The Gloss is a cambered true twin – identical nose and tail, centred stance – which is what you want when half your landings are switch. The C3 contour keeps aggressive camber underfoot for drive and adds mild rocker between the feet so the board initiates turns without catching.
Magne-Traction edges hold on the scraped hardpack that a park lap turns into by afternoon, and the eco-sublimated poly topsheet with UHMW sidewalls handles rail contact better than a printed topsheet does. The G Lite 1 FSC poplar and paulownia core keeps it light at 136cm.
Mervin Manufacturing builds Lib Tech and GNU boards in Sequim, Washington, on the Strait of Juan de Fuca, and is one of the last snowboard makers that never moved production offshore. The factory runs on a zero-hazardous-waste process the company has built its identity around.
