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Überegg | KORUA Shapes Add A New Snowboard To Their Line

Egg-citing times over at KORUA HQ...

(N.B. There are at least twelve egg puns throughout this article, and we’re not even sorry.)

KORUA Shapes do three things better than most: lay out picture-perfect turns, serve up some of the best riding edits of the season, and scramble our brains with a continuously evolving and ever-original line of snowboard shapes. On that last point – say hello to the all-new Überegg.

Following on from the Obelix, the crew at KORUA hatched a plan to tweak the design and come up with something that was both a direct descendant, yet still offered something new for those looking to venture into the world of more experimental freeride shapes.

“You’ll need to shell out €549 if you wanna get your hands on one, but if you’ve been lining up a new shape to add to your quiver this season, it could be worth tapping into the nest egg for one of these.”

It sits in KORUA’s Classic Line, along with their most popular and established shapes. Was there a missed opportunity to launch a new collection? The Free Range, perhaps? The Überegg features a punchy 66mm taper running through its length (a “proper” taper, as the guys at KORUA put it), as well as a full-length rocker profile, a heavily setback stance, and a whole lotta surface area packed into its 157 size. 

Note the insert pack configuartion on this thing, too. It’s not quite Nose Rider levels of stance options, but creativity is definitely still the name of the game here.

Switch on this thing is, according to KORUA, “doable”, but you won’t exactly wanna retire your all-mountain board just yet. Don’t, as they say, put all your Übereggs in one basket. Save this one for the deepest days and the cleanest corduroy. 

You’ll need to shell out €549 if you wanna get your hands on one, but if you’ve been lining up a new shape to add to your quiver this season, it could be worth tapping into the nest egg for one of these. Even the most hard boiled cynics of more experimental freeride shapes would be hard pushed not to crack a smile on this thing.

Anyway, that’s about all the puns we’ve managed to poach from the internet so far. You can find more info on the Überegg here, and find maximum stoke for the Überegg in the video down below:

From KORUA Shapes:

The Überegg is a direct descendant of our Obelix shape, and has found its way straight into our Classic Line. We teamed up with a bunch of angry, pow-spitting aliens to create this extra-terrestrial flying saucer design, which features a positive sidecut radius and a long drawn-out rocker profile. It is no surprise that it accelerates to star-warping speeds in powder, thanks to its incredible amount of surface area. Don’t miss your flight to powder heaven & tighten your buckles for liftoff with this shape!

Film & Edit: Morgan Maassen

Shape & Snowboarding: Nicholas Wolken

Creative Direction: Aaron Schwartz

All images courtesy of Aaron Schwartz and KORUA Shapes.

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