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Product details
Profile
A blend of stability, agility and float
Shape
Wide nose and narrow tail for amazing float in powder
Article number
Base
- Sintered
Features
- Downsize
Compatibility
- Standard Inserts
Riding Style
- Freeride
- All Mountain
Riding Level
- Intermediate
- Advanced
Stiffness
- 8
Flex
- Stiff
Pro Rider
- Travis Rice
Country of production
- USA
Gender
- Men
Eco
- Recycled materials
- More sustainable
- FSC® certified wood
Product description
The board by Travis Rice for the Natural Selection
Travis Rice took the original Orca board and developed it further into a high-performance snowboard for freestyle riding in the backcountry. The Golden Orca's long nose and switch-friendly tail provide massive uplift which is ideal for switch takeoffs and landings in deep powder. The directional C2 profile offers stability when shredding in the resort or for fast turns in steep terrain.
Riding style
Backcountry/Freestyle for advanced riders - do you see untouched powder slopes as a snow park with unlimited possibilities? Then this is the right board for you.
Shape
The tapered directional shape is perfect for all-mountain and freeriding. The nose is wider than the tail for controlled turns in any terrain. The additional setback of the bindings gives the board a lot of uplift in powder. The Magne-Traction® technology provides improved edge hold with serrated edges. Especially on icy slopes they unfold their full potential.
Profile
The C2x profile comes with a short rocker between the bindings combined with a large camber underneath the bindings. This combination offers a good edge hold thanks to the camber areas, as well as good uplift and unlimited freestyle action without catching an edge thanks to the rocker.
Flex
The medium-stiff flex ensures precise control and fast board response.
Construction
The Firepower construction is the ultimate construction design from Lib Tech: lighter, more environmentally friendly and smoother. The core is made of 50 % aspen and 40 % paulownia for reduced weight with less vibration. 10 % balsa wood additionally reduces the weight. The sintered Eco Sublimated base is very fast, but requires careful maintenance. The topsheet is made from eco-sublimated organic beans. The UHMW sintered sidewalls are another innovation from Lib Tech. The double sintered construction allows for a waterproof, strong and durable construction without toxic ABS. Due to the non-continuous edges on the tip and tail, these areas are protected from damage by the UHMW Tip/Tail Impact Deflection System.
- Designed by Travis Rice
- Artwork by Jessica Lichtenstein
- Tapered Directional shape
- C2x Hybrid rocker profile
- Magne-Traction® serrated edges
- Firepower construction
- Aspen and paulownia woodcore
- Tri-ax fibreglass and basalt fibres
- Eco Sublimated Bio Beans topsheet
- Sintered Eco Sublimated Base
- Light tip and tail profile
- Birch internal sidewalls
- UHMW sintered sidewalls
- UHMW tip/tail impact deflection
- Volume Shift - ride this board 1-3 cm shorter than your regular board
- Switch Ready Tail
- Handmade in the USA
More information
Subject to alterations according to the manufacturer. Image is non-binding.
Snowboards are usually delivered ready-to-ride with a waxed base and sharpened edges. However, this so-called factory-tuning is not very durable and your new snowboard should be properly waxed after a few days and maintained on a regular basis.