Never Summer Proto Swift ST Men's Snowboard 2027

The Never Summer Mens Proto Swift ST is made for riders who want to experience the closest thing to surfing in power as possible. With a design that balances lively response and natural control, it offers solid stability beneath your feet while keeping the board feeling light and offering a natural lift. The Swift ST glides effortlessly, drives hard through turns, and brings a smooth, surf like feel that transforms both hardpack and untouched snow into a seamless riding experience that is something to be truly desired.
 

Board Type: Freeride-Powder

Freeride snowboards are built for steeper, off-piste terrain. These boards are ideal for aggressive riding and usually for more advanced riders.

Powder snowboards are designed for deep snow. Generally these boards feature a directional shape with a tapered tail for better float and ease of riding.

Flex: 7/10 (1=soft, 10=stiff)

Offering a balanced blend of flexibility and stiffness, mid-flex boards are versatile and suitable for all-mountain riding. They provide enough responsiveness for carving while maintaining some forgiveness for playful or casual riding.

Ability Level: Intermediate

Intermediate snowboards offer more responsiveness and stability at higher speeds, with a slightly stiffer flex for better control on varied terrain and more advanced manoeuvres.

Shape: Tapered Directional

A tapered directional snowboard features a shape where the tail is narrower than the nose, providing enhanced control and stability in deeper snow. This design improves floatation in powder and allows for smoother turns, making it ideal for freeride and backcountry riding. While it excels in one direction, the taper helps the board naturally guide you through challenging conditions.

Camber Type: Rocker Camber

Rocker Camber offers a playful, surf-like experience from the central rocker, while the camber in the nose and tail delivers enhanced performance and versatility. This combination creates the ideal balance for all-mountain performance.

Width: Mid-Wide, Drag Free

Mid-wide boards offer slightly increased width, reducing toe and heel drag, enhancing flotation, and boosting confidence when leaning into powerful carves.

Drag free boards are made for those with the biggest size boot, typically US 14+, they provide enough width to minimise heel and toe drag.

Sidecut: Power Grip Sidecut

The Power Grip Sidecut features a combination of multiple radii to create additional contact points along the edge, improving edge grip. A flat section in the middle area forms a wide contact point when the board is flexed, while allowing it to remain stable and avoid catching when unbent. Two shallow radii on either side of the flat section add extra contact points, while deeper radii near the tips of the board enable quick turn initiation and provide the final contact points.

Inserts: 2x4 Inserts

These offer a tighter hole pattern, allowing for more precise stance adjustments. They're common on modern boards and ideal for riders who want fine-tuned positioning and can be used with any binding with a standard or mini disk.

Board Construction

Topsheet: Co-Extruded Polymer Topsheet

The Co-Extruded Polymer Topsheet is made from a tough, lightweight thermoplastic with a fiber backing, offering resistance to scratches and chips. These topsheets stand out for their vivid colors and enhanced grip, serving as a built-in stomp pad for added control while unstrapped.

Laminate: Bi-Lite Fiberglass, Precision Stitched Carbon Matrix, STS Pre-Tensioned Fiberglass

Bi-Lite Fiberglass is a lightweight glass fiber matrix, offering outstanding freestyle and freeride performance without compromising durability.

Swift Precision Stitched Carbon Matrix is a specific layup of carbon fiber within the core of the board that is precisely stitched and integrated into the snowboard's construction.

STS Pre-Tensioned Fiberglass is a strong, layered material designed for durability and performance. It features elastomer stringers placed between the glass fibers to improve strength and edge hold. This advanced bonding technique makes our snowboards more durable and responsive. Similar fiberglass is also used in bows because of its ability to flex and snap back with great force, launching arrows at high speeds without breaking.

Core: PowerSurf Wood Core, Triple Layer RDS 1 Damping with Underfoot Stabiliser

The PowerSurf Wood Core blends a high proportion of lightweight Paulownia with Poplar and Birch through the center of the core, while Poplar lines the sidecut edges. This combination enhances strength and provides the ideal level of torsional rigidity, ensuring a durable yet lightweight ride.

RDS 1 features the most extensive laminated damping layers in the lineup. By incorporating a significant amount of elastomeric rubber along the effective edge, it delivers exceptional vibration absorption and enhances edge grip ensuring outstanding stability at high speeds.

Elastomeric Underfoot Stabilisers are positioned beneath the mounting area to maximise shock and vibration absorption, enhancing stability at high speeds and extra cushioning to minimise foot fatigue for a more comfortable ride.

Sidewall: UHMW Sidewalls

The use of UHMW Sidewalls (Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene) is essential in preserving the life of your snowboard. Unlike ABS sidewalls, UHMW are more resistant to cracking in colder temperatures. They also improve damping performance around the metal edges, providing a smoother ride.

Edge: Fullwrap Metal Edge with Aluminium Tail

Base: Durasurf XT Sintered 5501 Base

The Durasurf XT Sintered 5501 Base is an exclusive, high performance sintered base and is infused with the ideal amount of graphite, making it one of the fastest and most durable P-Tex bases available on the market.

Additional Features:

• Extended Transition Area
• Early Rise Nose
• P-Tex Nose/Tail Protection
• Metal Edge with Aluminium Tail