2024 Yes. Hybrid

Details

Scandalous love child of the iconic 420 and PYL boards, the Hybrid immediately got attention with last year’s release from anyone that knew anything about its parents. It has the shorter/wider surface planning of the 420 and employs the Tapered UnderBite outline originally unveiled on the PYL. Floaty and maneuverable with confident edge hold and responsive snap out of turns, we’ve created a perfect hybrid of these two boards that has constantly grown in popularity. Mark Kowalchuk designed the board : “ The snow wizard is a nod to last years Hybrid having trees and being in the pow and trees. The idea is that this forest wizard is conjuring more snow. The northern lights are just lighting the way in the night.

Features

TAPERED UNDERBITE

Similar looking to “wings” or bumps on a surfboard, it functions a little different on snow. Each side the board’s effective edge is segmented into 3 distinct parts that step horizontally inward rather than tapering. Traditional “tapered boards” take the full sidecut and pull the tail inward, which is away from the arc of your turn – this is why they tend to wash out under hard carving. The Tapered UnderBite corrects this by: 1) keeping the sidecut parallel to its corresponding one on the other side of the board. 2) Increasing the sidecut depth as you move towards the tail creating a corrective “hook” to the taper. The board blends into turns effortlessly, has the directional drive and float you’d expect from a tapered board.

POPLAR/PAULOWNIA/BAMBOO

Creating a lighter, more responsive core than the Full Poplar. The Poplar + Bamboo uses the same durable core, lightens it up by replacing 30% of the Poplar with Paulownia and then inserts two bamboo stringers down the full length for added pop and response.

SINTERED TRUE BASE

Just like it says. Pellets or course powder is pressed until it forms a solid. There are several suppliers for our entire industry and they each have different codes for them, depending on the color and transparency. These codes can make it seem like you’re getting many different kinds and grades of sintered but they’re all pretty much the same as far as you and I will ever tell. True Sintered is harder and more expensive than extruded and it can be faster for those that ride aggressively fast. But to do that, it needs to be waxed and prepared for local conditions.