UPDATE: Check out our review of the Best 2018/2019 Snowboard Shapes here

Trends come and go, but we’re incredibly glad that the recent revisiting of head-turning snowboard shapes hasn’t fizzled out yet. We also reckon that if enough people get their hands on one and realise what they have to offer,

In fact, we reckon that if enough people get their hands on one and realise what they have to offer, the current wide selection of curios on the market will become the new normal. You’ll never see as many of these oddities on the hill as common-or-garden twin boards, but more and more people seem to be crossing over to the weird side.

“Some look like they should be shot out of a cannon, whilst others seem to have been squashed down like Tom when Jerry drops an anvil on his head”

There’s no hard-and-fast rule as to what makes an offbeat shape. Even on this relatively short list there’s a wide selection on display – some look like they should be shot out of a cannon, whilst others seem to have been squashed down like Tom when Jerry drops an anvil on his head. One required years of R&D to get right, and another was birthed from a single afternoon with a hacksaw.

What they all have in common, though, is that they offer something that a conventional weapon can’t. In most cases you need the conditions to play ball in order to make the most out of them, but good things come to those who wait…

All boards are in alphabetical order. All photographs by Sami Tuoriniemi – click any image to enlarge

Production: Tom Copsey / Andrew Duthie / Arian Schlichenmayer / Sami Tuoriniemi