With soaked outerwear, your body won't move and you won't be able to do the essential tricks.Function = style.Nothing to say if it comes with functionality as well as coolness.
Among Burton's proud outerwear lineup, the [ak] series is always offered to everyone who wears the highest performance and style.
[ak] ——The two letters of the alphabet mean Alaska.As the name implies, the rider's body is always dry and in the best condition, even in severe conditions like Alaska.What is the appeal of [ak] recognized by Yushi Oksanen, Mikey Lenz, Shota Suzuki, and Terrier Harkansen, who still stands on the front line as a legend?And what is Burton's new definition of "backcountry freestyle"?
RIDER TESTED AND APPROVED
“Performance tested and recognized by top backcountry riders”
In the [ak] series, rider feedback is directly reflected in the product.
First of all, let me introduce the important riders.
Yushi Oksanen is a big mountain rider from Europe. He has done numerous video parts since the late XNUMX's and recently won two medals in the backcountry category of "The Real Snow" selected by the X-Games.For him, who has led the Burton team's backcountry scene, high reliability for outerwear in the snowy mountains is essential.
Mikey Lenz has been supported by Burton since childhood.He used to walk around the contest mainly on the halfpipe, but he was shown to the Big Mountain and moved to Whistler. At the young age of XNUMX, he made his name on the top list of backcountry freestylers in the world after the gold medal at "The Real Snow".Functionality to harmonize with the style with the halfpipe in the background.That would be his keyword.
Shota Suzuki is one of Japan's proud backcountry freestylers.He used to be familiar with contests such as TOYOTA BIG AIR, but now he has moved to Canada and is active in the backcountry world. From "I have been working on the road", he will leave many parts as one of the LSP (Lifestyle Premium) crew.
High reliability of [ak] is an absolute requirement even in Japan, which has one of the harshest mountains in the world, and in the backcountry scene of Whisler, which Shota Suzuki chose as the stage.
Legend and style master Terrier Harkansen. In the XNUMX's, he won numerous half-pipe titles in the United States and Europe, and won the "Mount Baker Legendary Banked Slalom" tournament, which determines the highest peak of free riders, six times.Not only in the freestyle world, but also in "Fast Descent" and "Father", he has left a part in the backcountry.Freestyle and backcountry.The two words may be the simplest snowboarding style that permeates his body.
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Your body can perform at its best even in poor conditions.It's a "backcountry" that pursues style in a zone where no selfishness can be used and you can't take a rest in a covered lodge, let alone a park that is untouched by people. It is an element strongly required for "free style".In other words, the functionality of outerwear is directly linked to their style.
[ak] All outerwear products use GORE-TEX®, which is known for its high waterproofness and permeability. Membranes with XNUMX billion fine holes per square centimeter are known to "pass water, not water vapor" and perform best in various fields such as snowboard wear, alpine climbing and trail running. It is used as a material.Since only products that have passed the rigorous tests unique to Gore-Tex are commercialized, their reliability is high, and their durability that does not lose their waterproofness and breathability even after many years of use is also highly evaluated.In high-momentum conditions such as backcountry, it is important to prevent the ingress of snow and rain for mochiron, and the sweat that comes out of the body cools, which takes away the heat of the body.Therefore, Gore-Tex®, which has the ability to release sweat from the body to the outside, will be the best partner for backcountry freestylers.
Another characteristic of [ak] that must not be forgotten is "fit".The backcountry has a clicky image, but there is snowboarding. [ak] is just freestyle.Therefore, it is finished in a relaxed fit so as not to interfere with the movement of the body, and the arms and knees are draped.Even on days when the snow conditions are bad and the plan is changed and the resort park is run, the natural style is comparable to the park kids next door waiting for the drop-in.The style of [ak] worn by Mikey Lenz and Shota Suzuki, including Terrier Harkansen, has continued to symbolize freestylers.Snowboarders are like snowboarders, and Burton's many years of experience in pulling the scene is put to good use here.
"Backcountry freestyle" continues to evolve, set in an infinitely vast mountain.And [ak] will also evolve and continue to protect the snowboarders who set foot in new backcountry fields.
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