Cypress 185 next to Araucaria after some serious action. As we go into the Olympic year, every board manufacturer represented on the World Cup circuit is tweaking his/her processes, construction, materials, etc to come up with the top performer that will podium in the one in four years Olympic event. There is no question as to which board dominates the Olympic podium. However, several manufacturers have been very keen in making appearance on the podium and the athletes are too. This is what is going on at the moment.
View PostAbove The Clouds
High above the clouds. The first person to identify this mountain gets a free Kessler t-shirt. The first person to identify the location from where this photo was taken get a free Nidecker Free Carve alpine binding.
View Post Karakoram Bindings, Kessler, Nidecker, Snow, Split Boards, Venture Split BoardsKessler W-C Plate and VIST Snowboard Plate – A Brief Review
Kessler W-C Plate and VIST Snowboard Plate – A Brief Review by Matt Drinker Head Coach, EMSC Snowboard Team This is a brief review of the Kessler World Cup (W-C) Plate and VIST snowboard plate. I used each for about ½ the 2012-2013 season; the Kessler W-C on a 166 F2 Speedster SL slalom board […]
View PostSG and Apex Plate Testing – A Review
SG and Apex Plates Testing by Derek Runes, 2013 All Boards Sports and Bola were kind enough to let me test a couple different plate systems this winter. First, I picked up the SG plate with 2×4 hardware to test on my own board. The second plate was the Apex Sport V2 plate with 4×4 […]
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