NEVER SUMMER Proto Ultra Snowboard 2024 Never Summer

Olympian Chris Corning needs a top of the line board to perform at the highest levels in snowboarding. This is the most powerful, all mountain true twin in the Never Summer lineup. The perfectly balanced, mid-wide Proto Ultra features more carbon and a stiffer flex than the Proto Synthesis and Triple Camber profile for ultimate edge hold and performance.

**base designs and colors may vary**

Flex: 7/10

Shape: Ultra All Mountain Twin – With the tail shape the mirror-image of the nose, the Twin Tip shape provides a superlative switch-stance riding experience making it right at home taking off or landing backwards, making a truly two-way ride.

Bend: Triple Camber Twin – Triple Camber built for freestyle. The center rocker of our patented Rocker Camber profile is now a third camber area flanked by two small rockers built into a twin. Get the most out of your edge with triple camber in a twin. It’s insanely responsive and stable. The board will lock in between the feet on rails with this twin triple camber profile. Balanced vice-like edge hold, rocket launching pop, and insane butterability.

Core: NS WooBoo Wood Core – Never Summer’s WOOBOO WOOD CORE combines Bamboo stringers, Paulownia, Poplar and Birch. The Bamboo stringers are light, extremely strong and gives the board quick reflex and lessens vibration. Paulownia is a hardwood that can grow up to 15 feet a year! Bamboo and Paulownia are great sustainable options, Other hardwoods, Poplar and Birch are added, giving the core a great strength to weight ratio. Birch is strategically placed underneath the mounting inserts for a secure, solid connection. This combination of wood species and Bamboo supply the snowboard with a crisp and light underfoot feel with powerful performance.

Fibreglass: STS Pretensioned and Bi-Lite Fiberglass – Our STS PRETENSIONED FIBERGLASS is an advanced pre-hardened, pre-tensioned, layered laminate that has added elastomer stringers between the 0 degree and 90 degree glass fibers (the length of the effective edge). This produces a stronger bond between the individual glass laminates giving our snowboards unmatched strength, edge hold and performance. Most bows use this type fiberglass due to it’s unmatched ability to spring back and cast an arrow at a tremendous velocities without breaking. BI-LITE FIBERGLASS combines many of the strength characteristics of our STS fiberglass with an ultra light glass fiber matrix. This delivers incredible freestyle and freeride performance without sacrificing durability. The world’s best snowboard fiberglass, period.

Base: Durasurf XT Sintered 5501 Base – Our suppliers have developed an exclusive, super fast, durable sintered base specifically for our boards. Just the right amount of graphite has been added making the DURASURF XT SINTERED 5501 BASE one of the fastest and certainly the most durable P-Tex bases on the market.

EXTRAS

Co-Extruded Polymer Topsheet – The PREMIUM TOPSHEETS are our very durable, lightweight, scratch and chip resistant fiber backed thermoplastic. These premium topsheets also provide extremely vibrant colors along with more grip than other topsheet materials, working as a built in stomp pad. Our Co-Extruded premium topsheet (Nylon and Polyester) include our Hex-Tech, Carbonium, Matte and TruGrit Topsheets.

Extended Transition Area – A flat section of a snowboards profile, the TRANSITION AREA, that lies at the end of the camber zones just before the tip/tail rise. This area smooths out the transition between the camber area and the tip rise for fluid turn initiation and enhanced powder floatation.

Power Grip Sidecut – POWER GRIP SIDECUT utilizes multiple radiuses creating extra contact points to enhance edge hold. A flat section in the rocker area provides a broad contact point when flexed, however when unbent allows the board to track straight and not catch. Flanking this straight section are two shallow radiuses which provide the second and third contact points. Towards the ends of the sidecut are deep radiuses which render quick turn initiation and the final contact points.

RDS 2 Dampening System – RDS 2 or Rubber Damping System 2 is the perfect balance of freeride stability and freestyle liveliness. A more substantial system than a freestyle board to stabilize the board at higher speeds but a little less than damping in a freeride board for leaving the snow. An ideal combination of vibration absorption and energetic feel.

Low Profile Nose/Tail – A lower profile in the nose and tail of the snowboard maximizes material contact with the snow for more powerful ollie/nollie pop and adds stability to your landings. LOW PROFILE TIP/TAIL also reduces the plowing effect in the nose for better glide to the next feature and increases the effective edge for hold and stability.

Harmonic Tip-Tail Damper – HARMONIC DAMPERS in the tip and tail take out a high percentage of residual vibration by quieting the nose and tail. This enhances stability at speed, in variable snow conditions and on board landings without deadening the liveliness and pop of the cambered areas.

Elastomeric Underfoot Stabilizers – ELASTOMERIC UNDERFOOT STABILIZERS are placed directly below the mounting area, providing optimum vibration and shock absorption and increase high-speed stability. These underfoot stabilizers also add cushioning while reducing foot fatigue.

Sintered UHMW Polyethylene Sidewall – We were the first snowboard company to use and perfect UHMW POLYETHYLENE SIDEWALL (Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene), and we’ve never seen one crack. Unlike conventional ABS sidewalls, that have a tendency to crack in colder temperatures, UHMW POLYETHYLENE SIDEWALL maintain their integrity at any temperature. UHMW Polyethylene sidewalls also enhance damping characteristics above the metal edge.