We’re inside the two-month mark of resorts opening up right here in Utah! We’ve been frothing on the mouth dreaming of these wonderful champagne powder days whereas not forgetting these killer bluebird groomer days along with your finest buds. That is the purpose within the 12 months the place new gear rolls into the shop and we get to nerd out on all of the tech specs.

With all that new gear speak, we’re stoked to say that our 2022 By no means Summer season snowboard lineup has arrived in retailer! Bomb-proof boards with various shapes and profiles, plus they’ve among the finest sidecuts within the recreation. One board from By no means Summer season, specifically, that has our consideration is the Proto FR. Whereas snowboard profiles have remained relatively stagnant for the final a few years, this unhealthy Larry got here into fruition and acquired us all considering otherwise. 

Rocker profiles previously have normally have had rocker between the toes with two separate camber zones underfoot. The Proto FR modified all the pieces we’ve thought was the reality and now has three separate camber zones with that new camber zone between the toes and positioned two rocker zones simply exterior the center camber. This makes for a responsive and secure really feel that offers you that energy and pop from conventional camber but additionally the floaty, forgiving, and clean experience that comes from rocker profiles. All of those components mixed to create a freeride lover’s dream deck that could be one of the vital versatile boards we’ve seen to this point!

The opposite snowboard we wished to focus on for 2022 is the By no means Summer season Hammer snowboard, which is an anomaly in By no means Summer season’s lineup with its full camber profile! Although this isn’t technically “new” this 12 months, it was a late-release final season so that is the Hammer’s first full 12 months within the lineup. It has a slight early-rise rocker within the nostril however nothing loopy, this board is majorly cambered little question. Pair that directional camber profile with a slight little bit of taper and setback, then add in By no means Summer season’s insanely efficient sidecut and also you get a hard-charging powerhouse for pinning it all around the mountain. We might contemplate this board an amazing do-it-all board that may rip pow laps and chutes within the morning then go shred some park or groomer laps when the mountain blows out. A much-needed addition to make their lineup really feel full, the Hammer suits the invoice completely.

We additionally noticed some modifications from 20/21 to 21/22 through which boards they determined to chop from their line. For the 21/22 season, By no means Summer season gave the boot to the Westbound, Chairman, Dipstick (which was already restricted final 12 months), Heritage (HUGE shock on this one), Westbound Splitboard, Atom Splitboard, Boys Bantam (changed by Youngsters Yutes), Women Starlet (additionally changed by Youngsters Yutes).

Whether or not you’re searching for a one-board quiver, a specialty powder ripping machine, flexy park lapper, or a hard-pack carving machine, By no means Summer season has an choice that’ll transcend your using into the upper echelon you’ve been wanting to realize. Try our full run of By no means Summer season snowboards on our web site that are all LIVE proper right here!