An All mountain board is like an all round board that can be used for all types of riding freestyle, freeriding and riding in powder. These are the most popular type of boards sold due to there versitility. Most begineer riders will get an All mountain board as there first board and most people will have at some point owned an all mountain board.

There are two types of freestyle board jib boards and all mountain freestyle boards, both boards are used for tricks jumps rails etc, Jib boards are very flexaxble and have a twin tip which is where the nose and tail of the board are the same shape. They are excellent for rail riding, buttering, jumps, spinning, riding switch etc. All mountain freestyle boards are stiffer and riden a bit longer than a jib board they are good for backcountry freestyle, larger kickers, pipe riding etc. A park board is just another name for a freestyle board.

Freeride boards are designed for riding and carving at high speeds. They are a directional shape and are usually ridden in one direstion and not rode switch. They are very stable at high speeds due to there stiffness and design, and are excellent in the powder.

Hope this helps, Good luck with the riding.

FreeRide

Freeriding is also known as "all-mountain Snowboarding". Beginners can do this type of style because all you need to do is ride down or up a mountain and explore everything there is out there.

FreeStyle

This is very different from Freeriding as this style includes mostly aerial like spins, flips and grabs. Freestyle is also becoming popular. Try this exciting and thrilling style next time you go Snowboarding.

FreeCarve

If you're a major fan of speed, this type of style is best for you. You can enjoy going into full throttle with this one but it requires full strength and concentration to help you focus more on the race.

Splitboarding

Splitboarding is a relatively new winter sports activity but it is already gaining popularity among avid skiers and snowboarders. This activity offers the best of both worlds.

Thats all I know...Hope it helps

I don't exactly know, but since no one has said anything yet, I'll take a guess for you.

It probably has to do with the positioning of the bindings and the curve of the board. Some have the front foot turned up to 45 degrees, and some only curve up in the front, so you can't really ride switch. If you do a lot of stuff in the parks where you might spin and ride switch, the board should be more or less symetrical. If you just want to race, it would be more like the other type of board I described.

So I don't know which phrase describes what or much of the details, but... yeah, I probably should have said nothing at all.