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- GNU B Nice Snowboard
- GNU Antigravity Snowboard
- GNU B-Nice Snowboard · Women's · 2023
- GNU Money Snowboard · 2023
- GNU Money Snowboard · 2022
- GNU Headspace Snowboard
- GNU Gwo Snowboard · 2022
- GNU Money Snowboard · 2021
- GNU Banked Country Snowboard
- GNU Riders Choice Snowboard · 2022
GNU B Nice Snowboard
With a soft flex and an easygoing shape, this deck will provide catch-free and predictable riding across the entire mountain. It has rocker between the feet and flat to mild camber at contact points. This means it'll be noodly when you desire but rigid when you need it.
Another camber/rocker/camber build. This board is a bit softer than the Velvet and is an ultimate freestyle machine making it extra forgiving while you're still getting comfortable.
GNU Antigravity Snowboard
The Gnu Antigravity is a super playful, surfy machine due to its mostly camber profile and mid-soft flex. The Gnu edge tech gives it solid connection on hard snow, and the tapered shape from nose to tail provides an extra lift in the nose to really cruise across powder. This is a fantastic board if you're wanting something playful and mellow to cover the whole mountain. It's ideal for riders looking for an all-mountain freestyle board that doesn't feel overly aggressive. Its softer flex and tapered nose make it an ideal board for those wanting a surfy feel.
GNU B-Nice Snowboard · Women's · 2023
Anyone who is looking for a forgiving board! Whether you are a rider who is learning or you're an experienced rider who is looking for a fun park board! The GNU B Nice has something for everyone!!
GNU Money Snowboard · 2023
Budget conscious riders that want a ton of great tech packed into a price friendly option. GNU's accountants got mad at the board builders for letting this board out of the factory at such a low price. Magne-Traction edges, C2 rocker camber hybrid, sustainable wood core, and eco-sublimated graphics make the Money strong and poppy with precision control. True twin shape is at home in the park and rips everything you can find at the resort. Intermediate to advanced riders looking for a freestyle focused board that performs well anywhere you take it on the mountain.
It has full rocker and a mellow flex for easy turn initiation and forgiveness. It will carve nicely because of its asymmetrical edges and magne-traction. It will hold an edge in icy conditions and be easy to ride anywhere. Camber underfoot for added response and pop.
C2 Rocker Camber hybrid profile is where it's at! This board gives you that and then some. With a freestyle-oriented profile, this board is fun and easy to ride and you will enjoy progressing on it easily!!!
GNU Money Snowboard · 2022
- A perfect twin park-preferring utility board that's still at home on the whole mountain.
- Magne-Traction holds an edge when the snow gets hard or icy (think of a serrated edge knife).
- C2 Rocker Camber Hybrid and a sustainable wood core will have plenty of pop for those ollies and side hits, while still being easy to turn edge-to-edge.
GNU Headspace Snowboard
This is a great freestyle and all-mountain board with medium flex and a camber/mild rocker/camber profile. Magne-traction is featured on this board, so you know you'll always be able to find the edge even in the cruddiest of conditions.
Asymmetrical true twin that performs in any terrain you take it in. Park/all-mountain oriented and a medium flex. Camber/rocker/camber profile gives it tons of pop and stability. Trees, rails, pow, you name it. Does everything!
GNU Gwo Snowboard · 2022
True twin to shred the groomers, cruise the trees and play in the terrain park. Make the whole mountain your playground!
GNU Money Snowboard · 2021
It has full rocker and a mellow flex for easy turn initiation and forgiveness. It will carve nicely because of it's asymmetrical edges and magne-traction. It will hold an edge in icy cinditions but be smooth and easy to ride anywhere. Once you start to progress it will be very good in the park.
It's a park board that thrives as an all-mountain stick. Mid flex with a touch of camber and crazy edge tech will have you carving groomers like mad.
It's great for all around riding, but with its softer flex it will be good as you get into more stuff in the terrain park.
GNU Banked Country Snowboard
Great all around board that was built to tear up the mountain in any conditions! Big floaty nose for the pow, responsive construction, slightly tapered to help you in the deep pow, magnatraction for icy days, and not too aggressive of a shape in the tail to hinder switch riding! This is a great board that will be fun wherever you take it!
GNU Riders Choice Snowboard · 2022
Medium-flex board featuring Magne-Traction edges which give insane edge hold in icy/crappy conditions. Features C2x camber which has a widened camber/short rocker/widened camber profile. This gives it tons of pop and plenty of edge hold. Would take this board anywhere, it can do anything. Oh and on a powder day? No problem.
GNU Antigravity Snowboard · 2021
This is awesome board for groomers, powder, and having all around fun time on the mountain! With the board being directional, it wants to go fast one way and stick to the line you are trying to ride!
Surfy feeling, all-mountain riding with incredible response, thanks to the C3 camber rocker hybrid profile and the magna traction. You can really go anywhere at any speed.
Magnetraction for killer edge hold and rocker and camber for great snap between turns. Perfect for crushing the entire mountain and boosting off side hits.
GNU Velvet Snowboard
- C2E Rocker profile has mild rocker between your feet with camber toward the tip and tails meaning full contact and control in all conditions.
- Medium flex and Asymmetrical, True Twin shape work with your body's mechanics to be more efficient and less tiring while increasing your ride performance.
- Magne-Traction works like a serrated knife to help keep your edges in contact with the snow.
GNU B-Nice Snowboard · Women's · 2021
Good for cruising groomers and some freestyle if you want to go there. Its softer flex and rocker profile is a little more freestyle oriented for beginner to intermediate riders, but would be nice and mellow for riding with the kiddos and just getting out on the groomers.
This is a really fun board you can take all over the mountain. It's very light and super jibby. It will be a blast for park laps as well as pow days!
This is a very forgiving snowboard. Something that you can have a playful time on.
GNU Headspace Snowboard · 2021
ANYTHING FREESTYLE:) , charging groomers, uneven terrain, and executing highspeed carves! This is a high-end park board that is very stable at high speeds and is geared for hitting bigger size jumps and carving up icy pipe walls. This board features traditional camber all the way through from tip to tail and is a true twin. This allows for explosive pop on those high ollies and a very consistent snap when exiting a carve switch or regular. It has a medium flex, so it will still press on rails and butter when you need it too! The asymmetrical sidecut allows for deeper heel side carves with less effort and evens out the playing field on toe vs. heal edge response. The magnatraction is revolutionary at maintaining an edge on ice and will still work even if you like to detune your edges!
Super fun in the park, responsive in the trees, stable for bombing groomers, and just a blast to take anywhere. magne-traction edges give insane edge hold in icy/crappy conditions. I rode the 2020 version a bunch this season and it's fun as hell. Locks into rails really well in the park, responsive in all terrain, plenty of pop, and did surprisingly well in like 8 inches of pow. I would take this anywhere.
Great for all-mountain and freestyle riding. Will fit well going down groomer's and all around resort riding.
GNU Rcc3 Snowboard
C3 camber is the most aggressive camber profile from Gnu. Medium to stiff flex (6-8/10) board with mellow reverse camber between the feet to allow for some pivot action and help in the powder. Aggressive camber underfoot to ends will make this board a more solid ride and be more responsive when turning as the ends still touch the ground like a standard camber board. Signature asymmetric shape because our bodies are asym. True twin so you can ride switch no prob and it will feel the same. Magne-traction for added grip on uneven terrain.
GNU Asym Carbon Credit BTX Snowboard · 2020
Soft flexing all-mountain/freestyle board. Banana-rocker profile with rocker between the feet and mild camber under foot. This profile gives the board great float and makes it excellent for jibbing, and the pressure between the feet gives it great edge hold and stability through your turns.
One of 2020's best sellers. Soft C1 flex (camber-rocker-camber) profile makes this fun, flexible, and surfy but camber underfoot gives you some edge control when you want it. Magne-traction edges for superior hold.
This is a great all around board for a beginner or intermediate alike. A lot of more advanced riders ride this board in the terrain park.
GNU Asym B-nice BTX Dark Snowboard · 2020
A great board for learning on and surfing the mountain. As mentioned above- soft flex, asym tech and rocker help turning feel easier and smoother. True twin so it rides the same forward/backward. Extruded base is tough. Magnetraction edges grip in firm snow.
GNU Velvet Snowboard · 2021
Great for all-mountain riding. Take it anywhere with confidence. The C2 rocker profile provides a great balance of response and edge hold while still being forgiving and surfy when you want it to be. And magne-traction ensure a trench-digging edge hold that shines in hard snow conditions. You really can't go wrong with this deck under your feet.
Shredding the whole mountain like it’s your own personal park. Playful but stiff enough to carry speed on groomers.
GNU Headspace Snowboard · 2021
Great for in shredding and jibbing the entire mountain. Fun the park as well. Great on all surfaces from groomers to pow.
GNU Velvet Snowboard · 2021
This board has a medium flex so it'll be responsive for any type of riding. Camber/rocker/camber profile gives it tons of stability and a lot of pop too. For the intermediate+ rider. Also, this board features Magne-traction edges, which gives you insane edge hold in icy/crappy conditions — huge for icy winters.
Just about everything! It's a true twin board, so you'll have no problems learning to ride switch. Camber for control, rocker for a more playful feel. Also features Magne-traction edges for a better hold. The asymmetrical profile will help on on those heelside carves too.
Mild rocker between the feet and camber toward the tip and tails means full contact and control in all conditions. Medium flex and Level 1 Asym Sidecut/Core give a softer flex on the heelside edge with a deeper sidecut to make heelside carves effortless.
GNU B Nice Snowboard · 2021
A solid entry-level woman’s board from GNU. Armed with Magne-traction, you’ll be able to hold an edge on hardpack and ice with no problems. The hybrid rocker profile provides float in powder while being much less catchy on the edges, so it's super forgiving for fine-tuning skills. A do-it-all board to get you beyond those blue runs.
Twin tip and tail, rocker and camber — great for learning. The banana-tech will help you get your turns down faster and easier. This board is definitely a beginner board but can always be used on those first runs of the year to get the lead out, once you are a more developed rider.
Forgiving enough to learn on, yet capable of going everywhere. Great edge hold on ice due to its magnatraction and easy turn initiation — also fun in the powder.
GNU Antigravity Snowboard · 2021
This deck performs well all over the mountain. Take a note of its name and you'll know this thing will have you wanting to blast off side hits, carve groomers and shred deep pow! This board is built with GNU's powerful C3 camber that offers control, precision, and lots of pop! It's built for take-offs & landings!
This deck can ride anywhere with it's versatile medium flex. Built for intermediate-advanced riders, the Antigravity has a combination of both camber and rocker. Rocker gives you enhanced edge hold and camber increases response at high speeds. GNU boards are super durable and high quality!
This is going to feature C3 Camber (camber/rocker/camber) which is very responsive! Also features Magne-traction edges which give insane edge grip in icy/crappy conditions. This is major for the East Coast!
GNU Chromatic Women's Snowboard · 2022
Soft-medium flex makes this board playful, yet stiff enough to float through pow! All-mountain freeriding! Magnetraction edges will dig into any terrain and make it smooth! Mild camber beneath your feet and rocker in the middle of the board as well as on the tip and tail! This board will be poppy, playful and precise when you need it!
GNU Asym Headspace C3 Snowboard · 2020
This is a great park-focused board that can also shred all over the mountain. The Magne-traction edge technology gives you extra grip for icy days and the asymmetrical cut makes turning a breeze. Really fun and reliable board no matter the snow conditions.
All-mountain board great for icy conditions and powder. The magna traction edges of this board will keep traction while turning on ice.
More park focused but can ride basically anywhere.
GNU Money Snowboard · 2021
GNU is a super solid company that is made by Lib Tech. This is a true twin and has Magne-traction edges which give insane edge hold in icy/crappy conditions. Will hold up for anything you throw at this board and is still awesome for progressing. This is a board you won't grow out of!
Groomed trails and terrain park. Magne-traction edges help a ton in icy terrain and provide a more stable ride. This board is super lively and playful, would be a great option for progressing skills in the terrain park but is also a fun time taking on groomers!
A mid flex, all-mountain/freestyle deck! With a mid flex, this board will be playful and poppy with the C2E tech with rocker between your feet with camber tip and tail. Made for the intermediate riders looking to progress and have fun!
GNU Asym Ladies Choice C2X Snowboard · Women's · 2020
Asymmetric board built for Jamie Anderson! This board is great for treating the whole mountain like your terrain park. Hybrid rocker/camber and Magne-traction for grip on icy days!
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