Description
The Lib Tech Escalator Splitboard is an innovative and highly optimized splitboard designed for backcountry enthusiasts in Millcreek, Utah, who prioritize both efficient uphill travel and effortless powder turns on the descent. This board is Lib Tech’s “dreamy NEW short splitboard adaptation,” built to give you everything you need for your next split mission and nothing you don’t. It’s ideal for riders looking for a nimble, lightweight setup that excels in deep snow and tight terrain, especially with its focus on easy kick turns and stable climbing.
Who is the Lib Tech Escalator Splitboard for?
The Lib Tech Escalator Splitboard is ideal for:
- Intermediate to Advanced Splitboarders: Who have some experience in the backcountry and are looking for a more specialized, efficient tool.
- Riders who prioritize Pow Surfing: Its shape and profile are optimized for deep snow and a surfy ride.
- Those who frequent technical or tight terrain: The shorter length and nimble design make kick turns and tree navigation a breeze.
- Riders seeking uphill efficiency: The lightweight construction and optimized camber aid in smooth and less fatiguing ascents.
Why choose the Lib Tech Escalator Splitboard at Salty Peaks?
For splitboarders in Millcreek, Utah, who dream of effortlessly earning their turns and finding untouched powder, the Lib Tech Escalator Splitboard offers a sophisticated and highly effective solution. Its innovative design prioritizes both uphill efficiency and exhilarating downhill performance, making it a truly “dreamy” companion for exploring the Wasatch backcountry. With its eco-friendly construction and bombproof Mervin Made quality, the Escalator is a reliable investment for countless future adventures. Salty Peaks is your go-to for top-tier splitboarding gear, and the Escalator is a prime example of performance-driven design.
Specs
Key Features for Backcountry Prowess:
The Escalator Splitboard is meticulously engineered with a focus on its splitboard-specific performance:
- Optimized Shorter Overall Length (e.g., 153cm): While seeming short, the Escalator is volume-shifted with a wider waist, making it float like a longer board. The shorter length is a key design element that contributes to:
- Lightweight for Ascents: Reduces overall weight, making long skin tracks less taxing.
- Nimble Kick Turns: Easier to maneuver in tight spaces and on steep kick turns, improving efficiency on the uphill.
- Agility on Descents: Provides a quick, playful feel in tight trees and technical terrain.
- Micro Camber Directional Profile: This very mild traditional camber profile is optimized for splitboards:
- Even Pressure Distribution on Ascents: Creates a consistent contact patch for efficient skinning and reliable grip on the uphill.
- Optimal Float on Descents: Works with the directional shape and early rise for effortless powder surfing when combined.
- Mild Taper with a Smooth Entry Nose and Short Tail: The nose is wider than the tail, allowing the tail to sink in powder, enhancing float and creating a surfy feel. The smooth entry nose helps glide over uneven terrain and through deep snow, while the stubby, stable tail maintains control.
- Magne-Traction®: Lib Tech's signature "serrated edge" technology with strategically located edge serrations provides unreal edge hold and control in split mode (for skinning on firm snow) and when riding as a solid board (for carving on mixed conditions). This is vital for security on icy skin tracks and stability on varied descents in Utah.
- Lightweight Core (often 95% Paulownia / 5% Aspen): The extensive use of lightweight Paulownia wood, often combined with strategic carbon, minimizes overall weight for energy-saving ascents, while still providing a lively and responsive feel for the downhill.
- Sintered Knife Cut Base: A high-density, ultra-durable, and highly absorbent base material. This base is optimized for excellent wax retention and maximum speed, ensuring you glide efficiently on both the ascent and descent.
- Durable Construction for Backcountry Rigors:
- Birch Internal Sidewalls & UHMW Sintered Sidewalls: Enhance durability and impact absorption.
- UHMW Tip / Tail Deflection: Protects the tip and tail from impacts and delamination, crucial for backcountry durability.
- Fiber Reinforced Insert Array: Provides strong, secure binding mounts.
- Karakoram Ultra Clips: These are often integrated for the strongest, lowest-profile splitboard clips available. They deliver unmatched compression between board halves, ensuring a solid, seamless feel when riding downhill and can be adjusted to maintain tension as the board ages.
- Eco Sublimated Poly Top Material: A rugged, high-strength, impact-resistant, and UV/temperature resistant topsheet, decorated using an environmentally friendly sublimation process.
- Mervin Made: Hand-built in the USA at the Mervin Factory in Washington State with a commitment to zero hazardous waste and environmentally friendlier materials.
