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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.

THE FRIDAY INTERVIEW

Amplid co-founder Peter Bauer has recently gained total control of the company with the acquisition of 100% of the business. Amplid is a rider owned brand, and their proximity to the mountains allows for excellent R&D facilities.
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.
Amplid is proud to announce that Peter Bauer, an original co-founder of the brand, now owns 100% of the business. Founded in 2005 by friends Peter Bauer and Anian Thrainer...
Peter Bauer is the co-founder of Amplid::: next level riding and despite his mountain sized workload Peter still makes the important team decisions. For the Academy members, getting their edit in front of Peter for this last challenge is a great opportunity to prove that they have what it takes to be part of the [...]

Duct Tape at Baker

It’s been four years since Peter competed in the Mt Baker Banked Slalom, but it seems he’s still got the magic, clocking a 1:37 on one of the most physically demanding courses to date. It wasn’t fast enough to take top spot in the Pro Masters category but second ain’t too bad! Here he is [...]
It’s been a successful first day at the Legendary Banked Slalom, Mt Baker. After a four year break from racing in the event, Amplid’s co-owner Peter Bauer guided an UNW8 159 through Baker’s famous banks at a warp speed time of 1:38:06, taking top spot in the Pro Master’s category ahead of a sterling field [...]

Live From Avant Premiere

This weekend the Amplid 13/14 snowboard demo tent rolled into La Clusaz, France for France’s number one retailer demo weekend, Avant Premiere. Amplid head honcho Peter Bauer hooked up with the French A.R.C. to present an incredible collection to France’s snowboard industry glitterati. Next stop for Amplid’s retailer test tour is the Shop’s 1st Try [...]

Shoot The Boss

Isn’t it terrible when the boss gets to shred perfect Alpine pow while you’re hard at work. Two days ago Amplid Ambassador Stefan Falkeis went riding with Amplid co-founder Peter Bauer in the Austrian Alps with the strict instructions to shoot him mid pow turn. Stefan got a little confused and took a photo instead. [...]
Running a ski and snowboard company might appear to be a piece of cake but actually it’s damn hard work. One of the toughest jobs is testing new shred shapes in the conditions they are designed for. This week the arduous job of testing Amplid’s latest powder specific prototype in bottomless powder with faceshots-a-plenty fell [...]
This week Ed from BuOlOco questioned Amplid’s co-founder Peter Bauer about the dissappearing art of carving. As you’d expect, PB aka The Catsuit Crusader had a lot to say about Eurocarving, his days gate bashing in Hardboots and how to be a complete rider Carving has and always will be an important part of snowboarding.

A Chat with Buoloco

If you don’t know buOLOco already, it’s a blog created by Kevin Jones and Ed Segovia packed full of interviews with people who are currently or have been involved with the Snowboard & Skateboard industry. Ed Segovia must the most well connected man in the Snowboard Industry as he’s interviewed everyone from old school legends [...]

WHERE IT ALL STARTED …

Little history lesson: Left page of the 1987 Burton catalogue shows Amplid cofounder Peter Bauer doing a nice little eurocarve. Yes, human mankind had some strange taste in the 80-ies …
Europe has been in the grips of a cold spell for the last fortnight. Everybody including yours truly was ready for slushy parks, comedy sun-tans and gallons of Radler and then cold temperatures had to drag us back into the middle of winter, damn it! While most have been sat at home waiting for various [...]
The third and final portion of the Amplid Shred Recipes series is served. In this concluding episode, Amplid founders Peter Bauer and Anian Thrainer talk about the process of turning a prototype into a shred ready ride. From sourcing graphics to solving production challenges, it is a year long process getting new products into the [...]
R&D is the driving force behind any successful ski / snowboard brand. In this, the second episode of the Amplid Shred Recipes series, Peter and Anian talk through the R&D process at Amplid from first concepts through to prototype testing with the International Cartel team.
How do you design a new ski or a snowboard? How long does it take? When a new material is introduced into the construction how do you know it’ll ride good? What makes good geometry and how do you tweak the shape to give a ride a different feel? There a so many variables that [...]

PETER BAUER SOLID

Peter Bauer taking out first place at the Fuzzy-Surfer/Snowboard competition somewhere like 1985. Now 20 years later he finally managed to stop wasting time by snowboarding in tights and founded Amplid, to put the pieces together. Horns up for Peter … Riding is RnD! :-)

TWO HANDSOME GUYS

Amplid cofounder Peter Bauer and HTM marketing guru Xavier Mora simply posing for a SPY ad. Thanks SPY-guys for hooking us up with stuff!!!
I thought I’ll post this shot via i-phone sharing some impressive impressionism during a hike in Serfaus, Austria. awesome lines, not too much snow, but just about bottomless. Nature is great, enjoy it. Peter

ENRICH YOUR WALL

European artprint gallery LUMAS selected some artwork of photographer Peter Mathis, showing Amplid cofounder Peter Bauer doing severe lines in Valdez, AK. In case you wanna help Peter Mathis paying his heli bills, then buy some of his art RIGHT HERE. Otherwise just enjoy the shot below: Photo: Peter Mathis     Rider: Peter Bauer [...]

Legends in Japan

Peter Bauer, Matt Cummins, Mike “Advance” and Matt Cummins, having a beer or 2 at the already legendary Murasaki Banked Slalom in Kawaba, Japan. Icy banks but lots of fun anyway … Photo by Takuro “T-K” Hayashi

MEGA CARVING ???

What the heck …!? Well, you used to be a hero when you were able to do that. Peter Bauer in SNOWBOARDER Mag, USA. Winter 1989.
Frozen digitally during the Modena Big Air: Youngsters Dennis Battisti & Christoph Schenk with Alberto Penne (Amplid Italy) and Peter Bauer. The question is who is good, bad and ugly ? :-)
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