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Thursday, September 23rd, 2010 | Author:

  POINTY STICKS WITH GRIPS!
These sticks are great for jibbing! Shorter than your dad’s poles, but still longer than your tall tee, it’s the lightest stick with the skinniest grip in the world!

+ STICK: Strong & super light 6,000 Series Aluminum
+ GRIP: Grippy bike bar wrap & super skinny for easy grabs
+ STRAP: Simple, functional Black & yellow webbing
+ BASKET: Small and round
+ TIP: Pointy!
Drag these sticks all over the mountain and through the park, then just lift them in the air and grab your skis with ease anytime you want.or don’t.

STICK: Strong and light 6,000 Series Aluminum
GRIP: Super grippy mtn bike-type grip, we’re smart!
STRAP: Wide supportive webbing with rad graphics
BASKET: Small and round
TIP: Pointy!
This long stick will help you stab snow from a distance with a grip that just won’t slip. Works on firm snow, and even deep snow!

+ STICK: Super strong & light weight, 7,000 Series Aluminum
+ GRIP: 3D textured rubber fits your glove. like a glove
+ STRAP: Wide, supportive high-quality leather detailing
+ BASKET: Interchangeable small & large powder baskets
+ TIP: Pointy

Thursday, September 23rd, 2010 | Author:

The 100 is built from the same quick and responsive award-winning geometry as her narrower sister, but with a wider platform and Metal Matrix construction. The result is power, stability and float without sacrificing responsiveness, that puts it in a class of its own.

Lengths: 158, 165, 172
Shape: 125-90-113
Sidecut: 15.4m (165cm)
Stance: 70mm

CONSTRUCTION:
+ 4D Fibercap Construction
+ Metal Matrix
+ P-Cut Geometry
+ Directional Flex
+ Aspen Macroblock Core
+ Fatty Base & Edge
+ Sintered base

Wednesday, September 22nd, 2010 | Author:

Floats like a pow ski, rips like a carving ski:

As the sport progresses, so do people’s appreciation for wider skis. So here’s more of what you already love in a 115mm width with Early Rise. Time to re-program your expectations for what a wide ski can do for you.Dejavu?

Lengths: 172, 179, 186
Shape: 153-115-142
Sidecut: 19m (179cm)
Stance: 77mm

CONSTRUCTION:
+ Sidewall Construction
+ Early Rise Tip 25cm x 5mm
+ Metal Matrix
+ P-Cut Geometry
+ Directional Flex
+ Maple Macroblock Core
+ Fatty Base & Edge
+ Sintered Base

Saturday, October 03rd, 2009 | Author:

VAS0-SB710DVD[1]Dropping banger shred flicks on the snowboard community for nearly 20 years, Standard Films has been capturing the essence of all things snowboarding since 1991. With past seasons gems including Paradox and Aesthetica, Standard looks forward to shaking up the scene with their new film Black Winter set to release fall 09.

With a list of shreds including riders like Eric Jackson, Torstein Horgmo, Lonnie Kauk, Chas Guldemond, Andreas Wiig and Mark Landvik, Black Winter will showcase the sports progression with a unique artistic edge.

Always a supporter of timeless snowboarding since the TB days, Snowboarder Magazine is proud to offer their stamp of approval and support to Standard Films. Publisher Chris Engelsman says, We’re stoked to be partnering with Standard to document the best riders in the world; their caliber of riders, film quality and pioneering new zones has raised the level of snowboarding for years

Branching out from their full-length films, Standard is entering the sixth season of production for The Standard Snowboard Show for Fuel TV. Their unique approach to documentation has raised the standards for a televised snowboard series, transcending boundaries between a winters worth of collecting footage and exposing the lifestyles of top riders.

Whether viewing the work of Standard in the form of Black Winter or The Standard Snowboard Show, Standard Films uses their acquired knowledge from their snowboarding past to continue creating innovative films in the future.

Thursday, August 27th, 2009 | Author:

Camber vs Rocker snowboard design

Camber vs Rocker snowboard design

This debate will most likely never completely be resolved, it actually begin back in 1985 when the snowboard industry followed the ski engineers use of camber. For the next 20 years rocker snowboards were only seen in museums. Then Mervin Manufacturing in 2005 offered one board with rocker. Since then most all manufactures offer a variety of different rocker snowboards.
The average snowboarder is confused about this new choice, they’ll have to make when buying a snowboard, so I will try to explain the differences based on the characteristics you will feel while riding in different terrains.

POWDER

Camber boards have had a great 20 year track record of ripping up powder. To improve your ride, many riders will set back their bindings back so that nose will increase will rise to the top easier. While your shorter tail will sink. This will give you a disadvantage if you want to ride switch, but most riders will compensate for this by leaning back.

Reverse camber boards will not have to be adjusted back to improve their buoyancy. they will hold high speed buttering, and can be ridden switch no matter how deep the powder is.

PARK RIDING

Most all tricks to date were made up while riding Cambered boards. In bigger parks the camber stability will allow you to hit the big booters with a stronger sense of calm. Camber boards give you a more consistence , crisp, pop off of jumps and allies.

Rocker boards can make many of the stylish tricks easier to do in between charging towards a rail or jump. Buttering your way towards a rail then turbo pressing the rail will be easier with rocker.

GROOMERS

Many riders will agree that on the groomers camber will delivery stability at high speeds due to the additional edge contact. The way side cut and camber work together, a properly executed turn will deliver an additional g-force feeling as you excellerate through your turn.

Rocker boards initiate turns very easily, and tend to want to finish the turn just as quick. Due to its design you end with a lot less edge on the snow. This is no problem on days where the runs are soft, but on hard pact or icy days you will fell less edge bite, that will will make you want to ride a bit slower. Note* Mervin manufacturing’s “magnetraction” and Burton’s “pressure distribution edges” will give back the bit to your edges. Both these features to a greater and lesser degree can be under stood by looking at a steak knife.