Freeride Snowboarding - explained in the PalmerProject-Ski and Snowboard-Lexicon
"Of the three Snowboard, Backcountry Snowboarding">Snowboard types, the Freeride Snowboard, Backcountry Snowboarding">Snowboard is the most popular. Accounting for half of all Snowboard, Backcountry Snowboarding">Snowboard sales, this type of board is a good all-mountain, park and Halfpipe Snowboard, Backcountry Snowboarding">Snowboard that is designed to float well in Powder Surface. You can enjoy carving, catching air, and basically all riding aspects with this type of Snowboard.
Freeride boards have a directional shape and are meant to be ridden primarily in one direction. Having a directional shape means that the Snowboard's tip is different from its tail. In freeride, the tail is generally more narrow, shorter, and flatter than the tip of the board. With this, the stance on freeride boards is usually offset toward the tail of the board. Still, freeride boards can be ridden Fakie, despite their directional shape.
Freeride Snowboards are usually fairly soft and maneuverable enough for beginners, but stiff enough to hold a fast turn in hard snow. This type of Snowboard, Backcountry Snowboarding">Snowboard bridges the gap between Freestyle and Alpine carving. However, it isn't as stable as a carving board and it isn't as agile as a freestyle board."