For the first time you'll be able to buy a board designed specifically for noboarding. Built on the Fish platform, the extra stance makes dropping the rope way easier - feel the surf brah!
Find the Nofish and NoBoard conversion kit at any Burton dealer... but there is a limited supply for this season so if you want to make sure you've got yours, reserve it on our product page. We'll even throw in the new NoBoard magazine and film!
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Offifical Press Release:
Burlington, VT (February 4, 2008) – Burton and Noboard™ are proud to
present the NoFish. Say yes to the no: it’s not a snowboard, it’s a
Noboard. Based off a hybrid Burton Fish shape, the NEW NoFish is a
board that combines speed, control and float with the freedom to move
your feet, similar to the sensation of riding a skateboard or surfboard.
The original Burton Fish, co-created eight years ago by Terje
Haakonsen and Burton Testing Supervisor John “JG” Gerndt, allowed for a
smaller board to be ridden in deep powder due to its unique shape. The
NoFish takes that concept one step further by replacing the traditional
snowboard bindings with an engineered rubber composite pad that sits
3mm into the recessed topsheet. The board is a softer-flexing Fish
hybrid that combines some elements of the Burton Fish, Malolo and
Piranha shapes into one. The rope, a nylon bungee cord used to pull the
board closer to the feet for control, can also be dropped for surf
style riding.
Noboard founder Cholo Burns had this to say, "Noboarding is a
refreshing, new, challenging and rewarding way to experience the
mountains. It is a progression in the boardsports world, a new twist on
an old idea, only possible with new technologies that snowboarding and
Burton have brought forward in the last twenty years.”
“The partnership with Cholo and the Noboard posse makes sense.
Burton is all about product development and working with the best
riders in the world,” said JG. “By teaming up with Noboard we have
brought two like-minded forces together. The NoFish is a testament to
the innovative collaborations happening between our company and our
ability to identify what’s happening in snow sports.”
In addition to the NoFish, Burton and Noboard have created an
accessory pad. Sold separately, this pad, the same one found on the
NoFish, can be adhered to any snowboard and is a great way to put an
old board to use.
A percentage of sales from the NoFish will go to the Greg Todds
Foundation. Greg, the originator of Noboard, passed away in an
avalanche in 2005.
About Burton Snowboards
In 1977, Jake Burton Carpenter founded Burton Snowboards out of his
Vermont barn. Since then, Burton has fueled the growth of snowboarding
worldwide through its groundbreaking product lines, its team of top
snowboarders and its grassroots efforts to get the sport accepted at
resorts. In 1996, Burton began growing its family of brands to include
boardsports and apparel brands. Privately held and owned by Jake,
Burton’s headquarters are in Burlington, Vermont with offices in
California, Austria, Japan and Australia. For more information, visit www.burton.com.
About Noboard
Noboard was incorporated in 2001, although the design stage started in
1999 by Greg Todds and Cholo Burns out of Greg’s cabin in Revelstoke
BC. In Fall of 2002 the first consumer ready product was launched.
Noboard is the premiere industry leader in the bindingless movement in
snow sports. Check out www.noboard.ca for more information.
Tuesday, August 05th 2008 @ 09:38 AM.
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