SNOWBOARD CONTOURS
A snowboard contour refers to the specific profile of a snowboard and determines how the board rides and interacts with the rider and the snow. Furthermore the contour influences many different performance charactersitcs such as stability, maneuverability & float. Different contours are designed for various riding styles, skill sets, terrains and conditions, offering riders tailored experiences. Read further to learn everything about LIB TECH's contours.
We mainly differentiate between:
Original Banana - rocker heavy hybrid contour
Hybrid C2 - the perfectly balanced rocker/camber hybrid contour
Hybrid C3 - camber heavy hybrid contour
Camber - traditional camber contour
CONTOUR COMPARISON
ROCKER/CAMBER HYBRID BANANA TECHNOLOGY FOR EFFORTLESS CONTROL - PATENT #7823892 #8511704
ENGINEERED FOR SNOWBOARDING FOR FULL TIP TO TAIL CONTROL IN ALL CONDITIONS
Rocker between your feet / camber outside your feet
CENTRAL ROCKER
Engages middle of board between your feet
Provides natural positive carving arc
Easier turn initiation
Adds float and freedom in soft snow and powder
Allows a more centered weighting resulting in less fatigue
Depressurizes tip and tail for freestyle freedom & less edge catches
CAMBERS TO NOSE AND TAIL DEFINE THE BOARD'S PERSONALITY AND RIDE
Add, pop, power, liveliness
Add, precision, control, stability
Harmonize with central rocker to improve edge pressure distribution resulting in better carving with less chatter and washouts
Depressurizes tip and tail for freestyle freedom & less edge catches
ROCKER/CAMBER HYBRID VARIATIONS
ORIGINAL BANANA - EASY | JIBBY | FLOATY
mild rocker & mild camber
Almost two decade ago our experieMENTAL division started a snowboard contour revolution with the introduction of the legendary Skate Banana model and Original Banana Technology, rocker between your feet combined with mild cambers to the tips and tails.
HYBRID C2 - CONTROL | PRECISION | FLOAT
mild rocker & powerful camber
Carves the resort, plays in the park and slays the powder. We worked with Travis Rice to develop this perfectly balanced all terrain contour. Mild rocker between your feet combined with powerful cambers to the tips and tails. Enough power, pop, and precision to hit the biggest wedges. Enough float and freedom to rip the gnarliest AK lines.
HYBRID C3 - CONTROL | PRECISION | POWER
very mild rocker & powerful camber
This is camber engineered for high performance snowboarding. Very mild rocker between your feet combined with powerful cambers to the tips and tails. Mild rocker balances pressure distribution tip to tail eliminating the “dead space” between your feet, maximizing edge hold, pop, power and precision with the benefit of a little extra float and carve when you need it.
THE ORIGINAL BANANA - EASY | JIBBY | FLOATY
In 2006 when snowboarders only knew ski mimicking full camber boards, Pete Saari and the Lib Tech ExperiMENTAL team invented a revolutionary concept of rocker between the feet that literally turned snowboarding upside down.
