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Travis Rice's Orca splitboard in Techno Pop carbon construction: light on the skin track and uncompromising on the descent in deep snow and steep terrain.
The Lib Tech Orca Techno Split is the top tier of the Orca splitboard. Travis Rice rebuilt his directional power fish-shaped board in Techno Pop carbon construction, to be both light on the climb and uncompromising on the descent.
The shape and profile are Orca: a long floaty nose, a short Whale Tail and C2X, with rocker between the feet for float and camber toward the nose and tail for pop and edge. The difference is in the body: unidirectional carbon, 30° Carbon Mega X and magnesium stringers around a Paulownia and Aspen wood core, the same Techno Pop philosophy we know from the Cygnus Big Mike.
The widths allow float on pillows and landing off cliffs, while the board stays short enough to be nimble on the climb and surgically precise in tight, technical terrain. The skins, the splitboard bindings and the Karakoram UltraClip 2.0 with Tip-Locks turn the two halves into one for the descent.
Travis himself rides a 156, and takes a 153 when the terrain is very steep and technical. We stock the 156. We ride the regular Orca Split, and for us the Techno version is the next step, for people who already know why they want an Orca out of bounds.
Technical highlights: Travis Rice; directional; C2X; Whale Tail; 1.5" setback (the stance is shifted toward the tail); Techno Pop construction; unidirectional carbon + 30° Carbon Mega X; magnesium stringers; Paulownia/Aspen; sintered base (faster, holds wax); Karakoram UltraClip 2.0 + Tip-Locks; Magne-Traction; flex around 8; deep snow / backcountry / splitboard.
Review of a similar model on the blog: Lib Tech Orca Split review: Travis Rice's Orca out of bounds
| Size | Contact length | Waist | Sidecut radius | Stance (min-max / setback) | Flex (1-10) | Rider weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 156 cm | 113 cm | 26.5 cm | 8 m | 43.2-60.9 / 3.8 cm | 8 | from 70 kg |
A splitboard is chosen like a regular board for the same terrain, by weight (the table shows the lower limit that Mervin gives), with a little more length or surface for float in deep snow with a pack. The waist has to match the boot, and touring boots are usually bulkier.
Not sure which size? Message us or stop by our shop in Golo Bardo. We have been riding this stuff since 1997.
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