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.
In the "Science Explained" series of articles the ARC explains some of our more complicated design and materials concepts in simple English. This week we're breaking down Amplid's radical shaping concept Jekyll and Hyde Geometry.
There seem to be a million and one different snowboard camber profiles on the market right now, each interpretation offering the ultimate solution. We think it’s time we guided you through Amplid’s offerings, so here’s the definitive guide.
Amplid's R&D work doesn't stop in the summer, it just goes higher. This summer we set French Ambush rider Julien Vilmin to work testing a top secret jib board so that the team could fine-tune the flex. Sometimes testing means just heading out and having fun.
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.
It's review season, the time of year when ski and snowboard magazines release the list of the shreds that have most impressed them at their spring gear tests. The Pocketknife is new to the Amplid snowboard line for 2013 and is already making a good impression on media.
How do you interpret Ski awards? Are they infallible gospel which should be trusted as if divine judgement or do you take them with a pinch of salt? Either way, it’s still nice when you win some. This winter Amplid won two Editors Pick awards from Freeskier Magazine.
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.
From the minute Amplid released the Rockwell, skiers were intrigued about its forward thinging geometry. Ski-Review.com was one of the first publications to get their feet on the skis and provided lots of positive feedback.
