Gnu Hyper snowboard

If freeriding, carving on the slopes and the occasional nice jump is your thing, then you should check out the Hyper. The board has a generous nose and playful hybrid C2 construction. That makes powder riding easy and fun for longer. At the same time, the rocker/camber combo carves easily and has mega grip thanks to the magne traction. The Hyper is Blake Paul's go-to board for the Natural Selection competition. *Magne traction, grip in all conditions *Sintered base, fast and absorbs wax well *super eco-friendly production *instagram.com/blakepaul check this guy!

Type: Freeride/freestyle
Flex: 7 (out of 10)

Profile: C2X (Rocker)
To give the all-terrain boards a perfectly balanced profile, Lib Tech has developed the C2 shape together with Travis Rice. A mild rocker between your feet with a powerful camber at the tip and tail. Enough pop for the park, precision for the best lines and float to get loose in the powder. With the C2e variation the profile is a bit more playful and the C2x has even more precision.

Shape: Directional
A directional board has a nose that is longer than the tail of the snowboard, which provides more control on steep sections and less effort in powder. The flex of the board is also asymmetrical, with the tail usually stiffer for better turns and stability. The nose is often made less stiff, which gives you a better float. The inserts of the board are more towards the tail, the deviation from which is indicated by inches (setback). Directional boards can be ridden on the left front or right front, but their strength lies in riding the preferred side.

Core: G3 Eco Construction
Gnu's G3 Eco core is a mix of Aspen and Paulownia. With this core you have a board that rides nice and stable and can create a lot of pop.

Fiberglass top sheet: Tri-Ax/Bi-Ax Fiber + Carbon Power Bands
The Tri-Ax fiberglass layer provides extra pop and the Bi-Ax fiberglass layer provides extra direct force transmission from the bindings to the steel edges. The Carbon Power Bands give long-lasting precision, control and pop to the board.

Top: Organic Beans

Base: Sintered Knife Cut
A sintered base gives you the best gliding ability. You will have to take off your binding or walk on a path a lot less because this base just wants to keep going. The base consists of small granules of plastic that are pressed together, leaving air in between where wax can be added. You do have to wax a sintered base more often, but if you do this properly you will notice it! Especially in warmer conditions, you will continue to slide, and an extruded base will create a vacuum that will slow it down.

Sidewalls: UHMW
UHMW is one of the strongest thermoplastics available today. This ensures that you don't have to have your board repaired every time you hit a box, rail or skis.

Steel edge: Magne-Traction
If you've ever driven on ice, you know how quickly you can lose control. Magne-Traction cuts through ice and hard snow with 7 waves in the steel edge. Simply put, your steel edge bites into the ice instead of cutting it, just like a serrated knife does into bread. But in normal snow on piste it provides control and edgehold which gives you the confidence to maintain speed. You will especially feel this when making turns or when carving.