You’re over lift lines, we’re over lift lines, and Capita are over lift lines. That can only mean one thing: more Splitboards! For 2023, Capita take the hacksaw to two fan favorites. The Mega Split combines the shape of the Mercury with the premium construction of the Mega Merc, resulting in a lightweight skin track crusher that delivers top-end downhill performance. The Powder Racer Split takes a more laid back approach, turning one of Capita’s best selling shapes from the acclaimed Ultralight Powder Displacement Snowcraft Collection into a pow thirsty split. Not to be outdone, the Neo Slasher Split is upgraded with a new Ascend Split Core™. Tasty!
Elsewhere, the Mega Merc gets three new wide models, and the Spring Break Slush Slasher gets a full makeover. A mainstay of the goofin’ around scene, the new Slush Slasher comes with a deeper sidecut and positive camber underfoot for improved freestyle and carving performance.
Last but not least is a new powder-specific board for the little shredder in your life. Boasting a progressive shape and Surf Rocker camber profile, the Children of the Pow provides "tween-age" young guns with the float they need to demolish your favorite pow stash before you get there. Those pesky kids!
2023 is looking good for the ladies of Never Summer, with two new boards and a split to look forward to. The Lady FR is a directional freeride board with Never Summer’s awesome new Triple Camber Profile and a high performance build. Instead of being a watered down men’s shape, this one is a totally unique shape for women - a smooth riding, confidence inspiring freerider for ladies who rip! The new Protoslinger is a jibby, asymmetrical freestyle twin that mirrors the existing men’s board with sizing for smaller bodies. Finally, there’s the Lady FR Split, which takes a hacksaw to the Lady FR for those who prefer to earn their turns. On the men’s side, the new ProtoUltra looks like an awesome all mountain twin. This one is also constructed with Triple Camber, and offers a fairly stiff, powerful ride for the sendier freeriders among us.
2023 marks the 10th anniversary of the genre-busting Quiver Series, and Nitro mark the occasion in typical style. The bestselling Quiver Slash and Quiver Slash Split get a redesign with 3D Surf Tech shape construction, and the all new Quiver Dinghy looks set to shake things up for pow hungry riders with larger feet. This tapered directional board is a wide, swallow-tailed beauty!
Splitboarding is another huge story for Nitro with a couple new splits and a fantastic looking women’s splitboard boot optimized for touring. Resort ready and skin track happy - you can’t beat the Ronda Splitboard Boot if you’re earning your turns this season. New splitboards include the Vertical, billed as a high performance, high alpine speed demon, and the Team, a versatile shape designed to satisfy a huge range of riders and styles. All Nitro splitboard models have precut KOHLA skins available to purchase separately - a nice touch in our book.
Continuing with the new-new is a women’s version of last year’s asym twin release, the Optisym, and the Karma, a lightweight carving dream-machine. Meanwhile, Sam Taxwood gets a sweet looking pro-model board and the Pantera gets a makeover. They call it the ultimate speed machine, and we believe them!
On the binding front, the big news is an all singing, all dancing, all terrain ripper called the One. Aside from offering dialed performance for your all mountain setup, the One looks absolutely stunning. Check out the ‘Nice View’ and ‘All Eyes On Me’ colorways. It’s ok to weep.
Finally, Nitro have a number of new boots hitting the market. Two new Step On boots work seamlessly with Burton Step On bindings - check out the men’s Profile TLS or the women’s Cave TLS if you’re a fan of comfort, convenience, and performance (who isn’t?). Other new boots include the Discover for dudes, and the Scala for ladies.
Heck of a year, Nitro. Maybe let everyone take 2024 off, jeez.
Although 2023 isn’t a huge year for new releases, Ride do have a few nice looking additions to the line. The Peace Seeker is a fast looking tapered directional board with extra camber, perfect for groomer zooming, pow surfing, and everything in between. The Shadowban is a mellower prospect, a quiver killing directional twin that you can trust any day of the season.
Elsewhere, there are small tweaks to existing products. New highbacks on the C-4 bindings here, a new toecap on the Fuse boot there. Nothing revolutionary, perhaps, but exactly the kind of updates that keep Ride at the technological forefront.
One the the stories we’re stoked to see develop in 2023 is the expansion of unisex gear, and Ride are leading the way. Next year they have even more boards and bindings available in full size runs, because your snowboard couldn’t care less which pronouns you use. It’s a great development for snowboarding, and we’re excited to see big players like Ride throw their weight behind the concept. Right on!
After a quiet year for new releases in 2022, Salomon have decided to jump off the deep end in 2023. There’s a ton to get through, so go to the bathroom, grab a snack, and buckle up!
2023 sees a renewed focus on sustainability, and Salomon are going big on environmentally friendly practices and materials. The new Highpath all mountain snowboard and Echo boots are engineered with Salomon’s most advanced, sustainable construction techniques to date. Made with bio-based materials and more recycled content than ever, this is high performance gear that you can rep with pride.
Salomon’s new Abstract snowboard is a great example of the ever-growing trend for Unisex gear. Laid up with a beautiful topsheet from team rider, Desiree Melancon, this mid-flexing freestyle board comes in a huge range of sizes to accommodate all riders. We’re also stoked to try out the latest Hillside Project creation. The HPS Wolle Nyvelt Fish comes with a tapered fish tail design for the deepest of the deep. Upgrades to existing boards include new versions of the Sight and Super 8 Pro, and for the little ripper in your crew there’s the new Dancehaul Grom snowboard. Good luck keeping up!
For the splitboarders out there, the new Highpath Split looks like a treat. Just like the solid version, this split utilizes Salomon’s most sustainable construction in a high-performance directional tapered shape. Also new is the HPS Taka Split 2.0, which brings uphill capabilities to one of their most buoyant powder shapes. Look out for the new Bellevue Split and Premiere Split, too!
Salomon’s boot and bindings selections are characteristically dialed for 2023, and continue the eco-friendly theme. Check out the new Malamute or Malamute Double BOA boots for a stiff, responsive ride that comes Mother Nature approved. For bindings, the new District Pro Team looks like a great choice for freestyle inclined riders. This one came out of Salomon athletes Frankensteining different bindings together to create their perfect ride. The new Nesta binding is a great all mountain option for ladies, and there are updated versions of the Rhythm for both guys and gals.
Whether you're buying your first snowboard or your 50th, these 2023 snowboards, boots, and bindings provide a ton of great options. From awesome variety of fun directional shapes, to the continued development of women's boards, there is truly a snowboard for every type of rider in 2023. These products are just a small preview of the 2022/2023 snowboard gear, too, with much more set to come through the pipeline as Winter approaches. Stay tuned here at evo.com to catch the new gear as it's released.