The people at Zion have an awesome time snowboarding, and they are all about spreading the irie vibes. This small company has the unique graphics and top-of-the-line technology you'd ask for in a deck, and a clear mission: keep you snowboarding on fun boards while doing something to better the world we ride in.
Zion's POP (People Of the Planet) program donates a percentage of it's board and apparel sales to some of the more gnarly problems the human race is facing--things like child prostitution, which Zion is currently helping to fight.
The big change this year comes in an option for their reverse camber + multi-radius sidecut technology, available in two sizes for every model. Take a look at the goods...
The Z1 Series is Zion's all-mountain freestyle twin. Though it's rated with a middle-of-the-road flex, since it uses their highest-end core this deck will probably be on the stiffer side. Added carbon fiber strips will add to that, but also equal more boost with ollies.
It also uses their fastest base, making the Z1 their "high end", most expensive model; that's a good thing since this board is part of their POP program.
Zion's Lost Series always sports the most interesting graphics, so you'll have something to stare at during the lift ride. This is their park twin, thinned between the inserts for added torqueability.
Carbon stringers give this board the boost for high ollies and stability for big booters, but what sets this deck apart is an impact resistant basalt-glass layer to make it the ultimate park performer. The Lost Series is also part of Zion's POP program.
With a soft flex the Whoa Man! Series is a good bet for female riders, but Zion has always held that this is their "Unisex" model. With the bottom formulated to handle rail impacts, this board works just as well for the urban jib kid.
The Wonk Series is new to the Zion line. It looks to be their softest model, with the least amount of extras; making it the cheapest.
For all intents and purposes it is their "pricepoint" model, but don't let that depreciate the value of this deck, the cheap boards are the fun boards!
Zion dubbed this board their all mountain jib-stick. You can tear up rocks, logs, pavement; just like Willy Wonka and his candy factory, do whatever you want with it, who's to ask questions?
If you haven't picked up a board from the end of season sales yet now you've got some 2011s to tempt you as well. Zion sold out of last year's run pretty fast, and once they're gone, they're gone; Don't dilly-dally!
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