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!
GNU Men's Snowboards 2023
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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.
