Arbor Draft Snowboard 2017

Arbor Draft Snowboard 2017

The Draft is our jib-specific, Rocker System design. A softer flex makes this the ideal freestyle specific weapon for park and street. The super blunt tips add massive amounts of surface area for pressing and butters with improved ollies and landing gear.  

Features 

The System Rocker- The System Rocker design provides a surfy ride, with natural float and cleaner tracking.

Ash Power Ply- Almost all Arbor Snowboards are made with a sustainably sourced wood or Bamboo topsheet. We call this construction a Power Ply. The natural grain creates the style we’ve been known for since we launched twenty years ago. Less well recognized is how the technology improves the strength, durability, and return of our snowboards.

The Power Ply works like an added layer of fiberglass. During construction, the natural wood or bamboo fibers are turned into a composite layer inside the board; but the process takes time.

Raw timber must first be soaked so that it can be sliced or “veneered” into sheets, which are assembled into “faces,” then backed with a special fleece material, precision sanded, and pre-laminated to a protective foil, made in part from natural caster oil.

The finished topsheet is at last ready to be built into a snowboard. In the end, the process makes Arbor Power Ply deigns the most labor intensive snowboards on the market. The resulting performance, board life, and finish quality are worth the extra effort, in addition to the reduction in our reliance on man made glues, coatings, and composites.

Flathead Tips- Provides more surface area for butters, ollies & nollies.

2x4  12-Pack Inserts- Provide a wide stance range, while at the same time delivering critical micro adjustability.

Single Malt Core- Our standard wood core for highly reliable return and lasting durability. Made from 100% sustainably grown Poplar wood.

Biax Glassing- A biax over biax lay-up that’s designed for park and street inspired all-mountain riding. Also creates a good platform for learning.

360 Rails- A 360 degree, fully wrapped sidewall that eliminates the need for tip fill, while effectively tying the whole snowboard together. A technology that delivers incredibly tight tolerances for improved board life and durability.

Extruded Base- A tough, user- friendly extruded base that delivers lighter-weight performance.