Let’s Get Technical

If you’ve been riding for a while, you’ll know there are a lot of unique words and phrases used. Same goes when choosing the right board, but no worries, we’ve got your back. Discover below what all those flashy terms mean.

THE Titanal VOLT Plates

Titanal is a technical material that stores energy. A metal alloy that provides smoothness, great dampening, and stability to our boards.

When you spend long days on the mountain, your board bends and twists. Titanal has isotropic properties, so it keeps its strength even when it’s bent in another direction. Your board’s movements create energy that is stored in the Titanal Volt Plates. This creates an energy archive that’s released slowly. Resulting in a natural feeling of stability and smoothness. Titanal releases energy slower than, for example, carbon.

The more energy is converted, during riding at high speeds and more challenging terrain, the more grip and smoothness Titanal creates. At lower speeds Titanal adds stability and forgiveness and lets your board turn easily. 

THE Edge Lift Technology

Our boards are 3D pressed with a subtle lift (max. 1.5mm) of the base and edges at the corners. This raises the contact-points just off the snow. With THE Edge Lift Technology, you’re less likely to catch edges when riding. This makes it easier to make turns with more natural turn initiation and exit, you’ll have a smoother ride, more fun to learn new tricks, and it provides extra floatation in the powder.

 

Carbon-Kevlar-Basalt Stringers

Stringers reinforce our boards. Made from original materials that have unique qualities. Our Stringers are placed at very specific areas on our boards in order to create the desired advantage.

Our Carbon-Kevlar-Basalt stringers are made of three types of awesomeness. Carbon adds stiffness and more rebound, while Kevlar provides durability and dampening at high speed. Basalt, which is volcanic rock, provides strength. Basalt is also environmentally friendly, sustainable, and did we already mention it’s made from volcanoes

THE Multi-Grip Technology

Multi-Grip technology means extra contact points on the heel- and toe sides for extra grip in icy conditions. Think of it as snow-chains on your car tires. But Multi-grip technology is extremely subtle at just under 1mm bumps on the edges underneath your binding areas. It’s almost invisible to the naked eye and unnoticeable in softer snow, but it results in smooth rides with extra grip in harder snow.

 

THE Bamboost Lite Core - FSC

Bamboost Lite Core is the center of a board. It’s a mix of different (performance) zones made from FSC bamboo, beech and paulownia. Beech is a hardwood that provides stiffness to our boards. Bamboo is lightweight and has great tensile strength giving flexibility and pop. Bamboo also grows like a weed making it an environmentally friendly choice. The qualities of paulownia lie snugly between beech and bamboo. It’s very lightweight, but almost as strong as hardwood. 

Combining and alternating those three materials creates the perfect balance for strong and lively boards.

All our wood is FSC certified, meaning it is sourced from responsibly managed forests that provide environmental, social and economic benefits.

THE Goodwood Lite Core - FSC

THE Goodwood Lite Core comprises four different FSC certified woods: Beech, Paulownia, Poplar and Spruce. Beech is a hardwood that provides stiffness. Paulownia is very lightweight, but almost as strong as hardwood. Poplar wood is a highly sought-after material for snowboards. It’s semi-hard, strong and flexible. Flexible spruce grows comparatively fast, making it also the environmentally better choice.

Goodwood Lite Core’s mix of woods provide boards stability and a perfect balance between stiffness and flexibility.

All our wood is FSC certified, meaning it is sourced from responsibly managed forests that provide environmental, social and economic benefits.

THE ABS Sidewalls - Recycled

Nobody likes plastic, but it’s the most durable option that provides great edge control qualities and is also super durable against impact. We make the sustainable choice by working with recycled ABS only.

THE Triax Fiberglass

A lightweight two- and three layer fiberglass wrap that provides strength. Fiberglass is a durable material that increases board life.

Triax Fiberglass has 3 layers, the main one is woven lengthwise (0º) and the 2 additional layers are woven at 30º angles. This makes the board more energetic and delivers maximum power transfer to the edges. This lay-up will give increased confidence and control at higher speeds but sacrifices ease of turns at lower speeds.

THE Graphite Carbon Sintered Base - Recycled

The Graphite Carbon Sintered Base layer is made from crushed polyethylene pellets and pieces of carbon and graphite. By crushing them under high pressure, rather than melting, tiny gaps or pores are created. The finished product is a superstrong, lightweight, and porous base. The porousness holds wax better and longer. Carbon and graphite additives make this base super-fast gliding too.

THE Biax Fiberglass

A lightweight two- and three layer fiberglass wrap that provides strength. Fiberglass is a durable material that increases board life.

Biax Fiberglass is woven lengthwise (0º) and at a 90º angle with the board, providing longitudinal stiffness with torsional forgiveness, for a stable and smooth feeling and easy turning.

THE Carbon Stringers

Stringers reinforce our boards. Made from original materials that have unique qualities. Our Stringers are placed at very specific areas on our boards in order to create the desired advantage.

A dose of carbon that adds stiffness, liveliness, and more powerful rebound. The stringers direct energy into focussed areas of the board. The Carbon Stringers provide stability at high speeds and maneuverability at low speeds. While the V-shaped stringers in nose and tail direct power to the contact points of the edges for optimum edge grip.

THE Pow Savers

Pow Savers are extra inserts to set your bindings back and to transform your board into a powder board. When using the Pow Savers, your board’s nose will be longer and the tail shorter, meaning it’s much easier lifting the nose. You’ll be glad for them when you wake up, and outside it’s covered in a fresh coat of powder. It also avoids back-leg burners and nose-dive cartwheels.