Never Not is Nike’s first full length snowboarding movie. It features riding from Gigi Ruf Nicolas Muller, Justin Bennee, Jed Anderson, Halldor Helgason ,Sage Kotsenburg ,Jess Kimura ,Laura Hadar, Annie Boulanger, Johnnie Paxson and Ethan Morgan. It is a cool combination of backcountry and street riding, and Part 2 (more documentary style) is just as good. This is a fairly solid list of the gear…
The Burton Custom is one of the most famous snowboards, that has been around for 20 years. I am guessing that someone at Burton decided that they need to milk the Custom name for all that it is worth, so there is now this big list of “Burton Custom” products that Burton make.
The original model, which has a regular camber profile, directional shape and a fairly aggressive ride. Although it is a directional board, it has a twin flex, and a fairly light 700g core. Like all Burton boards (and the various versions of Customs), it has The Channel, which gives you lots of stance options and angles for your bindings, but works best with Burton EST bindings. If you see pros riding a Custom in videos, it will almost definitely be the camber version. Read more about the Custom
A Flying V version of the original, which has a much different ride to the camber version. I think that it is made so that people can ride a much more forgiving board, while still saying they are riding a Custom.
It has the Flying V profile, which is a hybrid design, so there are camber and rocker sections to the board. Compared to the camber version, this model is going to be much more forgiving, and won’t catch or kick back like a camber board does. Read more about the Custom Flying V
The Custom X is a more aggressive version of the Custom, which has a regular camber profile and a directional shape. It is stiff, has tons of pop and it very solid at high speed. Because it is such an aggressive board, you will see it being ridden in big halfpipes, and on big jumps. Read more about the Custom X
This is a strange one in my opinion, as they took their most aggressive board, and gave it the much more forgiving Flying V profile. Why they did that, I don’t know. I am guessing that it is so people can buy a board that is known to be super aggressive, looks exactly the same as the real camber version, but doesn’t need anywhere near the same skill to ride it. Read more about the Custom X Flying V
A twin shaped version (not directional) of the original Custom. The 2017 model has the PurePop Camber profile, which is a regular camber, flat sections towards the tip and tail and a little bit of early rise rocker. The PurePop camber is a little bit more forgiving than plain old regular camber (because of the flat and early rise sections), but still has the benefits of camber. The twin shape is useful for park riders who spend a lot of time landing or riding switch. Read more about the Custom Twin.
A Flying V (hybrid camber) and twin shaped version of the Custom. Same as the board above, but the Flying V gives it more float in deeper snow, and makes it more forgiving when you don’t get your spins all the way around. Read more about the Custom Twin Flying V.
A splitboard version of the Custom, with a directional shape and PurePop Camber profile. Made for the motivated people who are going to get out there and skin up mountains. Search for the Family Tree Custom Split
A version with a “throwback” to the old graphics, with the PurePop camber and a directional shape. Not just different graphics on this one, it is the only version that is Directional and has the PurePop Camber. Search for the 20th Anniversary Custom
A kids version of the Custom, which has the Flying V profile and a twin shape. Made in small sizes for small people. Search for the Custom Smalls
Not their entry level bindings, but one small step up. Quite affordable bindings, that aren’t anything fancy.
Also, they have a couple of Pullovers that are called Burton Custom too, just incase you hadn’t heard the name enough.
So, if someone tells you they ride a Custom, it could be any of number of boards, now that the Custom name has been watered down so much. Read more about the Custom bindings
The North America Outdoor Institute will host a special two-day safety summit to be held in Anchorage, Alaska Friday, Nov. 19th and Sat. Nov. 20th to review and help establish a standardized curriculum for snowmobile safety education in the state of Alaska.
During the past few years, with support from the Alaska Division of Parks and Outdoor Recreation (DPOR,) the North America Outdoor Institute (NAOI) has been working to develop snowmachine curriculum to help promote safe winter travel in the state of Alaska. Operating under a grant from the DPOR, NAOI will host this summit with snowmobile stakeholders to review and comment on the safety curriculum developed from past projects and introduce the curriculum proposed for this winter training season.
The summit is intended to bring together people that have been riding, teaching and practicing safe snowmobile procedures for many years in an effort to define what should and should not be included. The panel of experts will include professional instructors, riders, vendors, program directors, club members, SnowTRAC committee members and DPOR staff. These individuals will make short presentations on their experience, ideas and suggestions for what all riders should know before setting out across Alaska on a snowmachine, whether it is on a groomed trail or a cross-country traverse to a favorite recreation area.
NAOI cordially invites you to participate in this special workshop. If you are able to attend, please RSVP at info@naoiak.org or by calling our office at 907-376-2898. We look forward to hearing your thoughts and ideas as we move forward in educating the public to reduce the number of unnecessary accidents that occur each year during the riding season.