Construction and Materials

The graphics might be simple, but what’s under the hood is far from it, this is Borealis’ straight chuting, fast talking, freeride weapon, and as such it’s no expense spared with the ingredients. An impact resistant bamboo topsheet supercharges the Koi with impressive snappy reload, whilst the core is milled out in the nose and tail for reduced swing weight and reinforced with bamboo rods for dynamic pop.

The core is sandwiched by reactive triax fibreglass weave and bolstered by strips of carbon and kevlar running the length of the board to dampen chatter and stiffen up the flex.

Carbon power beams fan out from the inserts in the nose to the contact points, driving rider input directly where you need it for dependable turn initiation, whilst they cross brace in the tail to allow for solid grip through to the very last second of your carves and extra power in the back leg for big take-offs and landings.

“This is Borealis’ take on the classic ‘fish’ snowboard, paying homage to the uber-directional powder decks of Japan”

Roundup

What’s in a name? Well, quite a lot actually. This is Borealis’ take on the classic ‘fish’ snowboard, paying homage to the uber-directional powder decks of Japan. And though France is several thousand km’s away from the land of the rising sun, they’ve managed to do this one justice.