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18/04/2015

Endeavor Snowboards 2015/16 in store now!

Come and grab next season's Endeavor Snowboards at the Tignes Spirit shop in Tignes le lavachet!

Canadian company Endeavor have seriously upped their game this year for their 15/16 range including brand new technology such as the Seamless Sidewall Technology and have included Burton’s new channel system which allow micro stance-width and angle adjustments. They also allow the board to fully flex all the way through by eliminating the dead-spot under your foot where the inserts would be. It’s pretty cool and gives you near limitless stance options. 

Endeavor 2015/16 range
Endeavor 2015/16 range

Seamless Sidewall Technology

This year at ISPO Endeavor’s new performance innovation Seamless Sidewall Technology was awarded the Gold award in the Action Segment for Materials and Construction, which is a pretty big deal!!!  The Sidewall technology utilizes an elastomer material to surround the perimeter of the snowboard, which creates a seamlessly fused sidewall.  The result is high performance and durability.

“Unlike many technological advances, Endeavor’s Seamless Sidewall Technology remains relatively well hidden from sight. But just because you can’t see it, doesn’t make it any less radical or game changing” commented ISPO Jury member Jeremy Sladen, Snowboard Operations Manager of The Snowboard Asylum. “This advanced construction technique replaces the standard multi-part sidewall with a seamless sidewall along the whole outside edge of the board; this not only increases durability but also helps to create a better riding snowboard. The fact that this innovation came not from one of snowboarding’s big players, but from one of the smaller and less well-known brands, proves that there is still innovation and progression going on out there; it just takes someone with a fresh concept to challenge what we have taken for the status quo.”

The boards 

 
The Kurt Cobain is Endeavor’s signature board of the 15/16 range.  With his famous song with the band Nirvana ‘Smells like Teen Spirit’ it is a favourite with us here at Tignes Sprirt!   Jesse Frohman did the photography for the top sheet.  Despite no formal training Jesse had a portfolio of platinum prints and has photographed countless celebrities and still life’s. He recently released his book KURT COBAIN: The Last Session, which features over a hundred photographs from Kurt and Nirvana's last photoshoot in New York City.

  • The Wu-Tang is the second of Endeavor’s signature boards this year.  The Wu-Tang Clan is a ground-breaking hip hop collective from Staten Island New york.  Their critically acclaimed, debut album, Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers), was released in November, 1993, on the Loud/ RCA label and stands as one of the greatest hip hop albums of all time. Their second release, Wu- Tang Forever, debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 and sold over four million copies in the US alone.  The Wu-Tang Clan helped pioneer modern-day rapping, production techniques, subject matter and image. Among these contributions have been RZA’s sampling style, members’ mafioso rap personas, usage of slang terms and artists’ tendency to run in tightly knit groups.  The Wu-Tang also includes the channel system and is described as being an all terrain medium flex board.

 

  • Endeavor has also continued the B.O.D or Board of Directors.  A firm favourite in testing last year this all terrain freestyle board has had a few changes including the channel system and a 3d camber profile with raised contact points, a mid flex, carbon beams for pop and a speedy 7500 sintered base. 
     

 

  • The Clout was another firm favourite last year with a step up from the ‘E tech 11’ to ‘E tech IV’ in construction.  Also an all terrain freestyle board but the Clout is slightly more heavy duty with a mid stiff flex and a stone grind base. 

 

  • The Guerilla has been a really popular board this year in the shop, with all of the staff here at Tignes Spirit raving about it!  The Guerilla is made for soft flexing simplicity, with a positive camber profile between the feet and reverse camber out to the contact point it offers the best of both world. 

 

  • The Live has also had a revamp including carbon beams for pop and a more versatile mid flex and a 7500 sintered base.

 

  • The High-five is also a very popular board here at Tignes spirit and at the top of the line you get Paulonia in the core and the added stone grind in the base. 

 

Ladies

Unusual for board companies, Endeavor has avoided the ‘shrink it and pink it’ for the women’s range by following the exact same structure as the men’s with all terrain park, all terrain and all terrain freestyle boards. 

  • Nomad 

The Nomad is Endeavor’s all terrain park board.  With a flat camber and raised contact point and a soft flex this is an awesome board for the jibbers amongst you.  The flat camber makes it super smooth on rails and the poplar wood core make it a sturdy yet poppy board.

 

  • Boyfriend

The Boyfriend is a mid flex board which is built on positive camber with raised contact points.  This is your go to everything board!

Finally in the women’s range there is the top-end Diamond which is a mid stiff 3D camber board with raised contact points.  This is a heavy-duty high class board for the more aggressive riders!

Head on to our Tignes Spirit rental page where you can rent the new equipment as part of our platinum package or just pop into our shop once you arrive in Tignes, where you can demo any of our boards if you are interested in purchasing!!