Weston Carbon Backwoods Splitboard 21/22

Terrain: Powder, Freeride

Snowboarder Ability Level: Advanced

Splitboard Rocker Type: Camber-Rocker

Splitboard Shape: Directional

Splitboard Flex: Medium

• Strike Wood Core - This is our most high-tec and lightweight splitboard core infusing vertical aluminum stringers and lightweight paulownia wood laminated at 45 degrees to further increase strength.
• Vertical Aluminum - Aluminum is laminated between wood stringers to provide added strength and dampening.
• Carbon Weave - Multi-axis carbon fiber replaces fiberglass to create a lightweight, yet responsive topsheet.
• Directional Multi-Radial Camber Rocker - A gradual increase from the nose to a more aggressive camber radius in the tail provides better pop/dampening on drops and control on bigger lines while reverse camber in the tip and tail help to keep you afloat.
• Split Tech - We don’t skimp on our splitboards. You’ll see a full inner metal edge, complete with sidewall and dampening tape. Also, when facing a kickturn on a steep slope, you want all the help you can get - that’s why we balance our splitboards so that they are tail heavy.
• Karakoram Ultra Clips - Ultra Clips deliver unmatched compression between board halves and they are adjustable so you can maintain even compression as your splitboard ages.
• Forged Tips - Stainless steel metal tip and tail pieces protect from damage and increase durability.
• Rooted Inserts - Just like roots help keep a plant grounded, flax reinforcement in areas of the core help increase strength and durability.
• Electra Sintered Base - Carbon additives distribute static friction across the base, creating a more even film of water to glide on and our fastest base.
• UHMW PE Sidewalls - Highly durable sidewall that protects the splitboard's core from impact and increases torsional stability.
• Stitched Tips - Our tip and tail spacers are stitched to the core to provide added durability.

Every season I am contacted by about 3-5 companies if I would like to sell their splitboards. With some of them I can already refuse after a first short research and with some after the first tests. With Cole Karchner from Weston, however, my good feeling was rewarded and the practical test has revealed a real treasure. Weston had contacted me and didn't even tell me her BEST OF. They came along with their request rather plainly. That they are masters of the Multi-Radial Camber Rocker construction and lightweight construction, we only realized on the mountain. Quotation of the team member Stephan:
"Hey why didn't we get to know them before!"

Durability:
You notice it immediately when you take the shape in your hand. It is super light - but still TOPP processed. No filigree layers or endings of the deck sheet, which sometimes look unattractive. A  good pop in the bending test.

Driving feeling:
Running! It's the mixture of the Multi-Radial Camber Rocker, because it has not 1 radius, but 3 radii, and the proportion of Camber <-> Rocker. These sizes, paired with the flex, are a lot of adjusting screws for a perfect riding feeling - which you all have to adjust correctly.
What makes it so easy for you as a customer? Just ride and either super or only goes like this...In that case : SUPER!

Ascent / edge hold:
As this is an all-mountain shape, with a moderate radius and good flex, the edge hold is correspondingly very good.

Price / performance:
Of course it is a lot of money, but for this super lightweight construction a very fair price.

Conclusion:
I have tested the Backwoods Carbon with a Spark ARC Pro on numerous camps and it is the lightest SET UP on the market (if you count every gram!) with a lot of durability and no disadvantages.

Simon