Profile: Camber
Terrain: Park/Resort
Response: Medium Responsive
Changing of the guard!
The all new woman’s park board is here. It was developed by Juliette Pelchat @jubespelchat for women who charge and want a board that performs to the best of their ability. Juliette rides the 149. The versatility of the MidBite profile makes this board the perfect board for riders that want stability and response when they ride. The art was made by Crystal Legoffe @not.enough.ram a Whistler local that also rides YES. boards. Sheworked closely with Juliette while building this graphic.
Riders: Juliette Pelchat
Artist: Crystal Legoffe @not.enough.ram
Features:
Full Poplar Core: YES’s baseline core for tip to tail woodcore snowboard construction. Strikes a predictable balance between tail durability, consistent flex and light weight.
Sintered True Base: Just like it says. Pellets or course powder are pressed until they
form a solid. There are several suppliers for our entire industry and each have different codes for them depending on the colour 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 often and prepared for local conditions.
Forever Flex: Forever Flex is a new manufacturing process that helps stabilize the flex and rocker profile of a board for it’s lifetime. Our boards now finish the first stages of production slightly overbuilt and then we “break them in” using specialized machinery that mimics extreme riding use. By flexing the fresh board fibers and epoxy at the factory the materials settle in to their final arrangement within the board layup much the same as if you rode the board for 20 days. This process helps us narrow our production tolerances so the board you buy has a more accurate specified flex and rocker profile that will change less.
Triax Fiberglass: Multi-axis, stitched fiberglass laminate that offers a precise and responsive ride in any terrain or snow conditions.
MidBite Outline: Tighter turns and stable landings. MidBite blends the response of a narrow waist width with the stability of a wider nose & tail. The design steps a single section of each sidecut inward between the insert packs. This single long disruption of the sidecut between the bindings creates a narrower waist width, providing quicker edge-toedge response. Meanwhile, from your bindings out to the end of the sidecut we maintain a wider board width that im – proves float in pow and is a stable platform for popping, spinning, and landing on any snow type.
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:
True Twin
A completely symmetrical shape, which thrives in a variety of freestyle situations. At the core of its design, the twin shape features an identical nose and tail shape, which provides an identical feel and predictable maneuverability whether riding regular or switch. Although originally developed with park riders in mind, twin shapes have also grown to be embraced by many all-mountain riders that like to bring a skateboard style riding out of the park and onto the entire mountain.
Flex:
6 (Scale 1-10)
Versatility at its finest. From the park to the peak and anywhere in between.
Base:
Sintered
High-end base material that is harder, more durable, and faster than extruded bases.
Size (cm) | Waist Width (cm) | Sidecut Radius (M) | Tip / Tail Width (cm) | Rider Weight (lbs) |
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140 | 23.0 | 7.0 / 5.6 | 27.6 / 27.6 | 90-120 |
144 | 23.3 | 7.4 / 6.0 | 27.9 / 27.9 | 100-130 |
149 | 23.6 | 7.6 / 6.2 | 28.4 / 28.4 | 100-150 |
152 | 24.0 | 7.9 / 6.4 | 28.9 / 28.9 | 120-160 |