Prototyping

Date of birth: 2011

PLP Custom Woody Boards Snowboard was born in 2011 with the aim and need to design a snowboard with superior flotation characteristics to existing common boards, starting from the concept of “Suf da neige – Snow surfboard”.

We started creating snowboard prototypes with measurements and proportions similar to wave surfboards, reaching up to 220 cm in length and 45 cm in nose width.

In fact, the hashtag #thisisnotasnowboard was used specifically to differentiate our product from the usual snowboard, which was without foil and without p-tex, just 2/3 layers of marine plywood glued with resin and layers of fibreglass.

We have grown up

The process of designing PLP Custom Snowboard starts with an initial concept that is turned into reality through the construction of a snowboard prototype. This prototype undergoes a series of rigorous tests conducted by industry experts. Only after testing the new snowboard prototype on all types of snow and considering beta testers’ feedback, we release the final product for sale and make it available in the global snowboard market.

01 PLP Protoype -Model RAVETAIL-cut
PLP Custom Handcrafted Snowboard -Model Crabtail

RAVENTAIL

By befriending a crow, I took inspiration from its tail… so on a piece of paper, I drew the Raventail. A tail that’s new and never seen before in the world of snowboarding. The tail flexes and adapts to the snow for wide and powerful slashes. Pillow lines, jumps, slashes, and carves are the daily bread of this model.

CRABTAIL

The concept behind the Crabtail 175 is very simple: have a shorter board on the groomed slopes and a longer board on fresh snow. This snowboard is designed to offer exceptional performance both in extreme carving on the groomers and in floating on fresh snow.

09 - PLP Custom Handcrafted Snowboard Collection 23-24 - Model Phenix 182 LE - MODULAR-TAIL

MODULARTAIL

The configuration of the MODULAR-TAIL is based on a modular flexibility system that maximizes overall performance and offers a better riding experience. The longer outer tails have greater flexibility, while the shorter and therefore stiffer central sections ensure optimal floatation and exceptional responsiveness, allowing for smoother transitions between turns.

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UNICORNTAIL

A long central tail provides great directional stability to the snowboard. Additionally, there are also two small side fins that provide increased stability to the board. To further enhance performance in fresh snow, there are two powder channels positioned between the central tail and the side fins, which aid in the expulsion of snow.

PLP Custom Snowboard ha vinto il premio Vibram Factory

Way back in 2017, with great satisfaction we won the first prize,  Vibram Factory best product of the year at the Milano Montagna Festival with the POWDZO 210 prototype designed with Ettore Personnettaz, National Instructor and Master of snowboarding and Telemark and also qualified for disabled people .

 

The snowboard that won the prestigious Vibram Factory award is the Powdzo 210 model, a board with an asymmetric shape in which the frontside and backside are not mirrored with respect to the longitudinal axis as for a normal snowboard.
The backside side, that of the heels, is shorter with a tighter curve radius as from a biomechanical point of view it is easier to curve on the forefoot.
The side frontside, that of the toes, is longer and with a greater distance between the foot and the edge of the board, this to allow the sensation of support to be prolonged during the turn in fresh snow.
The surface of the board is almost double compared to to a traditional snowboard, a real “snow surfboard” that allows it to float and remain fast even on not too steep slopes and above all in particularly powdery and light snow conditions.

Ettore Personnettaz

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Skin 156cm L.E.

A perfect all-mountain snowboard, with a bidirectional shape that allows you to use it as a twin tip, with the floating ability of a directional, thanks to the elongated nose.

1.030,00 

Raventail 160 Splitboard

It’s a table for epic conditions, when the powdery snow rises at least up to the knee!!! But he shows his character even in little fresh snow and different types of snow cover.

1.500,00 

Unicorn 182

Unicorn 182 longboard – Directional Tapered Snowboard with setback camber – Fast and precise in fresh snow – Extreme carving on the slopes. Buy it now!

1.350,00 

Swallowtail 182

Swallowtail snowboard 182 longboard, the deep rear cut and its tails allow for great acceleration in fresh snow superior to any other snowboard. We wondered “can it be improved?”

1.250,00 

KINKY 156 L.E.

The directional twin shape enjoys extraordinary resistance to stress combined with an extremely reactive flex. Longitudinal torsion that allows more control in tricks. Pure Freestyle all-mountain all-snow

1.050,00 

Pingun 164 cm – fast and precise pintail snowboard

Fast pintail snowboard, precise in inverting the edge and can give great satisfaction in freestyle even to top level riders, excellent in powder

1.150,00 

Raven Tail 160

Making friends with a crow, I took inspiration from its tail…so on a piece of paper I drew the Raven Tail. A new and never before seen tail in the world of snowboarding.

1.080,00 

Fluid Love 158

The concept of the evolution of freeride snowboarding has given life to this incredible hybrid! Twin directional shape with freeride spirit! Buy it now on the website!

980,00 

Snowboads

Skin 156cm L.E.

A perfect all-mountain snowboard, with a bidirectional shape that allows you to use it as a twin tip, with the floating ability of a directional, thanks to the elongated nose.

1.030,00 

Raventail 160 Splitboard

It’s a table for epic conditions, when the powdery snow rises at least up to the knee!!! But he shows his character even in little fresh snow and different types of snow cover.

1.500,00 

Unicorn 182

Unicorn 182 longboard – Directional Tapered Snowboard with setback camber – Fast and precise in fresh snow – Extreme carving on the slopes. Buy it now!

1.350,00 

Swallowtail 182

Swallowtail snowboard 182 longboard, the deep rear cut and its tails allow for great acceleration in fresh snow superior to any other snowboard. We wondered “can it be improved?”

1.250,00 

KINKY 156 L.E.

The directional twin shape enjoys extraordinary resistance to stress combined with an extremely reactive flex. Longitudinal torsion that allows more control in tricks. Pure Freestyle all-mountain all-snow

1.050,00 

Pingun 164 cm – fast and precise pintail snowboard

Fast pintail snowboard, precise in inverting the edge and can give great satisfaction in freestyle even to top level riders, excellent in powder

1.150,00 

Raven Tail 160

Making friends with a crow, I took inspiration from its tail…so on a piece of paper I drew the Raven Tail. A new and never before seen tail in the world of snowboarding.

1.080,00 

Fluid Love 158

The concept of the evolution of freeride snowboarding has given life to this incredible hybrid! Twin directional shape with freeride spirit! Buy it now on the website!

980,00