Last tested

2023

Status:ongoing

2024

Raven

Split of the Year Powder

An artisanal board with surf-style proportions for the ultimate float, always

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Performance profile

Big mountain

Fun freeride

Long hikes

Steep

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In words

Intro

PLP began with the aim of creating snowboards with superior float, using proportions similar to surfboards, like this one with a swallow-style tail.

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On the snow

A board specifically designed for epic conditions, when the powder is at least knee deep. Built by artisans in Piedmont, Italy, it has a distinctive shape with wide tip and swallow-tail. It's perfect for freeride as it floats like a dream, and when you shift your weight to the back foot, it takes off. On the downside, its shape and weight mean it isn't great for big verticals or technical traverses. Powder days, here we come.

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Technical specifications

Profile

2 mm microcamber, long progressive nose rocker, short progressive tail rocker

Materials

poplar, beech, triaxial glass fibers, stainless steel

Base

sintered UHMWPE

Available sizes

160

Released in

2023

Price

1550 €

Declared specsMeasured by us

We measured the length 160 to get all the details

3.460 g

Weight

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1.180 mm

Effective edge

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272 mm

Waist width

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306 mm

Tail width

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326 mm

Tip width

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Thoughts

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Thoughts

At the heart of every ski (duplicate)

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Location

Test Center Pontedilegno Tonale

Our freeride base camp

Location

Base Camp Race

Sertorelli Sport Hotel

Location

Test Center Cervino Ski Paradise

To test the equipment and skins for the Race category, we based ourselves in Breuil-Cervinia

Location

Test Center Livigno

For the second year in a row, we headed to Livigno, aka Little Tibet.

Race

Intro

Race: boots

Innovation at the lower end of the market

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Boots under the microscope

We tested flex, walkability and liner warmth in the Light, Tour and Free unisex models

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Made for women: skis and boots

Strong women

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Free: boots

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