by bataleon
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photos: manonthemoon int.
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Kevin Sansalone
photo: Erin Hogue
NORTH
SHAKA
FLYER
PROTO
“Whitegold represents the pinnacle of high- end all-mountain snowboarding. Researched and developed in Whistler, British Columbia and handmade in Austria with the best materials we can get our hands on to give you a next level snowboarding experience.
The Whitegold line is focused on all-mountain snowboarding because at Whitegold we believe in riding the whole mountain with one board that works everywhere.” —Kevin Sansalone
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We wanted to create a stubby, but powerful board. Something that could float like the best of them, but haul ass like the rest of them. So we crafted a directional board that’s not boring in a powdery shape that’s not too fishy. It has a shorter and wider shape with a bigger nose and tapered tail. We like to launch our protos with new design ideas. In this one you will find our new honeycore a special woodcore which has ultra light weight honeycomb areas embedded in the core. We think we created a monster.
We invite you to join the board building process with our +U Program. The +U Program is a brainstorming bowl where we ask you—our loyal riders—how you think we should design our new boards. Shape, flex, materials—nothing is too simple or too far out for us to consider. We take all of your input and our design expertise and mash it into a new Proto board each year. Some of these boards turn into full-fledged Bataleon models like the Magic Carpet, some of the technology finds its way into other boards in the line. It’s your way to shape the design process, reflect current trends in board design and create a cooperative pro model per say. What’s more? If you provide feedback on the performance of your own +U Proto board, we’ll give you a voucher for 35% off next seasons’ board you were involved with. How does that sound?
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112
TIP/TAIL WIDTH (MM)
298/288
WAIST WIDTH (MM)
255
SETBACK (MM)
20
SIDECUT RADIUS (M)
8.8/8.3/8
INSERTS
24
STANCE WIDTH (MM)
470-630
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The Shaka is our surfy, high-end Camel Toe, kind of like the camel toe one might find along the shores of Rio, Monaco, Southern California or exotic locales in the Caribbean. It builds on the 3BT powder shape and design characteristics of the CT, but adds in a bevy of high-end materials for a more robust ride. Its triangular carbon stringers in the tip and tail make it highly playful without compromising the soft and supple feel around the mid-section. It also has Portugese cork slabs atop the core to disperse rude chatter and bamboo sidewalls for more lively response and strength along the edges. With a flyweight Very Light core, fine German steel edges and a hidden bamboo center stringer for DIY splitboard operations, it’s lean and ready to lay down lines.
The featherweight Swiss wood core and added carbon fiber triangles in the tips make it light and lofty. We also added a bi-plane blend of Portuguese cork stringers lengthwise along the heels and toes, as well as a cork topsheet to ease any turbulence. With a tough and fast sintered base belly and hardened German steel edges it’s ready to charge through bumpy runways and even rougher landings.
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158
CONTACT LENGTH (CM)
121
126
TIP/TAIL WIDTH (MM)
308/288
313/294
WAIST WIDTH (MM)
257
261
SETBACK (MM)
20
24
SIDECUT RADIUS (M)
9.3/8.8/8.3
9.6/9.1/8.6
INSERTS
24
20
STANCE WIDTH (MM)
490 - 650
490 - 650
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For heading into the cold, deep and steep of northern lands only the very best snow sword will do. We crafted the North with our highest-end materials and chiseled it into a directional 3BT shape. It bears fine German steel edges to slice through any snow condition and our Swiss wood Very Light core for the utmost strength to weight ratio. There’s more beneath its cloak though, it has two carbon strips running lengthwise near the rails for precise edge bite, power and potent pop, and Portuguese cork slabs atop the core to smooth out high speed vibration. We also put a 23mm wide sealed bamboo stringer down the center so you can create a DIY splitboard without damaging the core. It’s finished off with reactive bamboo sidewalls and a super tough sintered base to excel in the cold climes and terrain of your journey.
The featherweight Swiss wood core and added carbon fiber triangles in the tips make it light and lofty. We also added a bi-plane blend of Portuguese cork stringers lengthwise along the heels and toes, as well as a cork topsheet to ease any turbulence. With a tough and fast sintered base belly and hardened German steel edges it’s ready to charge through bumpy runways and even rougher landings.
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162W
163
CONTACT LENGTH (CM)
117
119
121
121
TIP/TAIL WIDTH (MM)
249/292
298/296
310/308
301/299
WAIST WIDTH (MM)
253
255
267
258
SETBACK (MM)
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SIDECUT RADIUS (M)
8.75/8.45/8.15
8.85/8.55/8.25
8.95/8.65/8.35
9.0/8.7/8.4
INSERTS
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STANCE WIDTH (MM)
490-650
490-650
490-650
490-650
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photo: Andy Wright
Kevin Sansalon rides all Whitegold boards all the time because that is what he does. He rides the heck out of the prototypes to the final models and every board in so they are just perfect by the time they make it under your feet. Whistler, British Columbia is his home mountain and every Whitegold has to be able to rip here from top to bottom. Because that’s also what Kevin does.
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All-terrain freestyle performance in a flyweight S-class package. The Flyer takes off with our All-Mountain 3BT shaping with a twin-ish shape, more aggressive camber profile, medium centerbase width, and longer contact length between the feet for a powerful ride with freestyle tendencies and added nose length for powder float. The featherweight Swiss wood core and added carbon fiber triangles in the tips make it light and lofty. We also added a bi-plane blend of Portuguese cork stringers lengthwise along the heels and toes, as well as a cork topsheet to ease any turbulence. With a tough and fast sintered base belly and hardened German steel edges it’s ready to charge through bumpy runways and even rougher landings.
The featherweight Swiss wood core and added carbon fiber triangles in the tips make it light and lofty. We also added a bi-plane blend of Portuguese cork stringers lengthwise along the heels and toes, as well as a cork topsheet to ease any turbulence. With a tough and fast sintered base belly and hardened German steel edges it’s ready to charge through bumpy runways and even rougher landings.
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158
161
162W
163
CONTACT LENGTH (CM)
115
117
119
121
121
TIP/TAIL WIDTH (MM)
291/291
294/292
298/296
310/308
301/299
WAIST WIDTH (MM)
249
253
255
267
258
SETBACK (MM)
20
20
20
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SIDECUT RADIUS (M)
7.7
8.75/8.45/8.15
8.85/8.55/8.25
8.95/8.65/8.35
9.0/8.7/8.4
INSERTS
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STANCE WIDTH (MM)
470-630
490 - 650
490 - 650
490 - 650
490 - 650
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photos: Erin Hogue
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