It might be the middle of summer (in the northern hemisphere anyway) but 2020 snowboard gear is coming out now.
This time of year always gets me itching for the season – even though snow feels like it’s a long way off!
As always, the new season’s gear always gets me excited and there’s plenty to be excited about with the 2020 models. I had the privilege of testing a bunch of gear in the winter/spring and will of course be publishing all the reviews for that gear over the rest of the year.
Brands
Not all 2020 gear is available yet, of course (apart from in the Southern Hemisphere), but a lot of it is already available – seems to become available earlier every year (or maybe I just get surprised ever year to see new snowboard gear coming out in the summer!).
I have seen gear from the following brands available so far:
- Arbor
- Capita
- GNU
- Jones
- K2
- Korua
- Lib Tech
- Ride
- Roxy
- Salomon
- Union
- YES
Most likely I’ve missed some too, that have come out in stores that I haven’t checked.
Between now and September more and more will become available.
2020 Models
As is always the case there are some brand new models coming out for the 2020 season, in addition to old favorites returning (with new graphics) – and some with tweaks and modifications.
Some New Models
This is by no means an exhaustive list, but here are some of the new models coming out for 2020. Some completely new, some that are more or less a rename of a past model.
- Arbor Annex
- Arbor Crosscut Camber
- Arbor Crosscut Rocker
- Arbor Element Camber
- Arbor Poparazzi Camber
- Arbor Shiloh Camber
- Arbor Shiloh Rocker
- Capita Asymulator
- Capita Equalizer
- Capita SB Powder Racer
- Capita SB Ultralight Powder Displacement Snowcraft
- Capita SuperDOA
- Capita Supernova
- GNU 4
- GNU Antigravity
- GNU Finest
- GNU Pro Choice
- GNU Semi-Gloss
- GNU Whip
- GNU Young Money
- Jones Frontier
- Jones Frontier Split
- Jones Ultra Mind Expander
- Jones Women’s Hovercraft Split
- Lib Tech BRD
- Lib Tech Cortado
- Lib Tech Dynamiss
- Lib Tech Dynamo
- Lib Tech Glider
- Lib Tech Jamie Lynn Short Wide
- Lib Tech Litigator
- Lib Tech Magic BM
- Lib Tech MC Snake Kink
- Lib Tech No.43
- Lib Tech T.Ras
- Never Summer Atom Split
- Never Summer Dipstick
- Never Summer East
- Never Summer Lady West
- Never Summer Lady West Split
- Never Summer Shade
- Never Summer West Bound
- Never Summer Westbound Split
- Niche Crux
- Niche Maelstrom
- Niche Nightshade
- Niche Wraith
- Union Forged Force Binding
- YES Globe NSB
- YES Hybrid
- YES The Y
And that’s just for the brands that I’ve published 2020 overviews for so far.
Saying Goodbye to Some Models from 2019
The following won’t be returning with a 2020 model:
- Arbor Element Black Camber
- Arbor Element Black Rocker
- Arbor Whiskey
- Arbor Zygote Twin
- Capita Jess Kimura Pro
- Capita SB Powder
- Capita Spring Break Twin
- GNU Hyak
- GNU Playdate Asym
- GNU Space Case
- GNU Spasym Asym
- GNU Super Progressive Air Machine
- GNU Women’s Hyper Kyarve
- GNU Women’s Super Progressive Air Machine
- Jones Explorer
- Jones Explorer Split –
- Lib Tech Attack Banana
- Lib Tech Banana Magic
- Lib Tech Dough Boy Shredder
- Lib Tech Lando Phoenix
- Lib Tech Lost Lib Jamie Lynn Mayhem Colab
- Lib Tech TRS Firepower
- Lib Tech World’s Greenest Snowboard
- Never Summer Aura
- Never Summer Aura Split
- Never Summer Warlock
- Never Summer West
- Never Summer West Split
- Niche Knew
- Niche Theme
- Union Cadet
- Union Expedition FC
- Union Ultra FC
- YES Basic Decade
For more details on those coming and going, check out:
>>2020 Arbor Snowboards Overview
>>2020 Burton Snowboards Overview
>>2020 Capita Snowboards Overview
>>2020 GNU Snowboards Overview
>>2020 Jones Snowboards Overview
>>2020 Endeavor Snowboards Overview
>>2020 Lib Tech Snowboards Overview
>>2020 Never Summer Snowboards Overview
>>2020 Niche Snowboards Overview
>>2020 Ride Snowboards Overview
>>2020 Rossignol Snowboards Overview
>>2020 Salomon Snowboards Overview
>>2020 Slash Snowboards Overview
>>2020 Union Bindings Overview
>>2020 YES Snowboards Overview
I will add to these as I publish the overviews for other brands.
Eye on Anything?
Is there a particular model that you’ve got your eye on, or have been waiting to get your hands on?
I’d love to hear what others are getting excited about for the 2019-20 season. Just leave a comment in the comments section below.
Availability
Check out some of the new arrivals for a couple of stores at the links below.
>>New Snowboard Gear at evo.com
>>New Snowboard Gear at backcountry.com
I’ve got nothing against summer, but still….bring on the snow!
