A GREAT start to the season for Giovanna Bernardi Sci Club Sestriere and PLP Custom SnowboardOn Tuesday, February 6th, the provincial rounds of the Student Championships took place on the snow in Sestriere. In the Cat. In the women’s singles, athlete Giovanna Fiore Bernardi took the top spot on the podium. Now they’ll be competing […]
Dalla recensioneFrom the reviewA table of which only 4 copies exist is already something special, and when each one is numbered and personally signed by Ettore Barabino of PLP, it’s clear you’re entering a whole new level of craftsmanship and design. The making of the table itself is quite artisanal: cut using the most advanced […]
The Raventail Splitboard 160 cm won the “POWDER SPLIT OF THE YEAR 2024” contest in the prestigious SKIALPER magazine, specializing in ski mountaineering and splitboarding. From the Review on the guide The Raventail Splitboard 160 PLP Custom Snowboards was born with the goal of creating unique boards using the highest quality materials. With its outstanding […]
This year we participated in the SPLITDAY AOSTA VALLEY, organized by our friend and great expert Ettore Personnettaz with the support of Luca Spoladore, Luca Bastia, Leonardo, Patrucco, Emanuele Rua, Mirko Boccadoro (HSriders) and Nicola “Tux” Chanoux. Due to a health issue, I only participated at a photographic level. I couldn’t present the new “Raventail […]
The Camp de Base officially opens in July 2023, after two years of renovations. ust 1km away from La Grave and its legendary Téléphérique (2200m of descent on exclusively natural terrain), Camp de Base aims to be the reference point and meeting place for freeride snowboarding in the La Grave area. In addition to the […]
As a PLP Custom Snowboard shaper and snowboard expert, I was kindly offered the opportunity to participate in the “Creative Workshop” at the Politecnico di Torino, Università degli Turin studies. The workshop entitled “THE SNOWBOARDING OF THE FUTURE” is part of the “Cognitive Ergonomics for Design” course held by Prof. Eleonora Buiatti , Faculty of […]
Two splendid days in Cervina with Luca Fiorini who tested 2 PLP Custom Snowboard Prototypes. FLUID LOVE 160 FLUID LOVE 160 in a wide version, a directional board born from the imagination of freedom and having the right vehicle for any type of situation, freestyle on any slope. Easy to handle and suitable for a […]
ETTORE BARABINO CEO / Shaper PLP WHAT KIND OF SNOWBOARDERS IS YOUR BRAND INTENDED FOR? Our tables have a superior quality compared to any other industrially made product, they are unique objects shaped by hand with an entirely “made in Italy” artisan process. Our boards are intended for an advanced, mature and nature-loving snowboarder looking […]
It was January 10, I was in Meribel, in the 3 Vallées area, the night before it had put about a foot of fresh air. We rode very open and wide slopes and the board held up perfectly. Excellent buoyancy without any effort, she seemed to go on her own. Usually after a morning in […]
Elonora and Federico had a lot of fun carving with the PLP UNICORN 182 on excellent powder snow, giving us some wonderful photos.Federico commented: “However, a nice, nice board, only used on the track for now, but it has a fabulous stability, and when you carve she brings you… a train!!!!”.Chicca also returned enthusiastic, she […]
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