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Head Snowboards USA Intelligence AK Snowboard
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Head Snowboards is taking the intelligent approach to riding. Their crew of long time pros and hardworking designers want to improve snowboards, boots, and bindings for every rider. Constant testing by the team has led to the development of their Intelligence model snowboards that feature a micro-chip to eliminate chatter and control the flex of the board as you ride! This technology has been proven as team riders Steve Fisher has grabbed second place at the recent U.S. Open and Jukka Eratuli made his second claim to the title of World Cup big Air Champion.
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Description of Head Snowboards USA Intelligence AK Snowboard:
You might not need a degree to ride the Head Intelligence AK Snowboard, but you probably need one to understand its innerworkings. Head embedded vibration-dampening Intellifibers into the Intelligence AK so the faster you fly, the smoother your ride. Intellifibers were developed for use on helicopter blades, but seeing as they transfer energy to stiffen the board at high speeds when you’re picking up a lot of chatter, these techno-wonders make a heap of sense. This big mountain slayer also sports a strong carbon Kevlar torsion frame and a snappy wood core so you can go big when it counts on those rare bluebird days in AK. Head combined the AK’s elliptical sidecut with its long directional shape so you can carve giant turns and hold an edge despite the g-forces threatening to scuttle your ship.

Bottom Line: The Head Intelligence AK Snowboard has a higher IQ than Steven Hawking.

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Intelligence AK   11-20-08
TheAteam2020 (9): rank
I am the sales rep for Head snowboards but I want to give you a little idea of what how this board rides. It really rides a lot like a traditional all mt. board except that it is tuned to out perform a traditional all mt. board in powder. The AK has a medium flex to it but, with the Intelligence technology it stiffens up on hard snow making for unbelievable torsional stiffness which helps it grip on edge (If you are not familiar with Intelligence there is a video on Youtube under 'Head intelligence snowboards') So in that sense it is a lot like our Intelligence I.CT. However, this board is just slightly tapered (2mm) in the tail and the tail length (off the snow portion of the tail) is shortened by 2 cm. That 2cm is added to the nose of the board which gives the AK a longer nose profile than our I.CT. The combination of the slightly tapered tail and shorter tail means less leaning back in pow. Essentially this means you will have to fight your tail less to keep your nose up on those big pow days. The longer nose keeps the board on top of the snow. Don't think of this board as a powder only board however. I actually raced in the Mt. Baker Banked Slalom on this board in Feb 2007 and it was awesome. The AK makes for a awesome everyday board for the all mountain ripper person who rides 90% forward and 10% switch or less. Its an everyday board that also rips in powder like a real powder board.

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Lengths:
162cm, 168cm, 1172cm
Shape:
Directional
Effective Edge:
[168cm] 1327mm
Waist Width:
[168cm] 259mm
Sidecut Radius:
[168cm] 7.2, 8, 7.8m
Stance Width:
[168cm] 54cm (21.6in)
Stance Setback:
2cm
Core Material:
Power edge wood core
Base:
Sintered IS nano 7200 base
Recommended Use:
Freeride, big mountain
Manufacturer Warranty:
1 Year

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