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A directional C3 board from Temple and Cannon Cummins for advanced riders who ride every day and look for deep snow on powder days. A camber-dominant machine with progressive Magne-Traction.
GNU Banked Country is the joint project of Temple Cummins and his son Cannon - a legendary resort freestyle rider and a son with a skateboard influence. The board is for people who ride every day in all conditions, but watch the forecast and never miss a deep-snow day - and with one eye on the golden tape of the Legendary Banked Slalom at Mt. Baker.
C3 is the return of camber without losing Magne-Traction and the Banana rocker: a camber-dominant profile with a very light rocker between the feet. The camber gives stability and pop, and the rocker keeps the turn easy. The directional progressive Magne-Traction is quiet at turn entry and bites in the tail, and Carbon Power Bands give quick response.
The big floating nose, 1.5" setback and the slight tapered shape work in deep snow, and the new tail is friendlier for riding switch. On hardpack the board does whatever you ask - high-speed carving, hits on the lip of the halfpipe, natural kickers beside the piste, and then weightless floating in deep snow.
Doychin says this board was made for him: when he is not on a splitboard, he rides the Banked Country. For us it is a board for an advanced rider who wants a serious directional arrow for the whole resort and for new-snow days.
Technical highlights: Temple Cummins / Cannon Cummins; directional; C3; 1.5" setback; slight tapered shape; directional progressive Magne-Traction; G Lite 3 Aspen and Paulownia core; Carbon Power Bands; Knife Cut sintered base; flex around 6.5-7; all-mountain / freeride / deep snow / carving.
On our blog: How to choose a snowboard: profile, flex, length and width
Doychin, the owner of TrueRiders, has ridden the Banked Country and its splitboard version for two seasons:
"Over the last two winter seasons I did almost 30 days in the mountains and only four of them were on a lift! Everything else was wonderful splitboard touring days, but I have to admit that when I did take a lift, I rode my GNU Banked Country - and I think I am in love. This board was made for me! The return of camber construction, without losing Magne-Traction and the Banana rocker, is a real revolution! I ride at two hundred on hardpack and straighten whatever I like. This is a stable surfboard for hits on the halfpipe lip and weightless floating in powder! If you come to the shop, I can tell you first-hand!"
| Size | Contact length | Waist | Sidecut radius | Stance (min-max / setback) | Flex (1–10) | Rider weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 159 cm | 114 cm | 25.4 cm | 8.3 m | 50.8-63.5 / 3.8 cm | 7 | from 60 kg |
| 162 cm | 116 cm | 25.5 cm | 8.4 m | 50.8-63.5 / 3.8 cm | 7 | from 65 kg |
Size is not chosen by length alone. Weight, surface area, waist width, profile and effective edge length together decide how a board performs. The table shows the lower weight limit that Mervin gives for each size. A shorter board turns faster and is more playful, a longer one gives more stability and float. The waist should match the boot: at about 24-25 cm, boots are usually up to size 42-43 (EU), at 25-26 cm up to 44-45, and the W versions are for bigger feet so that toes and heel do not drag when carving.
Not sure which size? Message us or stop by our shop in Golo Bardo, Sofia - we have been riding this stuff since 1997.
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