Gnu Splitboarding F/W 2026/27 Preview
Retail Buyers Guide: Splitboarding F/W 2026/27 Retail Buyer’s Guide
Brand: GNU
Interviewee: Split board Larry
How would you describe the 2024/25 splitboard season in terms of market performance and consumer demand?
The split board market is in the tracks…recovering from corona boom and lifting with lift lines.
What major trends are shaping the splitboard market (pricing, consumer preferences, backcountry participation)?
Split boarding is for people who love the mountains.
From changing consumer behavior to tariffs and supply chain stress, what’s been the biggest challenge for your brand recently?
We love working…
How are you supporting retailers in selling this category?
We carry forward graphics on split boards so they don’t have to deal with seasonal obsolescence.
SPLITBOARD SPECIFIC
What trends or innovations in construction, shapes, or functionality (skinning, transitions, riding) are you highlighting in your 26/27 range?
The Banked Country Split is a perfect split board…Temple and Cannon put years into fine tuning it and make subtle little tweaks every season.
Are you using new materials in your splitboards (inserts, edges, cores, sidewalls, resin, glues, wood types, bases, top sheets, wax, etc.)?
Gnu always build the splitboards with a light weight all paulownia woodcore, sintered base and eco sublimated graphics.
What new approaches are you taking in design — graphics, patterns, collabs, or limited editions?
We designed the perfect split board and carry forward to keep them simple and easy to manage for shops and ripping up and down on slope.
Are you putting a stronger emphasis on particular ranges (e.g., freeride, expedition, lightweight touring, women’s-specific, entry-level) for 26/27?
We focus on good times freeride and light weight touring but the Banked Country split is good to go if you want to go deep.
Key Products:
The Banked Country Split:
The Banked Country Split designed by Temple and Cannon Cummins who live 5 miles from our Gnu factory and refine their board to freestyle minded freeride perfection in house and on hill. Lightweight Paulownia core, sintered base, eco sublimated base, floaty nose, directional pro magnatraction. 156, 159 and 162 sizes.
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