Paper catalogs? What is this, the 1990s? ; )

That’s what I thought. Also, I noticed the specs aren;t listed in the big table. Looks like splitboarding is slowly slipping off Burton’s marketing radar, though i like that they’ve changed it up.

Not that I give a shit.

Know what I love about the splitboard community? We are all just as stoked as we were when the new Jurassic Park toy Tyrannosaurus Rex hit the shelves at Toys R US! I freaken love it!!!

just seems really “plastic”… all that ‘support local snowboarding’ crap. When again, clothing is made in china and boards are no longer pressed in the US, let alone VT. People losing jobs is very un-local.

I heard a rumor the boards are pressed in China and sent to Austria for graphics, therefore being able to say ‘Made in Austria’… juss a rumor I heard, from a kool aid drinker nonetheless, in stowe.

I own a malolo and a split 68 and Ions, so I have sipped the kool aid quite a bit because of great deals that were available.. but I’m going to start sipping Switchback soon… Rome Notch 64 anyone? :drool:

Trew Gear is made in Canada.

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I’ll preface this by saying that I’m not trying to pick a fight splitchank, just clarifying.

The FreeBird is made in Uttendorf, Austria, along with every other board that says Made in Austria….that’s a fact, not kool-aid. 😉

Curious if you know of any snowboard outerwear companies that still produce clothing in the US? I know Arc’teryx used to produce stuff in Canada, but I believe that has mostly ended. Same with Northface, Patagonia, etc.

Rome Notch is a fun board. I rode a 158 non-swallowtail for a season, but was a little disappointed in the quality of the sidewall material used. It’s a semi-transparent glass type sidewall and it exploded on me in multiple areas, rather than crack or ding. I have an older 158 Malolo as well, and the sidewall material seems to have held up a little better.

We are agreed on beer thirty though! :guinness: :guinness:

no worries..like I said, rumor.

don’t know who is making apparel in the US anymore. My point is that the catalog was big on the ‘support local snowboarding’ in it and they’re not doing much locally let alone in the US.
Fly Low Gear? maybe. Cloudveil?

I do have to say, my Malolo has been my go to board for 2 seasons and held up pretty good so far, even though I had to butcher some old flows to make em work with the channel :nononno:

If I can swing a new board this season, I was looking at the notch 64 or the Jones Hovercraft. I’m a big guy and I’m not sure about the hovercraft but bummed to hear your take on the sidewalls on the rome. I can beat a board pretty good.

alright, time to go to the bar. MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM Switchback :guinness: :guinness:

livin the life as a Bolton Bushwhacker…

mmm switchback BROWN ALE last night, new. :guinness: :guinness: :drool: :guinness:

My S-Series (162) is going up for sale, all parts/skins/bindings ($450). It’s been a good board, but I’m hooked on rocker and looking for more float with less weight/length for this season. Was excited about the Freebird because of rocker and hopefully tighter tolernaces, a better pic is in last months Backcountry Mag, but do believe in keeping it local.

Although, I’ve found the Burton AK outerwareto be the most functional snowboard/spiltboarding outerware I’ve used yet. I’d consider a US manufacturer if there was one that was making outerware on the same level as the AK line.

So, not to threadjack, BUT Never Summer hand builds their boards in Denver using 100% of its materials from US or Canada (wood core is the only part from Canada, and they just buy blocks to make several wood cores out of)- no bullshit, I’ve toured their factory. Also Venture is built in Silverton using NA materials, and is even solar/wind powered for a greener foot print.

Buying local isn’t that hard.