Bamboo- Good for the environment and for snowboards!

Check out this interesting posting about Bamboo being used in snowboards. Arbor and Salomon are both companies with focused initiatives on reducing the environmental impact from producing snowboards.


The article does a good job of briefly explaining the bamboo tech in these snowboards: "Arbor has been in the business of building decks using renewable natural materials since 1995, and their 14-board 2010 lineup integrates bamboo along with paulownia, another fast-growing wood, and FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) certified cores. Salomon has garnered attention for their Green Initiative For Tomorrow (GIFT) construction, which uses bamboo to reduce the amount of resin required in construction, and increase pop at the same time. This season GIFT construction is being used in six decks, including the new Grip, pictured here on the right. Arbor Wasteland on the left."