Old roots, new ride: Meet the Ala Moana 156, 161 & 166
As with life, we are constantly looking at our past to help drive innovation for the future. Modern materials and technology have provided new opportunities to try old ideas and shapes to take us forward to the next step in surfing the snow and chasing powder waves.
Our first year of board production was as Radical Airlines back in 1991-92 with boards manufactured and built in Austria that were cutting edge at the time. One of the models for that year was a great all mountain freeride board that paid tribute to searching for waves and literally means “a path to the sea” in Hawaiian.
Fabian and I are extremely happy to introduce the new Ala Moana 156, 161 and 166 as a next level shape full of heritage and soul that represents both the past and future of Rad-Air Snowboards.
Ride on and Mahalo,
Harry Gunz
SIZE MATTERS.
Style is such an individual element and to define it is almost impossible. That difficult description also applies when defining the intended use of our shapes. Individual variables like riders weight, level of riding experience, desired riding terrain, all factor in to what board will suit your riding style.
We have seen big aggressive riders having a blast on the 171, the shortest board in the lineup, as well as master class riders below 70 kg ripping soul turns on the 201.
Your board choice becomes more a combination of your riding skills and your favorite terrain & snow conditions. But most importantly – forget the mass market industry approach of choosing your board size by holding it to your nose and thats how long it has to be.
You are a longboarder
Go big or bigger!
