From delivery to your first run

Take the time to discover your Snowlord: an exceptional product, designed for you

1. Package delivery

When you receive your parcel, you will find:

• Your board prepped, waxed, and tuned
• A pair of PHK Highlanders bindings — Snowlord Edition
  
• A mounting instruction sheet

2. Goofy or regular

You’ll find many techniques online to determine whether you’re goofy or regular. Our advice is simpler. Close your eyes and imagine yourself riding a Snowlord, elegantly moving from one edge to the other. Which foot is in front?
Either way, PHK bindings will allow you to set the right angle, especially on the rear foot. If you’re goofy, the foot angle (front or rear) should be set to the left; if you’re regular, to the right.

3. Binding setup

Snowlord is all about feel. You may therefore adjust your bindings after your first sessions if you feel the need. However, most Snowlorders use similar settings — described below.

1. Wedges: Your Snowlord is delivered and assembled with wedges that raise the front of the front foot and the back of the rear foot. This setup improves comfort. The stiffness and precision of PHK bindings means you don’t lose accuracy in this configuration, so we recommend it for your first outing.
   During your first sessions, if you feel the nose of your Snowlord is “floating” or, on straight lines, your board tends to pull to the right for regular riders (to the left for goofy riders) despite our advice to bring the rear knee toward the front knee, try removing the front wedge. The setup without a front wedge but with a rear wedge is preferred by about a third of Snowlorders.
   The grooves in the wedges interlock with the grooves on your PHK to ensure the wedge won’t move.
   
   
2. Front angle: It’s a topic that fuels snowboard and skwal forums, but in practice it’s quite simple. Snowloard was designed so the tail is easy to control in skidded turns while still being able to carve. Adding angle on the front (it’s possible if you prefer) can make stopping with a skid feel easier. With Snowlord, the presence of a tail (rear spatula) provides a very small contact surface when skidding, which makes skidding and braking easier. The vast majority of Snowlorders set a front angle of 0°. Straight down the fall line.
   
   
3. Rear angle: This angle matters for comfort. It has very little impact on performance as long as your shoulders face downhill. The angle goes to the right for regular riders and to the left for goofy riders. It ranges between 0° and 5°. We recommend starting with 3°. If you feel discomfort in the rear knee, reduce the angle; if you feel discomfort in the hip, add angle.
   
   
4. Forward or back: The 6 inserts per binding, combined with the fine fore/aft adjustment on PHK bindings, give you a lot of freedom to position your bindings more forward or more back. If you ordered the pack, your bindings will be set according to our experience and feedback from other Snowlorders. Once you reach a level that allows you to link turns (generally after 6 to 8 hours of practice), you may feel the need to move the bindings forward or back. If the nose “floats,” move them forward. If you often catch an edge or if the rebound at the end of the turn is insufficient, move them back.
   
   
5. Stance width: It’s important to understand that you can’t strap the rear foot after the front foot — it won’t fit. A Snowlorder always keeps the rear foot strapped in and straps/unstraps the front foot. Therefore, the back of the front foot and the front of the rear foot should be very close. Depending on your boot size, you may need to space the bindings slightly, but keep in mind: the closer they are, the more comfortable it is.
   
   
6. Bring a retractable screwdriver for your first outings — it allows you to test multiple configurations.
    

3. Settings for your boot size

1. Place your boots in the bindings.
2. Loosen the screws without removing them to adjust the front or rear insert, then tighten the screws again.
   
3. Test strapping in and out before your first outing. The boot should not be able to move left to right in the insert, but you must be able to strap in/out without forcing (especially on the front foot).

A good setup ensures comfort, responsiveness, and performance from your very first runs.

4. Safety: the leash

We strongly recommend using a leash that connects your board to your leg. In the event of a fall, it prevents the board from sliding down the slope and ensures your safety and that of other skiers. Attach it to the rear binding — it is very rarely unstrapped.

Some ski resorts now require a leash for mono boards.

❄️ Your board is ready. Enjoy your first tracks with Snow Lord. ❄️