Nitro Men’s Alternator X Volcom Snowboard 2024 Nitro

The new all-terrain freestyle powerhouse! Introducing the most capable backcountry freestyle snowboard the mountain has ever seen, the new Alternator, designed for those looking to step up their game from the marked trails to the backcountry—the brainchild of all-mountain maniacs Jared Elston, Griffin Seibert, and Tommy Delago.

Profile: Camber
Terrain: All-mountain
Response: Responsive

Features:

• Powerlite core: The highest grade of ultra-lightweight poplar wood in our Powerlite core makes for the perfect ride with lots of pop and unmatched strength at a minimum weight.
• All-terrain flex: The most versatile flex pattern, combining Nitro’s signature pop with smooth response, allowing you to tear up the entire mountain.
• Reflex core profile: A thinner core profile between your feet improves handling and increases torsional flex, allowing you to steer your board through a turn with ease.
• Diamond band: Carbon reinforcement fibers are ultra-strong yet lightweight. Tip- to-tail stringers transfer rider’s input to help you drive your board and stay in control.
• Sintered speed formula II Base: Rocket science put to work! A nanotech wax formula deeply infused into our sintered base material makes the base surface lightning fast in all snow conditions. Highly tuned yet extremely durable, speed formula II Base technology is exclusively featured on Nitro high-end boards.
• Directional shape
• Mid-wide and wide width
• Dual degressive side-cut
• True camber
• All Nitro boards are factory-tuned with a fully biodegradable wax made of renewable resources.

 Profile: Camber

Precision, control and pop. The side profile of camber looks like a rainbow. Tried and true, camber has been the dominant board bend in the snowboard industry for almost 40 years. Adopted from the bend of alpine skis, camber snowboards deliver precise turning and edge control, with spring-loaded pop due to the bend in the board, providing better jumping characteristics. Advanced riders tend to prefer this bend, especially for hard carving and high-speed riding. Even when it comes to softer park snowboards, camber boards deliver exceptional pop and control.
However, they are not as forgiving of mistakes and can be more difficult to learn or progress on than a rocker or hybrid bend.

       

Shape: Directional

A smooth, reliable ride. Directional shapes generally feature a longer, softer nose and a shorter, stiffer tail. These shapes thrive in an all-mountain environment, as they possess the ability to ride more smoothly than their twin-tip counterparts and behave more reliably in variable snow conditions, anywhere from choppy snow to deeper powder. More twin-looking directional shapes where the difference between nose and tail appear minimal will perform best as crossover freestyle snowboards for those looking to still access the park, while more exaggerated differences will excel for additional float in deep powder.

Flex: 7 (Scale 1-10)

Responsive Flex. Power. Precision. Control.

Base: Sintered

High-end base material that is harder, more durable, and faster than extruded bases.