SkiVisions Snowboard Base Flattener

A snowboard must be flat for optimum performance. The SkiVisions Snowboard Base Flattener is a powerful planing tool designed to quickly flatten and structure a convex (base high) snowboard base with a minimum of expertise, effort and potential for error.

What is unique about the Snowboard Base Flattener? Currently there is no efficient and/or effective way to flatten convex snowboard bases. Since snowboards are constantly used up on edge, the edges and the base plastic next to the edges wears away much faster than the base plastic at the center of the base, consequently the board's base quickly becomes convex (rounder). When it does, edge sets become more difficult because the board needs to be tipped progressively higher in order to reach the edge to set the edge because the board's bottom or base is becoming progressively rounder. Flatter bases let you set your edge at a lower angle, and lets you keep that angle consistently. We believe that how high you need to tip your board to set the edge should be determined by the amount of base edge bevel you tune into the board (see Snowboard Edge Tuning) which you can set consistently by tuning your edges when you also keep your snowboard base flat.