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T.Rice Apex Orca Snowboard 2023

All-mountain snowboard with medium stiffness and apex construction.

• Snowboard
• Rocker Type | C2X – A shorter, more aggressive banana rocker combined with cambers that sit more underfoot. Extra solid tip and tail pressure for power, pop, precision and end-to-end stability combined with a medium amount of pressure between your feet for carving, edge hold on ice and float in pow
• Flex | Medium - Stiff – Stout enough to charge your hardest but without excessive harshness
• Shape | Volume Shifted – Ride this board 3-6 cm shorter than your normal board | Lightweight Spin Slim Tip/Tail
• Core | Apex Construction – 20% Aspen / 30% Paulownia / 40% (PET) Recycled Bottles / 10% Balsa. Lightest. Environmentally nicer. Liveliest
• Laminates | Spread Toe Carbon – Flattened widely aligned carbon fibers maximize strength, minimize weight and eliminate potential stress/break points associated with woven carbon fabrics. Light, strong and responsive | 33° Carbon Mesh – Light strong, lively carbon fiber oriented to maximize torsional response from control points to contacts points for maximum performance | S-Glass Strips – High silica content glass fiber that has high tensile strength, high elastic modulus great overall strength to weight properties | Triaxial Fiberglass – 0° x 45° x 45° oriented fiber combination creates the perfect balance of torsional responsiveness and overall flex performance
• Sidewalls | Birch Internal Sidewalls | UHMW Sintered Sidewalls | UHMW Tip / Tail Impact Deflection
• Base | Sintered Knife Cut Base – High density UHMW. Optimized wax retention and toughness. Wax regularly and repair professionally
• Edges | Magne-Traction® – Strategically located edge serrations provide unreal edge hold and control in all conditions. Turns ice into powder
• Topsheet | Eco Sublimated Bio Beans Top – This plant oil based top material is environmentally friendly, rugged, scratch resistant and prints amazingly well with Mervin's eco sublimation process
• Graphics | Art by Andrew Schoultz
• Additional Features | Mervin Made – Hand made at the Mervin Factory in Washington, USA with zero hazardous waste
• Binding Compatibility | 2x4 Inserts
• Terrain: All-Mountain, Freeride, Powder | Ability Level: Intermediate - Advanced | Rocker Type: Camber/Rocker/Camber | Flex Rating: Stiif
• Core Laminates: Carbon, Foam, Wood | Edge Tech: Magne-Traction