A snowboard like the Nidecker Gun has to be light and responsive, otherwise it’ll feel (and ride) like a door. That’s why both poplar and bamboo have been used in the core, and a specific combination of biax and triax fibreglass (the former on the bottom, the latter on top) that makes the Gun manageable yet reactive as hell.

“The pure-wood topsheet isn’t just there to look good; it provides excellent dampening, so when things get rough underfoot you’ll be able to hold your line”

The pure-wood topsheet isn’t just there to look good (although few would argue that it’s an added bonus); it provides excellent dampening, so when things get rough underfoot you’ll be able to hold your line and continue to get the most out of this one.

Taking the Nidecker Gun off piste too is highly recommended too; the large surface area makes floating easy, as does that rockered nose. You’ll want to make sure you have plenty of space though, as it’s not really one for squeezing through the gaps in a packed tree run.

The freshly-groomed corduroy is its bread and butter, though; when you have the Nidecker Gun under your feet, every day is a first-chair day.

Part of our SNOW SURF  line (designed to give you that feeling of surfing on snow, as the name makes quite clear), this board is ready-made for riders who charge no matter the conditions.

For me, riding fast and doing big turns whenever I ride is way more important than getting air. That’s why I love the Nidecker Gun. No matter how steep, no matter how deep, with this board under your feet, you would go…”