Burton: Vapor Snowboard

While Burton's Vapor snowboard has always been their lightest expert all-terrain board, this season the company kicked up the performance by replacing the former fiberglass components with a new VaporSkin Carbon that improves the snap and durability while shaving away unwanted ounces. You'll also appreciate the new speed of the Sintered N20 WFO Base, the fastest Burton base that won't demand extra care and performance waxes at the end of every snow day. The Sintered N20 WFO Base has a dual temperature wax impregnation process that holds wax better than previous base formulas. The Vapor retains Burton's proven Vaportech construction, a process that lightens everything--sidewalls, topsheet and resins--without compromising essential hardcore all-terrain durability. The Vaporskin topsheet membrane further reduces the weight while enhancing the overall feel for precision performance. Burton considers the Vapor at its best on groomed runs, but you'll also find exceptional potential in the halfpipe and park. Last season Burton added a range of sizes for more riders, and this season you'll find a new 150-cm. length--the shortest board in the Vapor line. While the Vapor comes in a 163-cm. wide version, we found that burly riders don't enjoy the same sort of pop and air as the lighter riders. If you weigh less than 200 lbs., it's a pretty safe bet that you can count on plenty of frequent flier miles.

• Burton "feel" rating: 6 on a scale of 1 to 7
• Designed for advanced and expert riders who move fast through all terrain conditions
• Nose/waist/tail widths in 159 cm.: 293.8/249/293.8 mm.
• Sidecut radius in 159 cm.: 7.91 m.
• Stance width in 159 cm.: 530 mm.
• New Vaporskin Carbon for less weight with more pop and durability
• New faster Sintered N20 WFO base for better speed with less maintenance
• Burton Infinite Ride® technology for consistent and lasting flex
• Lightweight and durable Vaportech Alumafly™ core
• New 150-cm. size to fit advanced and expert riders under 100 lbs.
• Ultra-lightweight Burton Vaportech construction with a Negative core profile
• Pro Tip profiled tip and tail reduces swing weight while improving powder float
• Lightweight and durable stainless steel edges along pressure distribution edge design
• Multizone EGD (Edge Grain Direction) to enhance carving precision
• Carbon I-Beam for enhanced longitudinal snap
• Negative core profile for softer flex and torsion between bindings resulting in more independent foot control
• Suggested weight range: 90-140 lbs. (41-64 kg.) in 150 cm, 200 lbs. (91 kg.) max in 163 cm. (wide) length