Amplid Singular Twin Snowboard

A new addition to the Amplid collection for this season, the Singular Twin is one of the most revolutionary boards to come to market in a long time. Now all-terrain boards are nothing new, but if we’re being honest, there’s always a compromise made somewhere. The brief behind the Singular Twin was to create a genuinely versatile boards that offer class-leading performance across multiple snowboarding disciplines without compromise. Now, if the feedback from our shop staff at our on-snow board test is anything to go by, it seems like Amplid has succeeded. So what is the Singular Twin? After many years of data gathering, Amplid has finally come up with a state-of-the-art shape with perfect length and width. Wide enough to eliminate toe drag but not so broad that edge-to-edge transitions become sluggish. Long enough to have enough edge support and floatation, but not too long to keep the deck nimble. Match that optimum shape with some of the most advanced construction available, and you get a board that is nothing short of a revelation to ride in any terrain and any conditions. Beautifully smooth, rock-solid on edge, floaty in the pow and well balanced underfoot, the Singular Twin feels like it’s morphing from powder board to freestyle board to all-terrain board as you’re riding along. It truly feels like you’re riding something very special. This board is the future of all-terrain snowboarding today.

Rider Style:

Intermediate to expert riders looking for a board that can handle the park, piste and powder without compromising any performance in any terrain.

Shape Overview: True Twin

The Singular’s advanced twin shape has been specially designed to deliver the perfect ratio between the shape and width of the nose with the width of the riding platform. This overall balance of the board creates a shape that feels well balanced underfoot with a controllable and predictable feel at the tips for the ultimate in freestyle control and feel. Now to ensure that the Singular Twin doesn’t compromise performance over the rest of the mountain, that balanced nose and tail also feature Amplids All-Terrain Tips technology. This innovative design creates a fuller profile after the contact points giving the nose more volume without overly adding weight. This gives outstanding performance in deep snow whilst also allowing the board to blast through chop and crud. To ensure that the Singular Twin feels lively underfoot on the piste and gives a dynamic and responsive carve, it features a mid-tight sid4cut.

Profile: True Twin Cruise Camber

A mellow camber for all-mountain dominance. The Twin cruise camber features a toned-down camber through the middle of the board, this gives much improved deep snow performance and a more “broken-in” feel.

Construction:

Heading up the Singular Twin’s high-end construction is the Omni Core featuring Hex 02 technology. This state-of-the-art wood core is the industry standard for lightweight, durable and versatile performance. Amplid has tweaked this core multiple times over the years, so there’s nothing left to improve. To add additional strength to the core and help reduce core compression at the binding edges, Amplid inserts tough, pre-cured composite impact plates placed beneath the bindings. These significantly reduce the risk of top sheet dings and breakages. Hex 02 replaces specific areas of weightier wood at the tips with a featherlight recycled paper honeycomb, practically eliminating swing weight. To give the Singular Twin its ultra-smooth ride, Amplid fits their Viscodamp dampening technology. Full-depth channels are strategically CNC-ed into the nose and tail of the snowboard core. A low-shore-hardness Thermoplastic Polyurethane (TPU), a softer version of the material used in skateboard wheels, is poured into the channels and cured. Vibrations create shear forces between the upper and the lower laminate. The TPU material is bonded to the top and bottom fibreglass laminates and absorbs energy during initial shear deformation. During the elastic return to its original shape, the TPU sucks up vibrational energy and delays successive vibration oscillations. To ensure the Singular Twin perfectly balances its freestyle credentials with its all-terrain abilities, the structural layers are formed from a combination of bi-ax glass reinforced with a carbon pop band.

Sintered 7 Base

Amplid’s ultra-high density sintered base goes like sh**-off-a-shovel in all snow conditions. It is tough and therefore more resistant to damage.