Snowboards, skis and method of manufacturing same

A method of making a snowboard having a plurality of layers, the method comprising the steps of:

• preparing a base sub-assembly in a first compression molding process, comprising:
• a base layer having a top surface, a bottom surface, and a peripheral edge extending therebetween;
• at least one edge member positioned along at least a portion of the peripheral edge of the base layer;
• and
• a stabilizing layer overlying the base layer and the at least one edge member, said stabilizing layer comprising cured adhesive resin;
• the base layer, the at least one edge member and the stabilizing layer being bonded together by said cured adhesive resin;
• finishing the bottom surface of the base layer of the prepared base sub-assembly to a desired surface consistency;
• and
• after preparing the base sub-assembly and finishing the bottom surface of the base layer to the desired surface consistency, preparing a final snowboard assembly in a second compression molding process, comprising:
• the base sub-assembly, the bottom surface of the base layer having the desired surface consistency;
• and
• additional layers of the plurality of layers of the snowboard overlying the base sub-assembly, the additional layers of the snowboard excluding layers of the base sub-assembly,
• the preparing of the final snowboard assembly comprising bonding, in the second compression molding process, the additional layers to the base sub-assembly that was previously prepared to comprise the base layer having the desired surface consistency, the at least one edge member, and the stabilizing layer overlying the base layer and the at least one edge member.