Eastern Mountain Sports (EMS)
The Skunk Ape board from Lib Tech will let the large footed crowd try out a freestyle board that is nothing but fun to ride. Twin directional makes landing switch easier, soon the whole mountain will be your playground
Features:
- Bioplastic topsheet is made with beans, not petroleum
- Board flex: 7
- C2 power banana tech puts camber under your feet and rocker between them
- Double sintered sidewalls are tough and light, perfect for rails
- Each board is handmade in the USA
- Magnetraction sidecut increases grip turning ice into powder
- Powder specific pointy shape for riding all terrain
- Power transfer internal sidewalls add control to your board and more power to your pop
- Rocker between your feet enhances turning and handling
- Super tough compression formed base material that rides extra fast when waxed
- The perfect blend of durable sidewalls and sandwiched wood construction for a lighter spin weight
- Wood Core using high compression reduces the glue weight and decreases resin content for a lighter stronger board
USOutdoor.com
It’s not a Skunk and it’s not an Ape it’s a Skunk Ape BTX and this skunky primate of a snowboard is more sophisticated than most humans. With its kind on the rise the Skunk Ape and its Banana Tech are beginning to emerge from the shadows showing everyone their benevolent and awesome nature. Groom this Ape and you shall benefit from its Banana Tech’s superior float, catch free ride, and ultra pop. To befriend a Skunk Ape is to embrace the mountain and all that it has to offer, it is a state of mind… a state of mind of the Skunk Ape BTX kind.
Welcome to the Planet of the Skunk Apes.
Features:
- Banana Tech
- Flex: 7
- Kyle, Trevor, & Krush's E WA, larger gentlemen shred stick
- TNT
Dogfunk
Just because you tote around feet of Sasquatchian proportions doesn't mean you shouldn't be able to rip up the mountain with all the deliciousness of a Lib Tech deck .That's why Lib Tech cooked up the Skunk Ape MTX Wide Snowboard. Its Magne-Traction edges turn icy slopes into powder-puffs, and the traditional camber gives you more control than the Shah whether you're bombing a groomer or dipping into a backcountry bowl.
This description was also provided by: Backcountry.com
| Base: | Extruded |
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| Built For: | Freeride |
| Core Material: | Air (wood honeycomb) |
| Core Type: | Wood |
| Effective Edge: | [180cm] 1370mm |
| Feature 1: | Magne-Traction sidecut grips on snow and ice |
| Feature 2: | Topsheet from beans, not petroleum |
| Feature 3: | Made in USA |
| Lengths: | 180cm, 190cm |
| Manufacturer Warranty: | 1 Year |
| Primary Use: | All-Mountain |
| Recommended Use: | Freestyle for people with really big feet |
| Rider Weight: | [180cm] 130+; [190cm] 120+ |
| Shape: | Directional |
| Shipping Surcharge: | Yes |
| Sidecut Radius: | 8.25 BTX (157 cm) |
| Sidecut Type: | Banana Traction |
| Sizes: | 157, 161 cm |
| Stance Offset: | Centered |
| Stance Setback: | Centered |
| Stance Width: | [180cm] 51-66cm (20.25-26in) |
| Tail Width: | 30.5 BTX (157 cm) |
| Tip Width: | 30.5 BTX (157 cm) |
| User Statement: | Freestyle Banana technology for big feet. |
| Waist Width: | 26.8 BTX (157 cm) |
| Widths: | Wide |
 | Lib Technologies Skunk Ape BTX Snowboard | $379.99 - $559.00 |
Lib Technologies Skunk Ape BTX Snowboard Wide Reviews Summary:
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Reviews:
True Big Mountain Board | |
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Straight goods. I have 20 years of snowboarding behind me, and I hail from the Interior of British Columbia. I have a few Big mountains on my resume. ( I don't actually keep track ). Would you surf Wiamea on a thruster? I don't care what your size is, or how long your flippers are. The truth is 1500 verticle feet of 45+ degree slope on a Big board takes a certain type of character. I picked up a 6 foot Doughboy in the early 90's, this 190cm Skunk Ape is the replacement. LibTech builds good boards, I just wish they didn't sell out and adopt the metric system for sizing their boards. Picture yourself floating over a powder field at 50 MPH and slashing a carve with a 20 foot high rooster tail. Only a few can appreciate it. | |
| Lee Bliss at Backcountry.com on 09/10/2009 | |
nice ride | |
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i only had this board for about 3 weeks before a snowboard rack failure saw to it's demise, but it was a LOT of fun to ride. The MTX works surprisingly well, and the board was a trooper. Not too heavy for it's size either, which if you're a trekker on snow shoes like me makes a big difference. | |
| Geoff K at Backcountry.com on 01/06/2010 | |
The Sh&% | |
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Have the BTX in 165. It's the shit. Easiest wide board I have ever been on. Turns so dang easy and really does hold an edge through crud, ice, whatever...thrilled to death with it. | |
| mdwynnes2070776 at Dogfunk on 01/22/2010 | |