Construction and Materials

The Tracer is built around Nidecker’s Master Core, made from no fewer than four wood species (poplar, beech, spruce and paulownia) for a great strength to weight ratio that’s fine-tuned across the deck. There’s no carbon in the layup, which is quite surprising for such an aggressively-designed carving machine, but this makes the flex a little more accessible for intermediate riders and up. And in any case, with a triax fibreglass topsheet the board has all the torsional response you need to flick rapidly from edge to edge, while Nidecker’s Absorbnid tech does the job of dampening the ride.

Underneath is their N-7000 ‘sintruded’ base – basically a halfway house between extruded and sintered that uses super hard P-tex with added carbon nanoparticles. The result? Face-meltingly quick performance, even without regular waxing.

The artwork is simple but stunning, with a matte/gloss finish on the topsheet that accentuates the whole batmobile vibe.

“If you want to turn heads in resort then there’s no better way than an asymmetrical snowboard”

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If you want to turn heads in resort then there’s no better way than an asymmetrical snowboard. The Tracer’s eye-catching silhouette is not just for show, though. It’s a balls-out performance design from a company that has pedigree when it comes to the art of turning. When you’re ready to ditch the park and get back to the roots of edge control – on the piste or in natural terrain – then this is the weapon to pick up. The very best there is.