2012 Good Wood
Thirteen straight years of testing and 450 boards went into the forest of quality at the beginning of the season, and after a week of research the sticks emerged and the best beech and bamboo has gotten together in that special way that produces the annual 2012 Good Wood Awards. When Transworld Snowboarding puts their stamp of approval on any product, its like getting straight A’s or a championship trophy, so find out which one’s the best bet for you.
Men’s Under $399 Park
Arbor – Del Ray
Nice enough to meet mother
Rossignol – Retox Amptek
What happen to Winnie The Pooh
Nitro – T1
Totally awesome one
DC – Ply
It comes after breakfast
Rossingnol – Trickstick Amptek
Perfect for you, dipstick
Technine – Icon
Pass left, uh…spin left
Men’s Under $399 All Mountain
Ride – Manic
Biopolar much?
Men’s Over $400 Park
GNU – Park Pickle Series
A little slap and pickle
K2 – Happy Hour
6PM-9PM Every 2nd Monday of every 3rd month on years ending in 5
Lib Technologies – Burtner Box Scratcher BTX
The surface
Men’s Over $400 All Mountain
Lib Technologies – Attack Banana EC2BTX
What if evil Banana’s Attacked!
Lib Technologies – TRS: Total Ripper Series C2BTX
Tranchulas Resting Silently
GNU – Riders Choice Pickle
You’ve already picked it
Salomon – Man’s Board
Beard √, Flannel √, and Board √ I know i forgot something
Salomon – Grip
Grip it and rip it
Models go for quarterbacks, nerds try to try nail down a Nobel Prize, and snowboarders? You lucky ladies get the Transworld Good Wood Awards. For twelve years this board test has given us the straight-and-narrow on all the season’s best sideways sliders, whether you’re looking to party in the park, get down on the groomers, or take some off the top.
Women’s Under $399 Park
Salomon – Oh Yeah
Boomshakalaka
Arbor – Cadence
Left foot, right foot, it’s called walking
Ride – Compact
Better than a Fiat
Capita – Space Metal Fantasy FK
Ground control to major Tom
Women’s Under $399 All Mountain
GNU – B-Nice
B-Nice or Santa’s going to put doo-doo in your stocking
Women’s Over $400 Park
Burton – Lipstick
Charm the boys
Women’s Over $400 All Mountain
Rossingnol – Diva Magtek
R.E.S.P.E.C.T.
GNU – B-Pro
Wheaties for your day
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[…] The TransWorld SNOWboarding 2011 gear guide is out and the Good Wood results are in. For those of you that have no idea what I’m talking about, pay attention, because there’s a good chance that the Good Wood stamp may be the deciding factor in which board you’re going to buy. The Good Wood awards are handed out by TransWorld every year. Eighteen riders were brought in to test 450 snowboards and decide which ones are the cream of the crop. The results are divided up in categories that are All Mountain and Park, Over $400 and Under $399 and Men’s and Women’s. If you’re looking to buy a board, picking one with the Good Wood stamp of approval on it is a good idea. So without further ado, in no particular order, here are your 2011 Good Wood winners! To see the 2012 Good Wood winner click here. […]