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  • CDC 3-Dimensional Base Technology

    Our patented 3-D base technology provides the highest performance possible in all conditions.

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  • Masterfully Crafted Shapes

    Designed for every size & style of rider to enjoy a wide variety of conditions

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  • MPH Twin 3-Dimensional Base Technology

    Our 3-D Modern Planing Hull Design enhances performance & float for backward & forward riding

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  • Custom Handcrafted 3-Dimensional Foam Traction

    Maximum leverage and energy transfer, unrivaled board feel & excellent traction that sheds snow. Custom crafted to your foot size.

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Grassroots Powsurf has been designing, building and riding powsurfers longer than any other company in existence.

We’ve lived and breathed powsurfing for the past 20 years & that knowlege and experience translates into the creation of the best possible products. Our core values and love for powsurfing shine bright in the build quality & performance of our boards.

Our powsurfers are handcrafted in Utah, USA using sustainable hardwoods, earth friendly bio-resins, & sintered p-tex bases. We use our own proprietary blend of neoprene & foam to handcraft our 3-Dimensional traction pads to work seemlessly with our 3-Dimensional bases. This is all done in-house, by experienced powsurfers and all materials are sourced in the USA.

We Shape Powsurfers for Every Size of Rider to Excel in Any Type of Terrain

Because one size does NOT fit all
(click on each model for more info)

 
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When you eliminate bindings from the equation, shape and design of the boards is more important than ever. Using various combinations of shape outline, nose and tail profile, 3-dimensional base design, length, width, and rocker we are able to create boards for every type of rider in every type of soft snow condition and any type of terrain.

Deep Powder Guns

Designed for the bottomless powder days in open terrain.

Directional Chargers

Designed to rip down steep and technical terrain with precision directional control.

Surf-inspired Floaters

Designed for maximum planing, floatation, agility and an surfy feel unlike anything you’ve ridden before.

Heavy Snow Slashers

Designed for slashing thru sierra cement and coastal powder conditions.

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Twin Freestyle

Designed to maximize freestyle riding and explore skate-style powdersuring.

Shallow Powder

Designed for more forgiveness in shallow and variable snow conditions.

Choose a board that fits your size, riding style and your environment

..and build your quiver from there.

It doesn’t have to be knee-deep, perfect powder to ride our boards. You simply need a few inches of soft snow, a little bit of skill and a creative mind. The more you have of any of these qualities, the more incredible it gets. We’ve spent years of research and development and thousands of hours building and refining our designs to create boards for true binding-free riding. You won’t need ropes on the nose or a bungie in your hand to turn and control our boards. This is beyond snurfing or noboarding.. This is Powdersurfing!

Designed and Handcrafted by the Pioneers of the Powsurfing Movement

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Photos: Jesse Coss

  • Handcrafted with the highest quality materials

P-tex bases: We craft our powsurfers using sintered 2000 ptex bases and graphite infused ptex 4001 bases. This makes a Grassroots Powsurfer’s base much more durable, better wax absorption, and most importantly, more speed. More speed = better float, better float = much better control. Durability is sustainability. With proper upkeep your Grassroots Powsurfer can last you a lifetime and beyond.

Custom Hand-built 3-Dimensional Traction: The interface between the rider and the board is one of the most important factors in powsurfing. This is why we take the time and care to custom build it ourselves, using our own proprietory blend of neoprene and foam. Our custom grip jobs will fit your feet just right and shed snow much better than any textured foam grip could ever dream of. When you let us know your boot size we can customize the measurements of the topsheet’s contours for an exact fit to give you the absolute best control possible. .

3-Dimensional Base Technology: Our patented CDC 3-Dimensional base technology and our MPH (Modern Plaining Hull) 3-Dimensional base technology take powsurfing to the next level. Our base designs and process to create these bases are entirely unique to Grassroots Powdersurfing.

Full Wood Core: The most important aspect in giving a snowboard “life” and “character” is it’s wood core. It is also the most expensive part of snowboard construction. Our boards are full wood core; tip to tail, rail to rail. We don’t substitute with plastic and other toxic additives to skimp out of a proper wood core. We know what performs the best and we craft our powsurfers accordingly.

  • Green MFG practices & sustainable woods

We craft with earth friendly bio-resins and sustainable FSC certified hardwoods, taking great care in recycling and re-purposing nearly every bit of waste from our production processes. All of our materials are sourced in the USA and all of our powsurfers are made right here in Logan, Utah, USA. Our shipping materials are made from recycled cardboard and reused packing material. The sustainability buzzword is thrown around a lot in this industry but what’s most sustainable thing of all? A product that is built to last. Our powsurfers are built with pride and made to last a lifetime and beyond.

  • Perfect balance of lightness, strength & function

Lightweight & Transitional Flex Pattern:  By experimenting with different woods, adhesives and base profiles, we’ve been able to reduce weight while keeping the important flex patterns that help our boards ride so beautifully. For example, our 2017-18 models were 20-40% lighter than previous years models and our 2025-26 models are another 25% lighter still. They also feature our transitional flex pattern with a softer more flexible nose and stiffer waist & tail to provide the best float and maximum energy transfer when turning.

Perfect Balance of Functional Weight: We know this all to well.. If too light, a powsurfer not only becomes fragile and easily damaged but the board is easily blown out from under your feet when you take to the air or even un-weight yourself between turns. This leads to unexpected, hard and dangerous slams. A proper weight gives the rider better board feel and board awareness, both on the ground or in the air so you know by feel when its positioned properly under your feet. This weight also helps the rider be able to ollie and control the boards momentum as they fly through the air. Ask any professional Mega Ramp Skateboarder or professional street skateboarder about the importance of the weight of their skateboards! With over 2 decades of experience we’ve landed on what we feel is the perfect balance of lightness, strength. and functionality.

  • HEAVILY TESTED & REFINED WITH OVer a decade of R&D

We didn’t jump on the powsurf bandwagon, we’ve been driving it since day one. Nobody has anywhere close to the experience we have in riding, shaping and designing powsurfers. Our crew rides more powder days in a season than most people see in a lifetime and we don’t just powsurf on the deep days, we average 100+ days per season on these boards. We design and engineer powsurfers to ride in a wide variety of snow conditions and terrain. That couldn’t happen without hundreds of hours of R&D. Take a look at our films and our instagram feed and see for yourself. We don’t just post pictures of awesome looking boards.. we document them in action so you can see for yourself how well they perform.

  • We are builders NOT brokers. Proudly made in the USA

We are builders NOT brokers! We don’t pay some off shore company to make our products. We know how harmful that is to the environment and we don’t trust people who are not actual powsurfers creating our precious rides! We handcraft our art right here at home. We source materials locally to keep our environment clean and our local economies strong. We don’t believe in building a business at the expense of clean air & water and on the backs of workers in less fortunate countries. Mother earth provides us with a beautiful playground and a happy home. She deserves our respect.

  • POWSURFING COMES FROM THE SOUL & WE INTEND TO KEEP IT THAT WAY

We refuse to follow the poor example of mainstream snowboarding companies. What we have created is far more valuable to us and we won’t allow it to be polluted. You won’t see us outsourcing and taking advantage of less fortunate people in countries with unfair labor laws. You won’t see our products in big box stores. You won’t see us selling out or cutting corners to make and extra buck. You will see us pour our hearts into this and put our passion above profit. We will handcraft the best possible product that can last a lifetime and share it with the world at a fair price. Powsurfing comes straight from the heart and we intend to keep it pure.

“Snowboarding and mountain culture have given me so much over the years. Powdersurfing is my way of giving something special back.”

3-Dimensional Base Technologies

Experience the highest level of performance, float and precision control in all conditions and terrain.

Our patented 3-dimensional base technologies take performance, control, and board feel to the next level. Influenced by hydrodynamics, surfboard shaping and 4 decades of experience on snow, our shapes have proven themselves all over the world for nearly 2 decades. We’ve developed base designs that give our boards ideal control, float, & speed in a in a massive varitey of snow conditions and terrain. Our organic contours put the rider in control, allowing for their natural movements and flow to translate into a smooth and beautiful ride. Don’t be fooled by powsurfers with overly aggressive 3-D contours and deep rails or fins as these can fight against the riders natural movements and input. This type of design leads to the board controlling the rider, rather than the rider controlling the board!  Our 3-dimensional base designs are made with high quality sintered p-tex bases; providing the fastest glide, best wax absorbtion and superior durability that you’ve come to expect from Grassroots Powdersurfing.

CDC 3-Dimensional Base

Ultimate performance, feel and float for directional powsurfing.

CDC 3-Dimensional base – The subtle convex nose design ensures smooth entry into each turn. Snow is displaced across the nose of the board and channelled  through the double concave waist and tail sections. This increases float through the mid section of the board (planing better atop the snow) and helps the rider keep their speed . The smooth concaved channels enhance the riders leverage and add extra bite to the rails, cutting deeper into firm snow and more efficiently displacing powder as you transition from edge to edge. These contours make the board even more responsive to the subtle movements of your ankles and knees and you will find yourself with an amazing amount of precision control. Our designs allow riders to really “load up” their turns; leaning farther into your turns than ever before and throwing massive rooster tails. The organic contours that make up our 3-Dimensioinally shaped bases lead to a smooth and flowing style of riding. They welcome the riders intuitive movements rather than fighting against them. Beware of angular, aggressive and fin-like contours as they will actually fight against the riders natural balance and input; causing the board to control the rider rather than the rider controlling the board!

Our CDC 3-D base technology combined with our custom 3-dimensional foam topsheet assures the transfer of energy from rider to board is as efficient as possible. Benefits from this design shine across all types of conditions from deep powder to packed snow and shallow or variable conditions. The proof is in the pudding! The hundreds of films on our YouTube Channel and the constant flow of video content and imagery on our Instagram speak volumes to the versatility and functionality of our designs.

The CDC 3-D base is designed to shine best in directional riding but you can most certainly ride these boards backwards with some adjustments to footing and weight distribution. If you desire a more consistent feel and performance while riding forward and backwards be sure to check out our flat base Powder Skate models or the Blunt 140cm model, featuring our MPH Twin 3-Dimensional base design.

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Lightly Spooned Nose – Enhances float in the nose with smooth entry into the snow & provides smooth transitions from turn to turn.

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Double Concave Channels – Organic concavities channel snow to improve float through the waist and tail of the board. Provides leverage & adds extra bite to the rails. Allows the board to cut deeper into firm snow and gives a tighter hold in your turns in any condition allowing you to lean deeper into your turns.

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Kicked Up Tail – The tail kick allows better speed control (braking with added pressure to the tail, provides “release” from your turns, aids in agility while riding technical or tight terrain and allows the rider to “pop” off of lips, rock drops and other features. That pop is crucial to helping keep that board with your feet while in the air. Tail kick also provides more leverage to cut your edges into packed snow for better performance in variable and shallow snow conditions.

MPH (Modern Plaining Hull) Twin 3-Dimensional Base

Enhanced performance, feel and float with the freedom to ride forward or backwards.

MPH Twin 3-Dimensional base – This base design relies on the combination of two different elements working together to create a highly responsive powsurfer that allows the rider’s stance and weight to be at the center of the board, rather than set back towards the tail.  The first element is the 3-dimensional nose profile, inspired by modern planing hull designs employed by contemporary surfboard shaper Daniel Thompson. A blunt and concaved nose catches and compresses air as the board gains speed creating aerodynamic lift that helps prevent the nose from diving into the snow. This concave nose transitions into double concave rails that run through the waist of the board and merge with a centered snowboard-like sidecut. This gives the rider extra bite in the turns and better performance in the less than ideal conditions.[/ezcol_1half] [ezcol_1half_end]The wide and blunted nose and tail create and hold float in the deeper snow, and this allows us to make a skinnier waist to better handle the shallower conditions as well. The double concave rails then transition back to a concave tail that allows the tail to drop downward in the snow (like a swallow tail snowboard), further assisting the uplift of the nose. Different from all other models, this twin design works best when the rider is centered on the board. This helps the rider hold their centered stance and be able easily transition to riding fakie when coming out of 180 ollies or reverts. Currently the Blunt 140cm model is our only model featuring this design, but we will continue to test and refine these concepts on different shapes in future designs.

Custom Hand-built 3-Dimensional Powder Foam Traction

The perfect combination of traction, board feel, maneuverability and leverage for an ideal and precision interface between your feet and your board.

The design of the interface between the rider and the board is a huge factor in a powsurfer’s performance. Our specially designed 3-dimensional traction pad shines above any other solution as the most advanced and functional traction available. We’ve developed our own special formula in our foam to create grip and durability superior to anything else out there.

Our 3-dimensional traction pad is customized to fit the riders boot size on each board. The surface is smooth, so there’s no grooves or areas where the snow will pack in and turn icy. Snow can shed or easily be wiped off the foam. For additional traction we offer a product called Tundra Grip. This addition can be applied in strategic areas of the board to create an even more aggressive grip. This addition is especially helpful in areas with coastal snowpack and frequent freeze/thaw conditions.

  • 3-Dimensional concave Design

    Leverages toe and heel pressure and transfers that energy to the edges of the board. Enhances traction and creates “board feel” so you know where your board is under foot without taking your eyes off the action ahead.

  • Specially formulated material

    This is not your average EVA foam. Our proprietary Powder Foam contains a specially formulated blend of neoprene and EVA to achieve its superior traction characteristics.

  • EXCELLENT PERFORMANCE IN ALL TEMPERATURES

    Our material will not soak up water and maintains its characteristics in all temperatures. Whether is -20° or 50°, you’ll have consistent and solid grip.

  • Handcrafted in Logan, Utah - Material Sourced in the USA

    We proudly source our specialized traction material in the USA. This Generates less waste and a lighter carbon footprint.

  • Custom fit

    Specially customized to fit any of our shapes and personally customizable to perfectly fit the riders foot size. Making for the best interface possible for every individual.

  • Dynamic Traction

    The special density and thickness of our material allows for great traction while at the same time your foot positioning can be easily adjusted as you ride. As the rider applies weight into their turns their boot sinks further into the foam and traction increases. The more aggressive and committed the rider’s movements are, the more solid their traction becomes.

  • Smooth surface

    Textured traction traps snow, ice and water, leading to poor grip and frustration. It is nearly impossible to get it clean. The smooth finish of our Powder Foam traction allows snow to be easily wiped from the surface to maintain the best possible traction.

Sure we could save a ton of time and money by slapping a generic flat traction pad on the top and calling it good like many box brands do, but we don’t cut corners to try to make a buck. We go the extra mile to make the best product possible to give you the best experience possible.

We love and live powsurfing and we want to see you have the best possible experience on our creations.

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