Arbor snowboards

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If there is one brand that makes beautiful snowboards, it is Arbor. Not only does a Arbor snowboard look beautiful because of the wooden topsheet, but the riding characteristics are also unprecedented! Arbor has been making boards in a traditional way with sustainable materials and construction methods since 1995.

What makes a Arbor snowboard so unique?

The uniqueness of a Arbor snowboard is the topsheet. No one Arbor board is the same. The brand was the first to replace the standard plastic top layer with a wood veneer. Not only does this look great, it also improves performance.

Arbor Snowboards with Powerply topsheets

The distinctive Powerply topsheets are made of a durable wood or bamboo top layer. The natural grain provides the style that Arbor is known for. The function of the Powerply can be seen as an extra layer of fiberglass. Producing such a topsheet is a labor-intensive job. This is what makes Arbor so exclusive.

Arbor snowboards with a fast sintered base

Arbor works with 3 types of layers. Their best and unfortunately also most expensive sintered base snowboard provides unprecedented glide and great wax absorption. You can find this base on for example the Arbor Coda. The Crosslinked sintered base is the best of both. It really glides a lot nicer than an extruded base but can take more and is easier to repair than a Sintered base. And then of course we have the extruded base which requires less maintenance and can take a lot of abuse. The latter base can be found in Arbor Element.

Arbor snowboards with camber

Also unique to Arbor snowboards is that most models come in two variants. Namely a rocker and a camber variant. Arbor snowboards with camber have a longer effective steel edge for maximum edge grip and powerful edge changes. In addition, the camber profile provides more response and pop. Arbor snowboards have GripTech in the areas where the heels and toes touch the steel edge. This makes the boards easy to steer and feels more natural. To make sure Arbor boards don't bite at the tip and tail, uprise fenders are installed. The steel edge is off the ground, making the board less likely to dig in and the edge change feels more natural. The GripTech together with the Uprise Fenders and the camber profile calls Arbor The Camber System.

Arbor Snowboards with Rocker

Besides Camber, almost every Arbor snowboard also has a rocker variant, also called parabolic rocker by Arbor. The degree of rocker neet toward the tip and tail. In general, rocker snowboards have less grip. This is because the effective steel edge is shorter. To compensate for this, Arbor snowboards applied GripTech. At the places where the heels and toes push on the steel edge, the steel edge runs slightly outward. This ensures that each steel edge has four contact points. The combination of Rocker and GripTech is called The Rocker System by Arbor.