Like taking to the autobahn in a specced out Benz, the UNW8 is all about dispensing with the concept of speed limits entirely. Top-shelf construction techniques, powerful flex and aggressive geometries enable ballistic assaults across the full spectrum of mountain terrain, and once you’ve gone all in, Antiphase 3.0 ensures turns flow smoother than a Bond one-liner.
Like a shot of endorphin condensed into a beautifully-crafted snowboard, this board is geared towards popping higher, carving deeper, straightlining longer and unweighting faster. Crank everything up to 11 with confidence on the UNW8.
Amplid UNW8 Snowboard
Full Camber - Burly man-camber, designed for maximum edge hold and explosive pop. Full Camber is best suited to high-end shreds where performance is paramount. It’s hard work to ride well, but being slingshot out of carves and launched high above the coping is all the reward you’ll ever need.
Antiphase - An advanced composite damping technology, developed in house at Amplid, which reduces unwanted vibrations for a smoother more controlled ride.
Lite Core - Uber light wood varieties are cut, treated and aligned in a way only our factory knows. Its strength to weight ratio has scientists baffled.
All Terrain Tips - A smooth kick radius and fuller tip outline improves deep snow floatation without adding swing weight.
Sintered 7HD Base - A premium sintered plastic which readily absorbs wax and will out-run your riding buddies’ bases without breaking a sweat. You better get used to waiting.
Pre-Cured Impact Plates - Tough, pre-cured composite impact plates placed beneath bindings and touring hardware significantly reduce the risk of topsheet dings and breakages.
Triax-Glass - Usually biaxial glass is optimum, but occasionally only the increased torsional rigidity of triax, which in layman’s terms means more grip and response, will do.
Centrifugal Carbon - Unidirectional carbon stringers placed in the tail, to amplify pop and acceleration out of the turn.
Hexo2 - Spin to win with effortless style. Amplid’s HEXO2 replaces specific areas of weightier wood at the tips with featherlight recycled paper honeycomb, practically eliminating swing weight.
156 159 163 overall length (mm) 1560 1590 1630 nose length (mm) 220 220 220 running length (mm) 1140 1170 1210 tail length (mm) 200 200 200 waist width (mm) 254 258 262 underfoot width front (mm) 268 272 277 underfoot width back (mm) 266 270 274 nose width (mm) 297 302 307 tail width (mm) 295 300 305 sidecut depth (mm) 21 21.5 22 sidecut radius (m) 7.75 8 8.35 stance position 10 back 10 back 10 back nose radius (mm) 512 512 512 tail radius (mm) 500 500 500 ref stance (cm) 54 (50 - 58) 55 (51-59) 57 (53-61) camber Pop Camber Pop Camber Pop Camber approx weight (kg) 2.9 3 3.2 rider weight-range (kg) 55-80 65-90 75-100 active surface area (cm2) 4160 4310 4500