2023 GNU Snowboard Preview

2023 GNU Snowboard Preview

The winter season is on its way and has already called out to the Snowboard-Savants at GNU. With radical thinking, tireless dedication and their amazing work shop they've developed industry leading technologies and eco-conscious practices to blow your mind. Bring out your camera and get ready, cause we're going in!

The GNU 2023 Snowboard Preview

The MERVIN Manufacturing Group (the mad scientists behind LibTech and GNU) is the most environMENTALly conscious snowboard makers on the planet. With fully hand-made boards, crafted and designed in Carlsborg, Washington, between the rugged Olympic and Cascade Mountain Ranges. These boards will change your life!

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GNU Men's Snowboards 2023

GNU Money

GNU Men's Money Snowboard 2023

Bend Type C2 Rocker Camber Hybrid-Contour
Shape Perfect Park Twin
Core Aspen/Paulownia, FSC Certified
Base Eco-Sublimated Co-Ex
Skill level Intermediate Park Rats
Terrain Free-ride Freedom
Tech Magne-Traction: Serrated Steak Knife Technology
Flex Rating Mid-Level Flexing

A perfect twin park preferring utility board that shreds the whole mountain. We pulled out all the stops on the guts of this thing; Magne-Traction®, poppin C2 rocker camber hybrid contour, sustainable wood core and eco-sublimated graphics. Gnu’s reluctant business team asks you to take notice of the amazing price on this biscuit. It’s our gift to snowboarding.

GNU Headspace

GNU Men's Headspace Snowboard 2023

Bend Type C3 Cambering
Shape Asym Twin
Core Aspen/Paulownia I/II, FSC Certified
Base Eco-Sublimated Sintered Base
Skill level Progressing Intermediates to the Aspiring Pro
Terrain Free-Style Park Riding
Tech Magne-Traction, Level 1: Asym Sidecut/Core
Flex Rating True Mid-Range Stiffness

From his beautiful mind. The C3 cambered Head Space is Forest’s asym twin freestyle mind expansion tool. A proven street slayer, rips any freestyle situation you might encounter at your home resort or out there with the crew. Magne-Traction® edge control, FSC certified eco core, sintered eco-sublimated base. Find your feet with a board that knows anything and everything is possible..

GNU Rider's Choice C3

GNU Men's Rider's Choice C3 Snowboard 2023

Bend Type C3 Cambering
Shape Aysm Twin
Core Balsa/Aspen/Paulownia II/III, FSC Certified
Base Sintered Knife-Cut
Skill level Intermediate to Advanced
Terrain All-Terrain Monster
Tech Magne-Traction, Level 2: Asym Sidecute/Core/Contact, Carbon Power Bands
Flex Rating Fairly Firm Flexing

Contest, contenders, progression technicians and camber lovers this one’s for you! Built on a poppy high performance C3 Camber chassis with a lively Aspen / Polonia core. This beast of choice is performance enhanced with ultra responsive Carbon Power Bands and a rugged fast knife cut sintered base. Add the eco-sublimated poly top and the RC C3 is quite possibly the best freestyle snowboard we have ever made!

GNU Hyper

GNU Men's Hyper Snowboard 2023

Bend Type C2 Hybrid Contour
Shape Tapered Directional Carver
Core Aspen/Paulownia II, FSC Certified
Base Sintered Knife-Cut
Skill level Intermediate to Advanced
Terrain On-Piste Killer and Back-Country Devourer
Tech Magne-Traction, Carbon Power Bands
Flex Rating Stiffer Flexing than Average

Blake Paul’s simple elegance... the perfect freestylers all mountain board. An eco friendly wood core rides smooth and stable. Carbon Power Bands ensure long lasting precision and pop. The C2 Hybrid contour, floaty nose and tapered directional shape settle nicely into things when conditions get soft. Magne-Traction® and a refined side cut make this an effortless carver on hardpack and ice. Less is radical!

GNU GWO

GNU Men's GWO Snowboard 2023

Bend Type BTX Hybrid Contour
Shape True Twin
Core Aspen/Paulownia I/II, FSC Certified
Base Eco-Sublimated Co-Ex
Skill level Beginner to Intermediate Riders
Terrain On-Piste Resort Rider
Tech Magne-Traction
Flex Rating Soft to Mild Flexing

Fun, easy to ride and packed with performance features the GWO (GNU NEW WORLD ORDER) is the culmination of decades of all terrain freestyle resort focused snowboard design. A ready for everything, catch free, carvy, floaty BTX Hybrid contour. Magne-Traction® serrated edges offer effortless edge hold on ice and hardpack. Lively, poppy, long lasting eco-friendly construction with a fast low maintenance base.

GNU Finest

GNU Men's Finest Snowboard 2023

Bend Type ASYM C2x Camber
Shape Asym Twin
Core Aspen/Paulownia II/III, FSC Certified
Base Eco-Sublimated Sintered
Skill level Intermediate to Advanced
Terrain All-Mountain and All-Terrain
Tech Magne-Traction, Level 2: Asym Sidecut/Core/Contact
Flex Rating Fairly Stiffer than Average

The Finest Gnu ever made! Max’s ASYM C2x freestyle stick has been fine tuned in pursuit of freestyle progression and perfection. Guaranteed to add depth to your park performance and freestyle freedom to your deep snow game. Grab your crew, feed the animals and go boardin! Absolute control in all terrain is built in.

GNU Essential Service

GNU Men's Essential Service Snowboard 2023

Bend Type C2 Hybrid Contour
Shape True Twin
Core Aspen/Paulownia I/II, FSC Certified
Base Sintered Sublimated
Skill level Progressing to Intermediate
Terrain A Resort Raider
Tech Magne-Traction
Flex Rating Mid-Level Flexing

Easy riding resort ripper that is equally at home carving up groomers under the chair, blasting through pow stashes and off side hits or hitting sketchy features in the park. A long lasting, poppy, eco friendly construction and built in our most versatile carvy, floaty, catch-free C2 Hybrid contour. Magne-Traction® guarantees amazing effortless edgehold. A portion of the proceeds from every ES sold goes to help our friends @theserviceboard on their mission to mentor teens to conquer personal and cultural challenges through public service and outdoor adventure like snowboarding.

GNU Women's Snowboards 2023

 

GNU Ladies Choice

GNU Women's Ladies Choice Snowboard 2023

Bend Type C2x Hybrid Contour
Shape Asym Twin
Core Aspen/Paulownia II/III, FSC Certified
Base Sintered Knife-Cut
Skill level Intermediate Riders
Terrain From Resort Riding to Park Pummeling
Tech Magne-Traction, Level 2: Asym Sidecut/Core/Contact
Flex Rating Mid-Level Flex

The Ladies Choice has secured its place in snowboarding history with over a decade of collaboration with the most decorated female snowboarder, Jamie Anderson. Her balance between progression and playfulness is reflected in the progressive asym technology, perfectly tuned for freestyle flow. Bringing Jamie's eco-minded sensibility to our construction materials and process, the Ladies Choice is built with a clear nylon topsheet made from bio beans that shows through to the sustainably harvested FSC certified wood core. Eco sublimated graphics by Sarah King continue the decade + partnership with this all mountain freestyle work of art. Ride the Ladies Choice and channel some JA magic!

GNU B-Nice

GNU Women's B-Nice Snowboard 2023

Bend Type Original Banana Hybrid Contour
Shape True Twin
Core Aspen/Paulownia I/II, FSC Certified
Base Eco-Sublimated Co-Ex
Skill level Beginner to Intermediate
Terrain All-Mountain
Tech Magne-Traction
Flex Rating Mild Flexing

For nice days, with nice friends, riding nice terrain, The B-Nice is a twin all mountain board with an approachable shape, softer flex, and our Original Banana Hybrid contour for catch-free progression. Even if your friends aren’t nice or the terrain is hammered, the B-Nice will smooth out any drama and make your day a little more playful. Magne-Traction® adds predictable edge-control to the long list of this board’s niceties. A lot of tech for a nice price, the B-Nice lives up to its name.

GNU Velvet

GNU Women's Velvet Snowboard 2023

Bend Type C2 Hybrid Contour
Shape True Twin
Core Aspen/Paulownia I/II, FSC Certified
Base Eco-Sublimated Co-Ex
Skill level For the Intermediate Weekend Warriors
Terrain All-Mountain and Park Riding
Tech Magne-Traction, Level 1: Asym Sidecut/Core
Flex Rating Mid-Level Flexing

The Velvet is the choice of Gnu team riders who approach the whole mountain like their park. It’s snappy flex and hybrid C2 contour work in synergy for pop and stability. It features intuitive asym geometry, and Magne-Traction®, so it is catch-free and responsive. The textured poly top is durable, sheds snow and gives the eco-sublimated graphics by Hannah Eddy a down to earth vibe. The Velvet is comfortable in any conditions and as balanced in the park as it is in banked slaloms or street sessions. Plant-Based graphic conceptualized by Naima Antolin and designed by Hannah Eddy.

 

 

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