ASTM F1060 – Standard Specification for Ice Skates: Offers guidance for other winter sports hardware.
• ISO 11088 – Assembly, Adjustment and Inspection of Alpine Ski Bindings: Provides international terminology and practices for snow sport equipment assembly.
• International Ski Federation (FIS) Equipment Specifications: Additional resources for snow sport gear terminology and requirements.

By adopting ASTM F1107-04(2021), organizations and individuals within the snowboarding industry benefit from standardized terminology, supporting clarity, safety, and global cooperation in the evolving world of snow sports equipment.

Standards Content (Sample)

This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the
Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
Designation: F1107 − 04 (Reapproved 2021)
Standard Terminology Relating to
Snowboarding
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F1107; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope contact length—the difference between the projected length,
L , and the sum of L +L or L =L −(L +L ) (Fig. 1).
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1.1 This terminology covers terms used to describe the
geometry and common hardware used on snowboards (skis),
contact surface area—the product of the average width times
snowboard bindings, and snowboard boots.
the contact length expressed quantitatively as follows (Fig.
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snowboard tip to the snowboard tail, sometimes called the
material length (Fig. 2).
2. Significance and Use
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2.1 A standard set of definitions is needed to allow
the length of the sidecut on the bottom edge of the
producers, dealers, users, consumers, general interest
snowboard.
individuals, and consultants to use a common language for
describing snowboards, snowboard bindings, and snowboard
free bottom camber, H —the height of the running surface
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boots.
from a vertical plane surface measured at the highest point,
with the snowboard held laterally on edge, free from the
3. Terminology
effect of the snowboard weight.
3.1 Definitions (Refer to Figs. 1-6):
asymmetrical—this refers to a snowboard shape that does not
heel (of the snowboard)—the widest part of the tail section of
have a longitudinal line of symmetry. Heel-side and toe-side
the snowboard (Fig. 4).
sidecuts shaped and offset differently from each other; they
hybrid asymmetrical—thisreferstoasnowboardshapethatis
are not mirror images of each other. This typically requires
asymmetrical from side to side but symmetrical from tip to
that a different snowboard be utilized for regular-foot (left
tail, allowing the same board to be used by both regular-foot
foot forward) and goofy-foot (right foot forward) snowboard
and goofy-foot riders by reversing the direction of travel, but
binding mounting positions (Fig. 5).
retaining the non-mirror image sidecut shapes of a full
asymmetrical offset, O,O —the distance along the longitu-
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asymmetrical (Fig. 6).
dinal axis that each side of an asymmetrical shape is offset
insert—a reusable, threaded attachment point fixed perma-
from the other side. Offset may be different at the shoulder
and heel (Fig. 5). nently in the snowboard at the time of manufacture, used to
mount the bindings to the board. It is typically arranged in a
chord length—(LTS) the straight-line distance between the
pattern corresponding to a particular binding manufacturer’s
snowboard tail and the snowboard tip with the snowboard
pattern.
pressed flat to a plane surface to take out the camber (Fig. 2).
DISCUSSION—Either method of measurement, at the manufacturer’s
leash—a cord-like device wherein one end is attached to the
discretion, may be used to indicate nominal snowboard length or
top surface of the snowboard, or the binding, and the other
snowboard size when rounded to common increment.
end provides an apparatus to attach to one of the rider’s legs.
projected length, L —the length of the projection of the
This terminology is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F27 on Snow
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and Water Sports and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F27.30 on Skiing
snowboard, measured between the snowboard tip and the
and Snowboarding Equipment.
snowboard tail with the snowboard unweighted on a plane
Current edition approved Feb. 1, 2021. Published February 2021. Originally
surface (unweighted meaning solely under the influence of
approved in 1988. Last previous edition approved in 2015 as F1107 – 04 (2015).
DOI: 10.1520/F1107-04R21. its own weight) (Fig. 1).
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F1107 − 04 (2021)
sidecut geometry—the configuration of the curve bordering
the running surface and defined by the bottom edge (Fig. 4).
sidecut magnitude—the maximum distance from a line drawn
between the widest points of the snowboard and the edge of
FIG. 1 Side View of Snowboard
the snowboard (Fig. 4).
snowboard bindings (feet retainers)—apparatuses that attach
the rider’s feet to the snowboard. The three types of
snowboard bindings have been identified as follows:
FIG. 2 Side View of Snowboard, Pressed Against a Flat Surface
hard boot snowboard bindings—these are designed to be
used with hard boots, retaining the boots by means of attaching
the boot sole to the binding.
softbootsnowboardbindings—these are designed to be used
with soft boots, retaining the boots by means of binding straps
FIG. 3 Side View of Snowboard, Relaxed
across the toe and ankle areas.
step-in snowboard bindings—these are designed to be used
with boots designed specifically for that binding. The boot and
binding interlock by mechanical means.
snowboard boots—footwear appropriate for use with snow-
board and snowboard bindings. The three type
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