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.
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.
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.
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.
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!
