The narrower outline of the 420 with PH allows such extreme versatility - a wide range of riders can be comfortable on this one length. Refined waist width and sidecut make it more responsive than the 420, while longer effective edge gets a little more bite into the hardpack. And the PowderHull makes it impossible to sink the nose.
- Radial Tapered + 3d Powder Hull: A slight taper (12mm) helps keep the nose up without loosing the tail's ability to hold in hard-pack. Stance is only slightly set back from center of effective edge because the difference in nose and tail shovel keeps you from going over the nose.
- The 3D Powder Hull starts with a base profile that combines 2 distinct rocker lines that, when blended together, create a pronounced base concave in the nose and tail. The centerline is fully rockered starting from the insert packs, all the way to the tips of the bluntly shaped nose and tail. Out at the contact edges is a more conventional base profile that we use on many of our other boards. The resultant concave across the nose and tail acts differently at the leading end of the board than it does at the trailing end when riding in deep snow. At the leading end (nose), the concave draws air under the board just as a concave spoon-nose does on longboards in the surf causing lift and floatation. As the snow moves across the base it releases off the tail and the exaggerated rocker line along the center, causes the tail to drop downward.
- Weightless core: Designed specifically for the 420 and 20/20.
- The weightless core strikes a critical balance between lightweight and strength. Using a lower density species of Poplar in areas that are not as structural and Paulownia in the areas that are, we're able to shave precious weight off our beloved 420 and now the 20/20. This helps a board not only float, but feel floaty.
- PH Sintered True: Pellets or course powder is pressed until it forms a solid. True Sintered is harder and more expensive than extruded and it can be faster for those that ride aggressively fast. But to do that, it needs to be waxed and prepared for local conditions. Our Sintered PH Spec material is specifically chosen for unique flex qualities necessary for the PowderHull's complex 3D surfacing.
