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Introducing…The 2013 ZANY Earth Series

admin — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 04:18:37 +0000

BOARD TYPE: FREESTYLE
BOARD FEEL: RESPONSIVE with the right amount of FORGIVENESS
FLEX RATING: 6
CAMBER PROFILE: PARK ROCKER COMBO PLATTER
RIDER ABILITY: INTERMEDIATE to EXPERT

Dear Earth Dwellers:
Behold the unveiling of the ZANY Earth Series, our brand spankin’ new pro model for Ryan Paul. The humans of the ZION Snowstick family are seriously excited about this new series for 4 reasons:
1. It’s our first ever PRO MODEL! (Built with love, BY human hands – FOR human feet)
2. It has a brand new blunt tip shape
3. It has a remarkably tasty new camber profile called the PARK ROCKER COMBO PLATTER
4. It’s 100% out-of-this-word ZANY – Just like RP

What is the PARK ROCKER COMBO PLATTER you ask?
It’s rocker camber joining forces with regular camber. The board has a slight overall regular camber profile when laying flat, but the part between
the bindings is rockered.

Now you’re probably asking, why on earth do I need this zany sounding PARK ROCKER COMBO PLATTER?
Glad you asked! Because it combines the best of both worlds.
• It gives you the stability, edgehold, pop, and support of a traditional cambered board
• It gives you the easy turn initiation, loose feel, forgiveness, park ride-ability and powder ride-ability of a rockered board

This board is built for riders who don’t care what others think about their riding style.
You like to flip on and off rails? – Cool
You like to grab on and off rails? – Cool
You like to straightline the park, singing your fav Cyndy Lauper song as loud as you can? – Cool
You like to ride anywhere BUT the park? – Cool
You like to use your snowboard as bookshelf? – Also Cool
This board was created so that you can ride whatever way makes you the happiest. At the very least you can arrange your books in a stylish way.

IMPORTANT NOTES:
1. Don’t hike the park on a powder day – that’s ZANY
2. Scream and laugh a little while you’re riding – its ALWAYS about having fun
3. Wear whatever kinda pants you want. Tight / Loose / Shorts / None at all – Who cares
4. It’s boring when everyone wears the same styles and does the same tricks

GRAPHIC THEME:
All things Zany – brought to you by the mind of Ryan Paul

FEATURES:
S Base
Phase 3 Core
Energy Bars
Beefy Basalt and Trinity Fiberglass (Stitched)
Deep V
All New Park Rocker Combo Platter camber profile
Single Radius sidecut + Control Zones

The ZANY EARTH Series is available in:
143, 146, 149, 152, 155 and 158 Park Rocker Combo Platter

Introducing…The 2013 WONK Series

admin — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 03:01:05 +0000

BOARD TYPE: ALL MOUNTAIN JIBBERY / SILLY GRINS
BOARD FEEL: FORGIVING with the right amount of RESPONSIVENESS
FLEX RATING: 5
CAMBER PROFILE: TRADITIONAL or Z ROCKER
RIDER ABILITY: BEGINNER to ADVANCED

The WONK Series is about putting a nice big, ear to ear grin on your face – and your wallet’s face. Isn’t it great when you and your wallet can share some laughs together? We put together a solid board for a solid price. We engineered this board for all mountain jibbing. Use your imagination and innovation on every type of feature – whether natural or human made. The WONK is built to BONK. Riding peaks, parks and parking lots with a silly grin on your mug what this one is all about!
PS – we haven’t made a black board in several years – so here ya go!

GRAPHIC THEME:
I love candies!

FEATURES:
X Base
Phase 1 Core
Tri Axial Fiberglass
Deep V
Single Radius Sidecut on Traditional Camber
Single Radius + Control Zone on Z Rocker

The WONK Series is available in:
146, 149, 152, 155 Traditional Camber
149, 152 and 155 Z Rocker

Introducing…The 2013 WHOA MAN! Series

admin — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 02:32:35 +0000

BOARD TYPE: ALL MOUNTAIN FUN – EVERYBODY’S BUDDY
BOARD FEEL: FORGIVING with the right amount of RESPONSIVENESS
FLEX RATING: 6
CAMBER PROFILE: TRADITIONAL or Z ROCKER
RIDER ABILITY: BEGINNER to ADVANCED

The WHOA MAN! Series is designed to be an easy riding and forgiving all mountain funstick. Whether you’re into cruising down runs with friends, hitting little pow stashes along the way or you get that hard to ignore park/jib itch – the WOAH MAN! is everybody’s buddy. This board is designed to work well for guys and girls so we call it our unisex line. It’s built with a no-nonsense, no-gimmick attitude, using solid materials that are durable and forgiving. If you are looking for an all around fun board that will forgive your snowboarding sins when you mess up – this is the one for you.

GRAPHIC THEME:
These graphics are straight from the mind of the one and only Tad Carpenter. This will be our second year working with him, and the theme he has chosen for this year is “The Underground.” Check out Tad’s website to view his many extraordinary works.
http://tadcarpenter.com/

FEATURES:
X Base
Phase 2 Core
Energy Bars
Tri Axial Fiberglass
Deep V
Single Radius Sidecut on Traditional Camber
Single Radius + Control Zone on Z Rocker

The WHOA MAN! Series is available in:
142, 147, 152, 155, 157, and 159 Traditional Camber
148, 151, and 154 Z Rocker

Introducing… The 2013 CONTRA Series

admin — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 02:11:09 +0000

BOARD TYPE: FREESTYLE/PARK
BOARD FEEL: RESPONSIVE with the right amount of FORGIVENESS
FLEX RATING: 7
CAMBER PROFILE: TRADITIONAL or Z ROCKER
RIDER ABILITY: INTERMEDIATE to EXPERT

The CONTRA Series is from the imagination of Brandon Wilson our head designer. We let Brandon run wild and free on this one and do whatever he wants graphically. It is the EXACT same board as the LOST Series, but with Brandon’s personal touch.

The CONTRA Series is designed for humans who love having fun in the park, or like to look at the whole mountain through park goggles. Doing the tricks YOU want, is what it’s all about. Whether you like to sneak in a little Tindy or Crail grab once in a while, or you’re into throwing down the big hammers – don’t worry about what everyone else is doing. It’s time to come up with some of your own variations and let someone else copy your style for once. The CONTRA is engineered to handle rails, boxes, random features, walls, jumps, dinosaurs and anything else you chose to throw at it. This board features CARBON Energy Bars that will give you added pop and added stability when landing the big stuff. The CONTRA is an all around park board that will help you reach the next level of park riding. This series is a high end product, offered to you at a price that will leave enough money in your wallet for lift tickets.

GRAPHIC THEME:
“As a kid as well as an adult, the works of Mr. Don Bluth have been a huge influence on me. I decided to do an exercise – looking at a few of my favorite films as the base idea for this series.” – Brandon Wilson

FEATURES:
S Base
Phase 3 Core
Energy Bars
Beefy Basalt + Trinity Fiberglass (Stitched)
Regular V
Single Radius Sidecut on Traditional Camber
Single Radius + Control Zone on Z Rocker

The CONTRA Series is available in:
147, 150, 153 and 156 Traditional Camber
150, 153 and 156 Z Rocker

X GAMES + RP + ZANY EARTH = STOKED

admin — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 19:47:18 +0000

Check out RP riding his new pro model the ZANY Earth at the Winter X Games Street Comp.
What live streaming here today at 2:30 Colorado Time (Mountain Time)
1:30 (PST) 4:30(EST)

Introducing…The 2013 LOST Series

admin — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 02:08:10 +0000

BOARD TYPE: FREESTYLE/PARK
BOARD FEEL: RESPONSIVE with the right amount of FORGIVENESS
FLEX RATING: 7
CAMBER PROFILE: TRADITIONAL or Z ROCKER
RIDER ABILITY: INTERMEDIATE to EXPERT

The LOST Series is designed for humans who love having fun in the park, or like to look at the whole mountain through park goggles. Doing the tricks YOU want is what it’s all about. Whether you like to sneak in a little Tindy or Crail grab once in a while, or you’re into throwing down the big hammers – don’t worry about what everyone else is doing. It’s time to come up with some of your own variations and let someone else copy your style for once. The LOST is engineered to handle rails, boxes, random features, walls, jumps, dinosaurs and anything else you chose to throw at it. This board features CARBON Energy Bars that will give you added pop and added stability when landing the big stuff. The LOST is an all around park board that will help you reach the next level of park riding. This series is a high end product, offered to you at a price that will leave enough money in your wallet for lift tickets.

GRAPHIC THEME:
Once again this year’s theme involves something lost, or out of its element. The weirder the better! What we have here is a dinosaur taking a dip in a motel pool somewhere in Egyptian desert.

FEATURES:
S Base
Phase 3 Core
Energy Bars
Beefy Basalt and Trinity Fiberglass (Stitched)
Regular V
Single Radius Sidecut on Tradional Camber
Single Radius Sidecut + Control Zone on Z Rocker
POP Program

The LOST Series is available in:
147, 150, 153, and 156 Traditional Camber
150, 153 and 156 Z Rocker

Introducing… The 2013 Z1 Series

admin — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 23:46:35 +0000

BOARD TYPE: ALL MOUNTAIN FREESTYLE
BOARD FEEL: RESPONSIVE
FLEX RATING: 8
CAMBER PROFILE: TRADITIONAL or Z ROCKER
RIDER ABILITY: INTERMEDIATE to EXPERT

The Z1 is an all mountain freestyle / freeride snowboard designed for riders that see no limits. We categorize this board as freestyle / freeride, because it loves both worlds. It’s perfect for snow artists that ooze creativity and style wherever they go. Built for riders that like to view the whole mountain as their shred canvas. This board is engineered to dominate from peak to parking lot – everything is fair game. If you’re into riding fresh pow in the morning and entering pipe / slopestyle comps in the afternoon, this board is for you. We use only the best materials we can get our hands on for this series. The Z1 has a flex rating of 8 that is ideal for freeriding and big park riding. It will keep you stable on super sonic speed runs, pow runs, hitting expert jumps or 22 foot pipes. We use Carbon Stabilizer Bars that are laminated into the Phase 4 core, to give you extra stability when you need it. Benji Farrow rides this board as his weapon of choice for pipe and slopestyle events.

GRAPHIC THEME:
Sailing and snowboarding, what could be better than that? We have included an inlay of Black Walnut hardwood on the topsheet to go with the sailboat theme. Relax, kick up the boat shoes and sail into the sunset – you deserve it after a hard day of riding!

FEATURES:
S+ Base
Phase 4 Core
Carbon Stabilizer Bars
Trinity Fiberglass (Stitched)
Shallow V
Single Radius Sidecut on Tradional Camber
Single Radius Sidecut + Control Zone on Z Rocker
POP Program

The Z1 Series is available in:
153, 156, 158, 160 and 163 Traditional Camber
152 and 155 Z Rocker

Video Re cap of Nike Chosen @ Mountain High

admin — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 10:07:56 +0000

Nike Chosen At Mountain High from Mountain High Resort on Vimeo.

Super stoked on our man RP taking 1st place and best trick!

This man is on a mission!

admin — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 07:09:49 +0000

Ryan test drives his new pro model right into first place at the Nike Chosen – Mountain High.
Read more about the comp here.
Stay tuned for video links.

Happy Camper!

admin — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 07:03:18 +0000

Ryan and his brand spanking new pro model for 2012/13 – the RP Zany Earth!