The 2023 Burton Family Tree Forager was designed with the help of snowboarding legend Masa Takeuchi to make a playful, directional snowboard that he would ride everyday while directing CAT backcountry tours in Japan. Inspired by Masa's unique style and outlook on snowboarding, you can guarantee a fun, floaty board that flows seamlessly through powder, while the tapered directional shape allows you to throw out big, arcing turns with extra power under your back foot. Often described as having a riding style that is all about style and flow, while still being clean and sharp, hop on Masa's Forager and draw lines in untracked snow and slash some artistic spray on the way down.
*PREORDER*
This board is scheduled for delivery to Melbourne Snowboard In June 2022. This is an estimated delivery window and is subject to change. You will be notified via email once your board is ready to be collected in store, or once it has been shipped (if being shipped).
Skill Level: Intermediate / Expert
Board Type: All Mountain / Powder
Park: 1/10, All-Mountain: 6/10, Powder: 10/10
Camber Type: Directional Camber
The original, tried and true camber type, and the advocate of powerful turns and poppy precision. Traditional camber is the most aggressive camber type, offering unmatched power, response, and edge control. Directional Camber puts rocker in the nose of the board, adding extra float in powder while retaining the response and stability of traditional camber.
Flex: 5.5/10 (1 = soft, 10 = stiff)
Directional Flex - This board is constructed differently from nose to tail with a 20mm taper, putting more stability in the tail and strengthening the nose, allowing you to easily maintain control and charge through a variety of snow conditions.
Shape: Freeride Directional
This board has a shape designed specifically for freeriding, featuring a longer, wider nose and a shorter, 20mm tapered tail which combine to give you effortless float in powder and better performance riding forwards.
Core:
Dragonfly 600G - This core features stronger and lighter woods targeted in specific areas to provide more pop and strength while reducing weight along with end-grain woods in impact zones which allows lighter woods to be used in place of heavier woods, reducing weight without compromising strength.
Multizone EGD - The wood grain of the core is positioned along the heel and toe edge in four separate zones adjacent to the channel, channeling power from the source directly to the edges for ultimate strength and edge control.
45° Carbon Highlights High Voltage - A tip to tail carbon layer reduces weight and contains 45° angled fibres, fine tuning the torsional flex to make a more aggressive ride. The addition of carbon strands to the angled fibre layers adds life to the board and further reduces weight.
Squeezebox - Squeezebox consists of thicker, more powerful sections combined with thinner, more flexible sections profiled throughout the core. This enhances energy transfer and makes the board snappier and more stable.
Base: Sintered WFO
Standing for Wide F!#@ing Open, this base made from an extra absorbent, high density sintered material that is infused with a specially formulated wax, resulting in an ultra durable base that rides Wide F!#@ing Open.
Mounting System: The Channel
The Burton Channel system forgoes your traditional 4-screw mounting system and introduces a channel for your front and rear inserts. This allows you to fine-tune your stance width, and gives you more freedom in your stance location. The Channel is compatible with most major binding brands, but works best with Burton EST bindings.
Additional Features:
Infinite Ride - Burton is able to maximise pop and performance by overbuilding their boards in the factory, and then using machinery to break it down for you. This allows your board to ride the same from day one, to day 100, season after season.
Pro Tip - The tip and tail of this board taper out at the points, reducing swing weight and promoting mobility.
Super Sap Epoxy - Super Sap is a bio-based resin that reduces the carbon footprint by 50% over conventional petroleum-based epoxies.
Balanced Freeride Geometry - Constructed with setback camber and a sidecut that is centred on your stance creates a twin freestyle feel when not riding your edges, while once on edge it turns quick and tight with the float and prowess expected from a directional board.
SIZE CHART
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Effective Edge (mm) |
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- Not sure which size to get? Check out our snowboard size chart here.
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