ARBOR · GPS Snowboard
GPS Snowboard
25/26 season
Colour
Color makeup
Multicolour
Design
Simple solid
Expert reviews 1
Bryan Iguchi's signature board, designed to target Alaska-grade stiff freeride performance — a high-performance all-mountain and powder deck. Carving performance is outstanding and it's highly responsive in powder, but low damping and limited pop on groomers work against it. It comes strongly recommended to hard-charging advanced riders and sits in the category compared with the K2 Alchemist, Capita BSOD and Jones Flagship Pro.
Base shape (camber)
Hybrid camber
A hybrid camber combining Arbor's System Camber with Offset Uprise Fenders and Grip Tech. It maintains traditional camber's pop, snap and drive while 3D shaping improves edge entry and exit and powder floating performance.
StiffnessHigher means stiffer
A fully directional flex: the nose is comparatively soft, stiffening progressively toward the tail, which is the stiffest. The nose is never mushy, so it gets through chop and chunder without trouble. Torsional flex is comparatively mellow — it wants to return to shape after twisting, but not aggressively.
Where it shines
Who it suits
A stiff flex, directional design, high vibration transmission and the technical loading needed to produce pop make it a board optimised for hard-charging advanced freeriders. Its stiffness is demanding for beginners and intermediates.
Good
- ✓GripTech combined with offset Uprise fenders provides carving from short, tight turns through powerful deep carves
- ✓Pop and porpoising in powder come naturally and easily, optimising it for powder freeriding
- ✓Toe-to-heel edge transitions happen very quickly and fluidly
- ✓Excellent edge hold even in poor conditions such as chop and ice, so you can hold the line you want
Not so good
- —Low damping transmits vibration straight underfoot on icy slopes and death cookies
- —Producing pop on firm groomers requires considerable technical loading, and the output isn't large relative to the input
