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Buying a ready made splitboard is an expensive job, but once you add carbon into the equation the prices bump up considerably. So is carbon worth the extra cost? And what really are the benefits over a traditional fibreglass construction? Splitboard.com has the answers.
Today Amplid releases a very limited edition ski and snowboard to mark TEN years of Amplid and THIRTY years since the company's owner Peter Bauer first strapped onto a snowboard, a decision that changed his life. The ARC blog caught up with Peter to find out more about the very special 10/30 series and uncover a bit more about his past 30 years designing boards and skis.
The season may be quickly drawing to a close but at Amplid research and development never stops. This weekend Amplid's owner and master shred shaper Peter Bauer was in Serfaus Fiss Ladis dialing-in the shape and construction of a secret snowboard project.
There are lightweight snowboards like the HiDef and UNW8. There are very lightweight snowboards like the Burton Method. And then there is the Amplid LAB Carbon Pocketknife which makes a mockery of any other snowboard claiming to be the lightest.
Today Amplid announces the release of the LAB Carbon Split, the world's lightest splitboard. Another snowboard recently claimed the title of the lightest splitboard at 2.5kg but Amplid has stripped a further 200 grams making the LAB Carbon Split only 2.3kg.
With radical shaping and tons of top-of-the-line features the Amplid Morning Glory is one of the most exciting powder boards on the market for the 13/14 winter season. We quized its designer about the board.