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About the GNU Essential Service
GNU's Essential Service is a powerful, directional freeride snowboard that will feel just at home charging piste as it is hitting huge kickers in the park or slashing backcountry pow lines.
Gnu is donating a portion of the proceeds from the Essential service to long-time partners theserviceboard.org, an organisation dedicated to mentoring teens to conquer personal and cultural challenges.
The C2 hybrid camber profile is a combination of camber and rocker profiles, with mild rocker in the centre of the board helping float in powder and creating freestyle freedom, and camber out to the nose and tail providing control, precision and float.
In addition to this aggressive camber profile, Gnu have incorporated Magne-Traction edge technology into the Essential Service, which consists of seven strategically located and sized serrations placed along the length of the snowboard. This provides more contact points between the board and the snow creating higher levels of grip, even on ice.
Using Gnu's G2 construction, The Essential service contains a carefully selected Aspen/Paulownia wood core, which is FSC Certified. These Eco sourced woods provide strength and increased pop whilst keeping the overall weight of the snowboard to a minimum. Recycled UHMW sidewalls provide resilience and a sintered base ensures that the Essential Service glides with ease.
A Tri-ax/Bi-ax fibreglass combination enhances and magnifies pop and a medium/firm flex pattern provides a responsive feel, ideal for intermediates to advanced riders and all-mountain snowboarding.
The Essential Service is a tech-driven snowboard with freeriding at its heart, that has been produced with zero hazardous waste. This Eco-friendly snowboard is ideal for any intermediate to advanced rider that is looking to ride the entire mountain, from park to backcountry, landing big jumps and carving on groomers.
- C2 Camber profile - Hybrid camber profile with rocker in the centre of the snowboard providing float in powder and freestyle freedom with camber out to nose and tail for control, precision and power
- MTX Magnetraction - Seven points of focused edge control to provide unreal edge hold and control in all conditions. By creating a serrated edge with 7 bumps you get more contact with the snow and more grip and control
- Balsa/Paulowina wood core - Ethically sourced and environmentally friendly produced wood providing, a poppy, lightweight and lively board feel
- UHMW Sidewalls - Ultra High Molecular Weight exterior sidewalls made from materials derived from soy for a bombproof construction. Through the use of recycled materials Gnu have reduced the environmental impact of manufacturing this snowboard
- Tri-Ax/Bi-Ax fibreglass composite - Tri-Ax and Bi-Ax fibreglass layered at varying degrees to enhance and magnify pop
- Sintered Sublimated Base - Fast, tough and super easy to maintain.
- Eco Sublimated Poly topsheet - Environmentally conscious and super tought
- Hand Crafted in the USA - Hand built by enthusiastic snowboarders. Each board comes with the mark of approval of the builder from the USA
- Rider Profile: Intermediate to Advanced
- Mountain Profile: All Mountain/Freeride
- Camber Profile: C2 hybrid camber
- Shape: Directional
- Base: Sintered Base
- Flex: Medium
- Condition:Brand New - Factory Waxed
Length (cm) |
Waist Width (cm) |
Boot Size (uk) |
Set Back (cm) |
Rider Weight (kg) |
155 |
25.3 |
7-11 |
1.27 |
55-90 |
157 |
25.5 |
8-12 |
1.27 |
60-95 |
158W |
26.5 |
10-14 |
1.27 |
60-100 |
159 |
25.7 |
8-12 |
1.27 |
65-110+ |
160W |
26.7 |
11-15 |
1.27 |
56-110+ |
