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Elan launch "El Grande" - the widest board in the world

 Poster: A snowHead
Poster: A snowHead
Phatter than a Phatt thing - Elan El Grande
For boarders feeling disturbed by the encroaching Phattness of the ever Phatter skis out there, Elan have released the phattest snowboard yet. This adds to their range which already boasts the lightest production board on the planet (The Inverse)....
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With the widest board on the market, Elan is proud to introduce a new category set to make riders with larger feet happy as hell – super wide shapes. Easily accomodating boot sizes that other boards shy away from, the super wide shapes feature a significantly reduced width across the nose and tail of the board thanks to Elan’s patented Omega Sidecut technology. A straight sidecut has been designed to replace the traditionally rounded shape of a board’s tip and tail. Besides reducing the width of the nose and tail, the Omega Sidecut significantly increases rider stability and control when riding, jumping and landing.

“I think the idea is brilliant – it’s simplicity in its purest form but maybe that’s exactly why nobody has done it before. Take the widest board in the world and combine it with the sickest invention snowboarding has seen for a long time: the Omega Sidecut. If you thought a super wide board might be tricky to handle, then think again.”, states the Elan International Team Rider Aleksi Vanninen.

Packed with torsion-reinforcing Carbon 90 Beam and V2 Sidewalls, the El Grande is easily controllable in all snow conditions and offers performance on a level with any of the narrower boards on the market.

El Grande facts:
Target group: Advanced All Mountain Freeride
Length: 155 159 163 167 171
Shape: Super Wide Directional
Construction: Control Woodcore, G 70 Fiberglass, Warp Speed 8 Base, Omega Sidecut, V2/Slanted Sidewalls, Carbon 90 Beam
Special: with protective boardbag
UK Retail price: £300


www.elansnowboards.com
http://www.gbrsports.co.uk/ (UK distributors)

Or alternatively grab the first opportunity to check it out for real in the UK: at the snowHeads ski test at Xscape Castleford on Sat 5th Aug.
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