I am very excited to introduce you to my latest project, Whitegold Snowboards. These boards have been spawned from over 20 years of snowboarding experience. In this time I have been involved in every aspect of snowboarding; from the early days of acceptance on the local ski hills of North Vancouver in the late 80's, to contest wins, world travels, signature boards and as of late, directing and producing snowboard films.
Before Whitegold I had my own pro model board with Option Snowboards for over eight years, from 1998 - 2006. We had a factory in Vancouver BC where we could build our own boards and test shapes and materials. We would make a bunch of boards and take them up to Mount Seymour or Whistler to test the new features. It always felt so cool to have the latest designs or experimental boards that no one else could have. This is where I met Johnny Q, snowboard design guru. Johnny also cut his snowboard engineering teeth in this Vancouver factory from 1995 - 2000. Johnny has now designed boards for brands such as Forum, Stepchild, Arbor, Sapient, Santa Cruz and DC. I have been fortunate to have Johnny design the new Whitegold boards and they are being pressed at one of the most respected factories in Europe, Global Sports Technologies or GST in Austria. GST has been in business for over 50 years and pride themselves in making quality, hand made snowboards. Austria is also one of the most highly regulated countries in the world
for factory emissions and environmental processes.
Whitegold snowboards are made from the best materials with the most innovative designs. No gimmicks or frills here, just solid all mountain freestyle boards. We have been prototyping these boards for two years now and have tested them in every condition from the terrain parks to big mountain backcountry. These current models were just recently finished on October 15th, 2008. These are our latest designs, hot off the presses.
Whitegold Snowboards is a high-end, limited edition brand. There are only 50 boards available this season.
The graphic placement on the top sheet is a metallic hot stamp. The small Whitegold logo and signature authenticate this classy minimalist look.
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The 153 & 158 sizes come in both rocker or reverse camber as well as regular camber. The 163's come in regular camber only. We have been hearing a lot of hype about the rocker designs lately. Some people like the rocker for powder as it helps the board float and helps the nose stay up in deep snow. Some people like the rocker for park and jibbing, as the nose and tail are less catching and the boards flex and press nicely on rails and boxes. I personally like both styles of boards for different types of terrain and snow conditions. For detailed specs on the rocker and camber check the 'specs' section of this website.
One of the key features of these boards is the unique insert pattern. The jumped back two inserts on the insert pack is called 'Slam Back'. The purpose of this is diversity. This allows you to 'Slam' your stance way back on a deep powder day without committing to riding a pure powder specific board. Who knows what the day will bring. I often ride powder on Whistler in the morning and then go ride park in the afternoon on Blackcomb. With this stance option I will just switch it up depending on the terrain, instead of switching boards.
The single insert at the very back of the board is for a Noboard set up. This is specifically designed to allow for a really wide Noboard stance. If you don't know what a Noboard is check them out at: http://www.noboard.ca.
The Structurn Base is a textured sintered 8000. This is the highest quality base material.
The base graphic comes flip/flop in two colors to minimize material waste.
Five stringers of carbon fiber run tip to tail down the center of every board. These carbon stringers add pop and life to the boards flex. They also help the board maintain its pop over time without breaking down.
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