Chimera Backcountry Snowboards

Shaper’s Notes

Canada’s Columbia Mountains have bred our crew of guides with certain characteristics; highly competent backcountry travelers, with a preference for giant tours into the alpine;  and steep, deep, and committing lines. An earlier incarnation of the DumDum, our ‘super-radius’ volcano board, caught the attention of Aaron Chance who then spent several seasons teasing out his very own big-mountain shape - The Hermit - named for the iconic peak that stands guard over Roger’s Pass.

The huge 12m side-cut increases edge contact and provides a large surface area between the feet. Combined with a mid-taper shape, this produces a super stable platform and massive lift through to the back foot, giving The Hermit endless float, reduced tail drag, and maximum stability at speed. For hardbooters, the Hermit features our own ‘spliced toe-piece pattern’ that allows direct mount of both regular splitboard toe-piece patterns, and the majority of ski tech toe pieces that are commonly used for ‘alpine’ set-ups on splitboards.

A hybrid camber merges a 3mm camber under each foot with a flat section between the feet, allowing for rapid and responsive turns and maximum edge hold. Combined with the torsionally rigid build, this results in a splitboard that can hold an edge in variable snow, while remaining both agile and stable.

Shaper's Notes

Born from the mysterious scrawls and ravings of riders / builders Tanner Crow and Willy Nevins, the Shop Rat has the soul of a pintail and the heart of a park board. The high-taper nose and hybrid camber keeps it unsinkable in pow and bottomless in turns, while the longer tail increases pop and stability to keep you on your feet and perfectly balanced. From pow to slush; from pillows to jibs; from icy skin tracks to lazy nose butters; the Shop Rat is our new backcountry smasher.

In ski mode, the Shop Rat is perfectly balanced, while the long nose eats up trail-breaking, and a flat contact patch maximizes traction.

Shaper’s Notes

The award-winning Sceptre is the all-around backcountry board; a go-to workhorse for any conditions, terrain or weather.

The combination of a mid-taper shape with carefully-designed sidecut, setback, flex and profile has produced a board with high float in powder yet is stable, precise and forgiving across variable conditions. The Sceptre merges a mid-tapered, wider nose with a longer tail for stability and versatility.

In ski mode, the Sceptre is perfectly balanced for maneuverability and trail breaking, while the level contact patch maximizes traction on the skin track.

A traditional true-twin shape with a slightly directional flex / pop profile makes the Orb2000 a natural for the streets, the park or the groomers.

For those who like to ride their twin on pow days, the Orb2000 also features our ‘backseat driver’ hole pattern; extra inserts that allow bindings to be adjusted for over 2” extra nose length for huge float in soft snow.

Shaper’s Notes

From steep tree lines to wide open bowls, the unicorn chaser has the float and soul of a swallowtail in compact, easy-riding shape that will keep you in pow slashes days after the storm cycle has passed. The high-taper shape makes 4” of fresh feel bottomless, and renders deep snow effortless.  The combination of a pintail shape and hybrid camber provides a nimble and responsive platform, making this a versatile board for more than just powder days.

Touring, the long nose breaks trail like a wolverine while the pintail makes the ski easy to position on technical skin tracks. A completely flat contact patch maximizes traction.

Shaper’s Notes

The award-winning Sceptre is the all-around backcountry board; a go-to workhorse for any conditions, terrain or weather.

The combination of a mid-taper shape with carefully-designed sidecut, setback, flex and profile has produced a board with high float in powder yet is stable, precise and forgiving across variable conditions. The Sceptre merges a mid-tapered, wider nose with a longer tail for stability and versatility.

In ski mode, the Sceptre is perfectly balanced for maneuverability and trail breaking, while the level contact patch maximizes traction on the skin track.