The Lib Tech Banana Magic Snowboard is an all-mountain freestyle powerhouse, the snowboard is built with one thing in mind: fun. TheBanana Magic is undoubtedly one of the most fun boards I’ve ridden in a long time, but its aggressive construction means you have to stay on your A-game at all times. Banana Rocker Snowboard […]
Normally, I am not drawn to a fully rockered setup. I find them to be squirly at speed and lacking edge hold compared to a cambered or hybrid profile. Not the case with the Arbor Westmark Rocker Snowboard. Parabolic Rocker Profile Strapping into Arbor Westmark Rocker on a 15” day here at Jackson was like […]
There is a good reason that the GNU Riders Choice Snowboard sports the name it does. Riders of all preferences and skill levels, including GNU team riders Mathieu Crepel, Blake Paul, and Max and Gus Warbington, favor the board for it’s absolute control on snow. C2 BTX Banana Camber The GNU Riders Choice Snowboard has […]
The Never Summer Proto Type Two is the most lively, fun, surfy, poppy hippie loving snowboard I have ever ridden and it makes me uber proud that this snowboard was handmade in Denver, Colorado and even pressed by Sasso (a snowboarder). When you buy a board from NS you’re supporting snowboarding and more importantly snowboarders […]
The Arbor Element Snowboard is an all-mountain beast. This board will do everything you think up, from side hits to ripping steep and deep powder. With 20 years under its belt, the Arbor Element Snowboard offers classic design is here to stay! Arbor Element Grip Tech Thanks to a parabolic rocker (rocker that fades out […]
Holding down the all-terrain freestyle category is the Lib Tech TRS Snowboard designed by guys like EJ, Blair Habenicht, and Sammy Luebke. Considering the scope and size of varied terrain(everything from big mountain comps to pipe) these guys shred its a safe bet that the Lib Tech TRS can handle anything you throw at it. […]
The Arbor Coda Camber took everything I fed it and was hungry for in a snowboard and more. I need a stiff board. I’m on the heavier, meatheadier end of the snowboarder body type spectrum and I like to ride aggressively. Deep powder slashes like I was bashing some dream head-high lip. And it’s nice […]
The Burton Flight Attendant has a unique -rocker shape. It features regular camper about 2/3 of the way from the tail, then a rockered tip that kicks the nose up. That profile gives you the float you need to effortlessly rip through the fluff. However, the board is aggressive enough to dissect all kinds of terrain […]
Lib Tech is by far one of my favorite snowboarding companies. They always have killer snowboards (often with unique board profiles), they’re committed to environmental sustainability, and they’re basically located right in my backyard, out on Washington’s Olympic Peninsula. So you can imagine my excitement when I got the opportunity to try out the 2015 […]