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Rode it at Copper for the first day on snow, super impressed. Bought it as a pow/big mountain stick, but will be riding more often. Can't wait to test it out in AK this spring!
Description
ALL MOUNTAIN - DIRECTIONAL
Not your gutless fish. Travis has juiced up this Jackson Hole resort slasher into an apex all terrain tech shred predator. A long floaty nose combined with a powerful poppy contact maximizing short radius “Whale Tail Technology”. A tight 7m trench gouging sidecut. Wide enough to allow you to really put it on a hardpack rail with no toe drag and float pillows like a dream but still narrow enough to be your daily driver all season long. Take it to AK, drop BC pillow stacks or blow minds at the home resort all season. A mammal to eat all fish. TR. Award winning!
VOLUME SHIFTED, RIDE THIS BOARD 3-6 CM SHORTER THAN YOUR NORMAL BOARD.
Travis and Mervin will be donating a portion of the sale of each Orca snowboard to the www.orcaconservancy.org in support of their efforts to prevent the extinction of the Salish Sea’s Southern Resident Killer Whales. #betheirvoice
BOARD ART BY: DULK ( @dulk1 )
VOLUME SHIFTED, RIDE THIS BOARD 3-6 CM SHORTER THAN YOUR NORMAL BOARD.
- Now built with eco-sublimated Ocean-bound PBT top material made from recycled PET plastic waist collected from coastal areas.
- Introducing strong, poppy Makah Hemlock wood cores sustainably harvested by the Makah tribe who reside on the Northwestern most corner of the USA near our factory.
Travis and Mervin will be donating a portion of the sale of each Orca snowboard to the www.orcaconservancy.org in support of their efforts to prevent the extinction of the Salish Sea’s Southern Resident Killer Whales. #betheirvoice
- DNEW DREAM SHAPE, OCEAN BOUND TOP MATERIAL, MAKAH HEMLOCK CORE
- FREERIDE POW RIPPER MEETS RESORT SLASHING DAILY DRIVER
- FLOATY NOSE, TIGHT SIDECUT, MAXIMUM POWER TAIL
BOARD ART BY: DULK ( @dulk1 )
Terrain
Where on the mountain this snowboard is especially tuned to excel.
ParkResortBackcountry
Rider Level
Beginner level snowboards are fun and approachable for all riders while an advanced snowboard is tuned for a particularly aggressive / athletic style of snowboarding.
BeginnerIntermediateAdvanced
Flex
How easily does this snowboard bend under pressure? A soft flex is great for fun maneuverability while a stiff flex is better for aggressive high speed hill bombing.
Soft
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StiffTechnology
Contour
THE ORIGINAL AWARD WINNING ROCKER/CAMBER HYBRID CONTOURS (BANANA TECHNOLOGY) ENGINEERED FOR SNOWBOARDING
FULL CONTACT AND CONTROL IN ALL CONDITIONS. “AWESOME EVERYWHERE”
CENTRAL ROCKER BUILDS IN CARVE, EDGE HOLD & FLOAT
CAMBERS BUILD IN POP, STABILITY AND CONTROL
Construction
HORSEPOWER OCEAN-BOUND NATIVE HEMLOCK CONSTRUCTION [HPONH]
LIGHT • ENVIRONMENTALLY NICER • SMOOTHER
CORE: EXTENDED 60% MAKAH HEMLOCKN / 40% PAULOWNIA
GLASS: TRI-AX / BI-AX GLASS
TOP: OCEAN BOUND ECO SUBLIMATED TOP
BASE: SINTERED KNIFE-CUT BASE
BIRCH INTERNAL SIDEWALLS
UHMW SINTERED SIDEWALLS
UHMW TIP/TAIL IMPACT DEFLECTION
Magne-Traction®
SERRATED STEAK KNIFE TECHNOLOGY
7 strategically located edge serrations provide unreal edge hold and control in all conditions.
TURNS ICE INTO POWDER!
Sizes / Specs
| Size (cm) | 138 | 144 | 147 | 150 | 153 | 156 | 159 | 162 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contact Length (cm) | 100 | 102 | 105 | 108 | 110 | 113 | 115 | 118 |
| SideCut (m) | 6.8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Nose / Tail Width (cm) | 28.8 / 28 | 29.6 / 28.6 | 29.8 / 28.8 | 30.4 / 29.4 | 31.6 / 30.5 | 31.7 / 30.6 | 31.9 / 30.8 | 32.2 / 31.1 |
| Waist Width (cm) | 24.7 | 25 | 25.2 | 25.5 | 26.7 | 26.7 | 26.7 | 26.9 |
| Surface Area (sq in) | 574 | 600 | 608 | 645 | 659 | 675 | 688 | 714 |
| Stance Min-Max / Set Back (in) | 17.5"-22.5" / 2" | 18.5"-23.25" / 2" | 19.5"-24.25" / 2.5" | 19.5"-24.25" / 2.5" | 19.5"-24.25" / 2.5" | 19.5"-24.25" / 2.5" | 19.5"-24.25" / 2.5" | 19.5"-24.25" / 2.5" |
| Stance Min-Max / Set Back (cm) | 44.5 - 57.2 / 5.1 cm | 47 - 59.7 / 5.1 cm | 49.5 - 62.2 / 6.4 cm | 49.5 - 62.2 / 6.4 cm | 49.5 - 62.2 / 6.4 cm | 49.5 - 62.2 / 6.4 cm | 49.5 - 62.2 / 6.4 cm | 49.5 - 62.2 / 6.4 cm |
| Flex 10 = Firm | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Weight Range (lbs / kg) | 90+ / 45+ | 100+ / 50+ | 110+ / 55+ | 120+ / 60+ | 130+ 65+ | 140+ / 70+ | 150+ / 75+ | 160+ / 75+ |
Reviews
Customer Reviews
5.0
Based on 148 reviewsPrit
Very pleased
Finally decided to try something directional with the intent of it being more of a pow-day only deck. After spending a few consecutive days on it, I’m convinced I’ll ride the orca in every condition without really compromising much. Carves awesome, goes backwards pretty well, and is very stable through the worst of chop. This board makes me ride better.
ShrEddie
Sick stick
Got to ride it in pow, on groomers and down some steep bumps and crud. Handles everything great. Super poppy tail. Unsinkable in the pow. Rails on the groomers and the magnetraction edge holds on the steepest slopes. A+ board. Also very light weight!
Mozza
Best board ever.
Floats like a butterfly and stings the bee.
Arex
After 20 years of riding I have found the one
Been working in the snowboard tour industry for over 2 decades which got me the ability to test new boards every year. Last year I was riding the Capita Spring Break Tree Hunter and loved it. But the Orca just crushes it on hardpack or icey runs and floats like a bee when riding pow. You can literally lay in a 180 degree carve because of the sidecut and magne traction. Unbelievable shape and materials make this a true all rounder. Lib-Tech: Please make a splitboard version of the Orca! I'm begging you! Please!!
Lib Tech Orca II Snowboard
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