The Draft receives the SIA & Snow Press “Innovation Award†and the Outside Magazine “Gear Of The Year†award.
Here team rider Pat Milbery shows us why the Darft is his favorite board.
The Arbor Collective redesigns the Draft series, offering up their take on the rocker revolution. The new Draft has been designed around The System, a fusion of interdependent technologies that support rocker-specific performance. Make no mistake; rocker boards represent a completely different approach to snowboard design and performance. As a result, using rocker requires a total rethinking of long held ideas on material and design, and how those technologies interact. Based on this, Arbor developed The System to address the new physics of riding rocker.
Arbor’s take on the rocker revolution - the new Draft is designed around The System, a fusion of interdependent technologies that support jib-specific performance.
Arbor’s take on the rocker revolution - the new Draft is designed around The System, a fusion of interdependent technologies that support jib-specific performance.
It doesn’t matter where you are in the world, Mother Nature doesn’t always cooperate.
“Sitting at 10,000 feet, we watched it rain for three days straight,†said Arbor regional rider, Byron Bagwell. “Then the cold part of the front moved in and it snowed 2 inches. Dust on crust all the way to the top. It was nothing worth sticking around for so, with time on our hands, we decided to head north to the town of Farellones.â€
Once again, the weather didn’t cooperate with the Arbor shred crew. “We got about four inches of snow on top of thick ice,â€says Bagwell. “We hit up a hill called El Colorado–the marketing manager there was nice enough to flow us passes. Anything low-angle was fun but steeps and drops where tough to manage. We did what we could and then headed back to Chillan.†When they first arrived it was raining all the way up of the mountain once again, but a cold front moved in and the snow finally started falling. The snow was inconsistent and not epic by any means but the crew managed to get some shredding in before they had to head back to the states. “We’re back home now surfing and waiting for winter to arrive. It won’t be long…can’t wait,†said Bagwell.
Sometimes the stories from the road are the best ones of all…
Blaine Fontana artwork discovered hanging on the wall at SnoCo.
“During my travels to Washington to visit shops and hang with our regional rep, John Crouch, we stopped by to see Forrest at Snowboard Connection,†says Arbor apparel manager, Drew Hopkins. “On the back wall we found a huge art piece by Blaine Fontana. I was so stoked to see Arbor dealers working with cool artists that we also work with on graphic collaborations. Blaine’s art was featured at our Venice Eco Fest opening art show in the early summer.â€
ARBOR PREFERRED QUIVER: Wasteland, Nightrain and the Draft.
OTHER SPONSORS: Stony Field and Smith
.WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE PLACE ON EARTH TO RIDE? On snow.
IF YOU COULD PICK FOUR RIDERS (alive or dead) TO SNOWBOARD WITH, WHO WOULD THEY BE AND WHERE WOULD YOU GO? Terje Haakonsen, Brian Iguchi, Travis Rice and Lonnie Kauk.
WORST LIE YOU EVER TOLD YOUR MOM? That I didn’t eat her ice cream. I never really had to lie to her.
WORST LIE YOUR MOM EVER TOLD YOU?
Told me there was a Santa Claus.
MAC OR PC? PC
WOULD YOU RATHER BE SMART & UGLY OR DUMB & BEAUTIFUL? Smart and ugly as long as I still have my skills.
