2021 Snowboard Gear: An Overview of What’s New

2021 snowboard gear is for the most part already available or at least available for pre-order.

Of course it’s all already been out a while in the southern hemisphere, where the season is in full swing. But for us in the northern hemisphere, this is a bit of an overview of what’s new for the upcoming 2020/2021 season.

2020-2021 Catalogs

Most catalogs have been out for at least a few months now, circulating that stoke for the new season’s gear. As usual there are also some that don’t release their catalogs until late or don’t release them at all before the season starts. A bit annoying, but you get that sometimes!

What’s New with Snowboard Gear for 2021?

OK, so what’s new in the world of snowboarding?

Below I have outlined a number of new boards and bindings available for the 2020/21 season. This is far from an exhaustive list, but covers most of the new stuff from a number of brands. I’ll add more as I get more 2021 brand overviews completed.

• Arbor Coda Camber Splitboard
• Arbor Veda
• Arbor Wasteland Camber
• Capita Powder Twin
• GNU Barrett
• GNU Fun Guy
• GNU Gorp
• GNU Gremlin
• GNU RC C3
• GNU T2B Directional
• Jones Stratos
• Jones Ultra Solution
• Jones Youth Flagship
• Jones Youth Solution
• K2 Alchemist
• K2 Dreamsicle
• K2 Instrument
• K2 Manifest Team
• K2 Niseko Pleasures
• K2 Spellcaster
• Lib Tech Dynasword
• Lib Tech Lost x Lib Quiver Killer
• Lib Tech Lost x Lib Retro Ripper
• Lib Tech Rasman
• Lib Tech Ryme
• Lib Tech TRS C3
• Never Summer Harpoon
• Never Summer Mini Proto Synthesis3
• Never Summer Proto Slinger
• Never Summer Proto Synthesis
• Never Summer Proto Ultra
• Never Summer Women’s Proto Synthesis
• Niche Hawthorn
• NOW B Line
• Rossignol After Hours
• Rossignol Jibsaw Elite
• Rossignol Juggernaut
• Rossignol Revenant
• Rossignol Sashimi LG Split
• Salomon Dancehall
• Salomon Gypsy Pro
• Salomon HPS – Annie Boulanger
• Salomon HPS Taka Split
• Salomon No Drama
• Slash Straight Split
• Union Atlas FC Bindings
• YES Dicey
• YES Globe Traditionalist
• YES Hello
• YES Optisplitstic
• YES Pro20

Of course some are predominantly or even purely name changes. Some are completely new and some take an existing model and build on it.

And of course, there are existing models that have kept their names but have had minor tweaks or significant overhauls.

So, the snowboarding world has been busy!

What’s Not Coming Back?

As well as welcoming the above (and the many more new models that haven’t been mentioned), we bid farewell to the following, some in name only and others that we won’t see a 2021 model for in any shape or form. Some surprisingly so, and others not so surprising.

• Arbor Bryan Iguchi Pro Rocker
• Capita Warpspeed
• GNU B Pro
• GNU T2B
• Jones Carbon Flagship
• Jones Carbon Solution
• Jones Discovery
• Jones Discovery Split
• K2 Bright Lite
• K2 Eighty-Seven
• K2 Joy Driver
• Lib Tech Hot Knife
• Lib Tech Jamie Lynn Phoenix Dagmar
• Lib Tech Jamie Lynn Phoenix Titty Fish
• Lib Tech Litigator
• Lib Tech T.Ras
• Lib Tech TRS HP
• Lost Lib Round Nose Fish
• Never Summer Funslinger
• Never Summer Insta/Gator
• Never Summer Maverix
• Never Summer Mini Proto
• Never Summer Proto Type Two
• Never Summer Women’s Proto Type Two
• NOW Captain Fin X bindings
• Rossignol Angus
• Rossignol Jibsaw Heavy Duty
• Rossignol Justice
• Salomon First Call
• Salomon Sickstick Split
• Slash Aurora
• Slash Floater
• Slash Linehiker
• Slash Portal
• Slash Spectrum
• Union Forged Force
• Union Ultra bindings
• YES Globe NSB
• YES Libre

One of the biggest surprises for me here was the Lib Tech TRS. It gets replaced by the TRS C3, but I felt there was room for both the C2X version and hte C3 version. The Hot Knife made a little more sense, with the introduction of the TRS C3 kind of filling that space – though I did really like the Hot Knife, so a little sad to see it go, but it does have a suitable replacement, the TRS could have kept a C2X model, IMO.

The YES Libre was a surprise for me too as was the Union Ultra bindings and the Arbor Iguchi Pro Rocker.

The Salomon First Call a little surprising too. I haven’t ridden it, but it seemed like a nice option to have in the line – a more forgiving, cheaper version of the Sick Stick.

More Details on the New, Old and Tweaked/Overhauled

For more details on individual brands and their comings and goings and changes for 2020-21, check out the following. I will add more to the list as I publish them.

>>2021 Adidas Snowboard Boots Overview

>>2021 Arbor Snowboards Overview

>>2021 Burton Snowboards Overview

>>2021 Capita Snowboards Overview

>>2021 Endeavor Snowboards Overview

>>2021 Flux Snowboard Bindings Overview

>>2021 GNU Snowboards Overview

>>2021 Jones Snowboards Overview

>>2021 K2 Snowboards Overview

>>2021 Lib Tech Snowboards Overview

>>2021 Never Summer Snowboards Overview

>>2021 Niche Snowboards Overview

>>2021 Nitro Snowboards Overview

>>2021 NOW Snowboard Bindings Overview

>>2021 Ride Snowboards Overview

>>2021 Ride Snowboard Bindings Overview

>>2021 Rossignol Snowboards Overview

>>2021 Salomon Snowboards Overview

>>2021 Slash Snowboards Overview

>>2021 ThirtyTwo Snowboard Boots Overview

>>2021 Union Snowboard Bindings Overview

>>2021 Vans Snowboard Boots Overview

>>2021 YES Snowboards Overview

Snowboarding Profiles Reviews

Naturally, I was able to test several of the new offerings, and also plenty of other gear that was changed for the 2021 model or that I hadn’t ridden in a previous year’s model. Super stoked on the 2021 models – some sick boards coming out for sure.

As per usual I will release those throughout the year. With a lot of those reviews already published at time of writing this.

Bring on the Winter!

All this talk of snowboard gear gets me super itchy for the next season – laced with a little bit of jealousy of those in the southern hemisphere, in the middle of their season!

Particularly this coming season, with the previous one cut short due to Covid-19, I can’t wait to get back on snow. I know summer’s not even over yet – and I do like summer – but nothing beats winter for me – carving up the mountain and soaking in the views. So bring it on and happy riding to come!