Pressed in the mold for the now discontinued Hammer (they could have called this the Cou-mer), the Never Summer Cougar Snowboard adds a Recurve Triple Camber profile to concentrate even more power under your bindings. This means this new all-mountain directional design holds a carve like a Honey Badger on espresso while delivering even more pop between turns. Best suited to riders who like to go fast and spend significant time on harder snow surfaces, this board still delivers the goods when the snow turns deep.
Product Details
Rocker Type
Recurve Triple Camber – A powerful new version of Triple Camber with added camber between the bindings, designed to deliver exceptional carving ability and a powerful transition between turns.
Flex
Flex Rating – 7 (1 Soft – 10 Stiff)
Dampness Rating – 5 (1 Lively – 10 Damp)
Shape
Vario Power Grip Sidecut – Vario Power Grip Sidecut utilizes multiple radiuses creating extra contact points to enhance edge hold. A flat section in the rocker area provides a broad contact point when flexed, however when unbent allows the board to track straight and not catch. Flanking this straight section are two shallow radii which provide the second and third contact points. Towards the ends of the sidecut are deep radius which renders quick turn initiation and the final contact points.
5mm Taper
Core
NS Superlight Wood Core – Never Summer uses a custom blend of wood species that was created to be the lightest weight yet durable core on the market. The NS Superlight Wood Core is CNC sanded in the custom wood working facility to a fraction of a millimeter. A tailored flex is perfected, giving their snowboards unequaled performance.
Laminates
Bi-Lite Fiberglass – Bi-Lite Fiberglass combines many of the strength characteristics of Never Summer’s STS fiberglass with an ultralight glass fiber matrix. This delivers incredible freestyle and freeride performance without sacrificing durability.
STS Pretensioned Fiberglass – The world’s best snowboard fiberglass, period. This advanced pre-hardened, pre-tensioned, layered laminate has added elastomer stringers between the 0 degree and 90 degree glass fibers (the length of the effective edge). This produces a stronger bond between the individual glass laminates giving our snowboards unmatched strength, edge hold and performance.
Sidewalls
Sintered P-Tex Sidewalls – Never Summer was the first snowboard company to use and perfect Sintered P-Tex Sidewalls, and they’ve never seen one crack. Unlike conventional ABS sidewalls that have a tendency to crack in colder temperatures, Sintered P-Tex Sidewalls maintain their integrity at any temperature.
Base
Durasurf XT Sintered 5501 Base – Crown Plastics has developed an exclusive, super fast, durable sintered base specifically for higher end boards. Just the right amount of graphite has been added making the Durasurf XT Sintered 5501 Base the fastest Never Summer has ever used.
Topsheet
Premium Coextruded Polymer Topsheet – The Premium Topsheet is a durable, lightweight, scratch and chip resistant fiber backed thermoplastic. The premium topsheets also provide more grip than other topsheet materials, working as a built-in stomp pad.
Binding Compatibility
2 x 4 Insert Pattern
Specs
- Terrain:All-Mountain
- Ability Level:Intermediate-Advanced
- Rocker Type:Cam/Rock/Cam/Rock/Cam
- Shape:Directional
- Binding Mount Pattern:2×4
- Core/Laminates:Wood
- Made in the USA:Yes
- Warranty:3 Years
Size (cm) | 156 | 160 |
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Effective Edge (mm) | 1180 | 1220 |
Tip Width (mm) | 303 | 305 |
Waist Width (mm) | 256 | 258 |
Tail Width (mm) | 298 | 300 |
Sidecut Radius (m) | 7.24 | 7.59 |
Width | Regular | Regular |
Size (cm) | 157W | 161W | |
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Effective Edge (mm) | 1190 | 1230 | |
Tip Width (mm) | 311 | 314 | |
Waist Width (mm) | 264 | 266 | |
Tail Width (mm) | 306 | 309 | |
Sidecut Radius (m) | 7.24 | 7.58 | |
Width | Wide | Wide |