Aim of the thesis is to characterize the mechanical behaviour of a commercial snowboard by means of laboratory testing and numerical simulations. The study follows three main topics: • An experimental tensile and bending testing campaign was run on specimens obtained from different parts of the snowboards • An analytical model is implemented and calibrated basing on experimental data • Then numerical simulations are performed in order of implementing a design tool in the framework of the PolitoGlide Team activities The experimental analysis is preformed according to the standards ASTM D3039/3039M – 17 for the tensile test and ASTM D7264/D7264M – 15 for bending test.