How do you manage to combine the following parameters into one snowboard?
Performance and ease of use in deep snow.
Carving performance on hard snow without the need for a high level of physical fitness or a large technical background.
Accessible and efficient for all levels, in all snow conditions.
The original feeling of snowboarding, a return to the forgotten fundamentals of the sport.
Bet's on. The Dupraz D1 shape is the reference since 2003. It has led to an in-depth transformation of board shapes, categories and riding styles. To the delight of all snowboarders.
Here are the main advantages of the Dupraz D1 shape
Physics tells us that deep snow is water in a different state. Buoyancy depends on the load-bearing surface, the result of height and width.
The D1 shape offers a much greater load-bearing surface than the usual snowboards on the market.
While tiring less, the rider moves more on the surface, in a more relaxed way. pushing less snow, and can therefore slide faster.
Thanks to a specific angle and shape, the snowboard's surface is less opposed to the elements, allowing better penetration of water, air and snow.
The progressive, pointed tips, inspired by big-wave surfing, are logically very effective.
This design makes it easier to start off and pick up speed quickly.
As a result, Dupraz snowboards glide faster and continue to slide where others stop.
The shape of the front, combined with the position of the feet, the flex and the materials, all play their part in enhancing stability.
Exclusive to Dupraz: feet positioned closer to the area where the board comes into contact with the snow.
The imperfections of the terrain don't slow you down and make you less tired. Even with a few tracks, you still feel like you're surfing in powder.
The physical parameters that come into play to create a powerful grip are numerous and complex.
D1s have a short effective edge length where every centimetre of edge in contact with the snow receives maximum pressure.
Combine flex with a hollowed edge line, add movement and you get a curve.
The very pronounced edge line of the D1 combined with finely distributed flex pushes the D1 very easily through bends and curves.
With less need for technical baggage and physical condition, the rider plays more naturally with the terrain, in a more natural, fluid and instinctive way.
Each component of the shape can be explained in a perfectly logical way, each parameter has its role to play and is precisely thought out and calibrated in the assembly that makes up D1.
The shape of the tip, its point, the shape of the nose rocker, its maximum height, the maximum width at the front, the unique shape of the edge line, the sidecut or edge line which is not simply the arc of a large radius but is made up of an assembly of negative and positive radius curves, the width of the tail and therefore the pintail, its nose rocker, the camber with its values and positioning, the positioning of the inserts and their number...
I won't go into all the details of the assembly and choice of materials here, where original choices have also been made.
"Shaper is an Art, D1 is the quintessence of it".
"Enjoy the ride