Arbor Snowboard Reviews

Snowboard reviewed by Ben Molloy - (0) comments.

The Draft is what the kids have been asking for. Buttery soft with a short running length, rocker profile, an easy to maintain extruded base and bronze edges to reduce the risk of hanging up on those nasty kinked hand rails. Indoors, urban or park, slay the lot.

Read full Snowboard Review team review of the 2011 Draft Snowboard.

Snowboard reviewed by Rich Ewbank - (0) comments.

Traditional Arbor fans will shudder at the prospect of Arbor getting all freestyle, but times are a-changing and so is Arbor. The Westmark really marks Arbor’s whole hearted move into park snowboards; with a soft flex, heavily rockered profile and light poppy construction there’s no denying that the Westmark is a park thoroughbred and board so good that you’ll wonder why Arbor didn’t make the move until last season.

Read full Snowboard Review team review of the 2011 Westmark Snowboard.

Snowboard reviewed by Rich Ewbank - (0) comments.

Arbor claim the new rockered twin to the traditional Element is an all mountain masterpiece, one thing’s for sure, take the Arbor Element RX in some powder and you’ll be showing your buddies a master class in powder based freeriding. Stable at speed but quicker than a roller-coaster into turns the Element RX is easy and incredibly enjoyable to ride. An Intermediates dream machine.

Read full Snowboard Review team review of the 2011 Element RX Snowboard.

Snowboard added by Rich Ewbank - (0) comments.

Arbor has made very few changes to the A-Frame for 2011… trust me when I say this is a good thing. The A-Frame is the ultimate in point-and-shoot artillery. Classic design features include the blended tri-radial sidecut which keeps the entry and exit radii larger for stability and the central radius slightly tighter so you can work the poky camber into some nice tight chin touching carves and carbon torsion forks to make sure no matter how critical it gets the edge won’t wash out. Little tweaks for 2011 include the introduction of bamboo edges for even more punch out of carves. A truly awesome freeride gun!

Read full review of the 2011 A-Frame Snowboard.

Snowboard added by Rich Ewbank - (0) comments.

The diamond in the Arbor jewels. The Wasteland is designed to dominate any transition on the mountain, be it a perfect park kicker or an impossible backcountry windlip hit. Arbor have used standard biaxial glass and reduced the core thickness between the bindings to keep the Wasteland manageable. Carbon and Kevlar reinforcement runs through the tips so you can stomp those tail heavy landings and pop monster ollies. A certified piece of snowboarding science.

Read full review of the 2011 Wasteland Snowboard.

Snowboard added by Rich Ewbank - (0) comments.

It looks like the Nightrain might be attempting to shake its bad boy image. Last year its construction was heavily influenced by some heavy duty quadraxial glass. This year the Nightrain is using a combination of biaxial and triaxial glass. Loyal fans of previous Nightrains don’t despair quite yet, Arbor promise the Nightrain still packs a punch thanks to a good dose of camber. A snowboard designed for advanced riders who like to ride everything as long as it involves speed and transitions.

Read full review of the 2011 Nightrain Snowboard.

Snowboard added by Rich Ewbank - (0) comments.

Hey amigo stop looking at my maracas and let’s go snowboarding. Sure I look cool but I’m the Del Ray that’s a given my friend. It’s my true twin shape, medium soft flex and soft buttery biaxial glass that make me the best park ride you ever rode… now do whatever you got to do, get some Pesos, let’s go cruising homie!

Read full review of the 2011 Del Ray Snowboard.

Snowboard added by Rich Ewbank - (0) comments.

Girls charge hard too, that’s why Arbor designed the Push. Don’t let the narrower waist and stance lead you off the scent; with a directional shape, cambered profile, a combination of biaxial and triaxial glass and Rocket sintered base the Push is designed to be ridden aggressively at speed. In the infamous words of Salt and Pepper – “Push it, push it real good”.

Read full review of the 2011 Push Snowboard.

Snowboard added by Rich Ewbank - (0) comments.

All those people who thought Arbor had forgotten about the beginners and intermediates, it appears Arbor have the Formula. A glug of top notch Elan construction, a handful of entry level materials, a splash of progressive rocker profile and a generous helping of Grip Tech edges equal a board that beginners can’t help but learn on.

Read full review of the 2011 Formula Snowboard.

Snowboard added by Rich Ewbank - (2) comments.

The new Arbor Coda is more loaded with treats than Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory. Combining a parabolic rocker with Grip-Tech is much like Lib-Tech’s Banana & Magnetraction combination; forgiving, loose and grippy. Add this to the usual Elan factory build quality and a base graphic that would have any rider poking more methods than Shaun Palmer and you’re onto a winner. Whammy!

Read full review of the 2011 Coda Snowboard.

Snowboard added by Rich Ewbank - (0) comments.

Arbor all-mountain versatility means, you can ride this board like you’ve been fired out of a canon. The Roundhouse is designed to provide aggressive snowboards with larger feet who like to thrash everything with a snowboard that rides the lot. This year’s Roundhouse takes it’s graphic influence from Central America instead of 2010’s Far East theme.

Read full review of the 2011 Roundhouse Snowboard.

Snowboard added by Rich Ewbank - (0) comments.

No matter what board you buy in the Arbor range there’s no way it will look any less than a million dollars. The Eden fits into the Arbor range as a medium flexing all-mountain shred stick with a price concious spec, built for ladies at beginner level through to a strong intermediate level. Powder, cliffs, park, groomers… stop listing things to shred, go out and tear it up.

Read full review of the 2011 Eden Snowboard.

Snowboard added by Rich Ewbank - (0) comments.

If you’re happy smashing a beautiful piece of art on metal hand rails or dragging masterfully crafted Austrian engineering through rock laden pow pow, the Arbor Cadence is worth checking out. The Cadence is a versatile park ride built with women’s riding needs in mind with a stunning graphic.

Read full review of the 2011 Cadence Snowboard.

Snowboard added by Rich Ewbank - (0) comments.

Powder nirvana is here. I honestly don’t think there are any better spec-ed boards out there for riding the deep stuff. Check this out; 20mm of taper, a tri-radial sidecut with a tighter tail radius for boosting out of tight windlip slashes and Arbor’s Rocket sintered base so you don’t have to hike out of the long post face flat spots. And yes the graphics are the same as last year, but they rock!

Read full review of the 2011 Abacus Snowboard.

Snowboard reviewed by Rich Ewbank - (13) comments.

Hike out along that burly ridge you’ve been thinking about for years. Line up that couloir everybody talks about but nobody has the balls to ride. Drop in and start with some tight controlled carves… actually forget that suggestion. Aim straight and gun the whole couloir with the fewest number of turns you can. The Arbor A-Frame will meet your needs every meter of the ride. The A-Frame is unbelievably stable at speed and holds aggressive carves faultlessly.

Read full Snowboard Review team review of the 2010 A-Frame Snowboard.

Snowboard added by Rich Ewbank - (0) comments.

A jib specific Arbor with a rocker profile. Jib focused features include; biaxial glass, flat kicks and soft edges. The Draft is the opposite of what you’d expect from an Arbor.. a twin freestyle specific jib-stick with a centred stance, without wood on the topsheet!

Read full review of the 2010 Draft Snowboard.

Snowboard added by Rich Ewbank - (0) comments.

Bamboo pop and the buttery smooth torsional flex you only get from a tapered core at the tip and tail and biaxial glass. The Westmark will have advanced freestylers pulling computer-game-like combinations all over the mountain.

Read full review of the 2010 Westmark Snowboard.

Snowboard added by Rich Ewbank - (2) comments.

All mountain cruising at its best, a directional shape, a progressive sidecut for easily initiated carves that respond well to aggressive riding and carbon stringers for extra pop. A versatile snowboard for intermediate riders and up.

Read full review of the 2010 Element Snowboard.

Snowboard added by Rich Ewbank - (0) comments.

The Roundhouse has all of the responsiveness, edge hold and straight-lining stability Arbor snowboards are renowned for in a wider package for the larger footed rider… and clowns.

Read full review of the 2010 Roundhouse Snowboard.

Snowboard added by Rich Ewbank - (0) comments.

You have to be a snowboarding matador to tame this beast! Carbon fibre reinforced trusses, heavy load tri-axial glass and a cork/poplar laminated core for unbeatable damping, the Nightrain crams all of Arbors’ highend features into one superior pipe smokin mountain murderer. In the words of the Prince of Darkness, ‘All aboard the Nightrain!’.

Read full review of the 2010 Nightrain Snowboard.

Snowboard added by Rich Ewbank - (0) comments.

Utilising Arbor’s bamboo topsheet and core technology, Urethane / ABS blended sidewalls and a directional shape, the Coda is a lively directional all-mountain board with tons of pop.

Read full review of the 2010 Coda Snowboard.

Snowboard added by Rich Ewbank - (4) comments.

A no-nonsense freestyle snowboard with a mid-wide waste and progressive sidecut. The Wasteland is designed for snowboarders who want a snowboard that inspires confidence off kickers and in the pipe and will fire them in and out of carves. For aggresive freestylers only.

Read full review of the 2010 Wasteland Snowboard.

Snowboard added by Rich Ewbank - (0) comments.

A fish shape, carbon stringers and tightened radius at the tail of the board make the Arbor Abacus more versatile than you’d think. Throw in the Spinal-Tap styled graphics for that Metal look!

Read full review of the 2010 Abacus Snowboard.