Ahhh, there’s nothing like springtime snowboarding in the mountains and there is no better way to kill off a season than with a good old fashioned Chinese Downhill. Nick Visconti and the Tahoe Dangerzone crew got together for just such a snowboarding occasion at Northstar At Tahoe. Please try this at your home resort.
This new fiberglass-reinforced, drop-through skateboard design provides the ultimate freeride experience with unmatched control and stability at speed.
Team rider Josh Hunt slides through on the new Assault.
Arbor’s most advanced downhill design, the Assault is a fiberglass reinforced, drop-through skateboard that’s built to deliver high-level speed, drift, and carve performance. The new Assault’s cambered, symmetrical shape is ideal for switch and slide management, while its flex provides an amazing level of rail-to-rail power with a phenomenally smooth ride. Added sidecut creates a centered stance and improves turn initiation. Expect stability, control, and return in a lightweight package.
“With the Assault, we set out to refine the shape of our new Axis skateboard deck and create the ultimate all-around freeride design,†says Arbor’s President, Bob Carlson. “We enhanced the materials and adjusted the specs to deliver a flex, wheelbase, and lightweight shape ideal for hardcore downhill freeriding. What we ended up with is the most responsive drop-through on the market, built with a completely unique fiberglass-reinforced lay-up.â€
The Assault is built with a combination of sustainably sourced maple and pre-cured fiberglass. The deck is finished with tip-to-tail Jessup grip tape that includes a die-cut logo. Completes come Arbor’s new 72mm, 75A Durometer Slalom Series Wheels (made from sucrose-based bio-urethane), 9†Gullwing Chargers Trucks, ABEC 5 bearings, and recycled plastic risers. Complete Assaults are competitively prices at an MSRP of $249.50.
One of Arbor’s newest Tahoe regional snowboard team riders, Brent Oftedal took a serious beater and the video clip made one of Transworld Snowboarding Magazine’s Monday Mallets. frontboards gone wild…check it!
Heading back home can be good for anyone and while Arbor team rider, Ryan Linnert now rides in Tahoe, his roots are at Mt. Bachelor. He made a trip back to his home resort and found a sweet jump. According to him it was fun as f**k. You be the judge.
I know it’s Earth Day and we should probably be talking about all of the great Arbor environmental stories but we don’t need one special day a year to talk about now important the planet is to us…we do that each and every day. So, today we are bring you a video about something far less important unless you are a young snowboarder of course, then it comes in a close second. If the glove doesn’t fit you must acquit but if the pants don’t fit you might be legit. Someone call the fashion police… it’s Dangerzone with a tight pants vs. baggy pants snowboard video.
