We sat down with Vince Sanders at the 2020 SIA/Outdoor Retailer trade show, and he walked us through the latest; from new camber to new boards, read our full 2021 preview for all the latest news and reviews of Never Summer snowboards.

The New for 2021

New Camber Profiles

New for 2021 is the Shockwave rocker camber profile. The Shockwave shortens the rocker area between the bindings and lengthens the camber zones underfoot with more pronounced raise over the Ripsaw camber profile. Never Summer says that this provides more camber than any other snowboard on the market. Never Summer also says that this profile is inherently stiffer, so expect some extra snap from Shockwave camber boards.

This also means that Never Summer has four different camber profiles coming into this season(!): Shockwave, Ripsaw, Fusion Rocker Camber, and the Original Rocker Camber profile. So, don’t be surprised to see some consolidation sometime in the future.

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New Boards for 2021

Proto Slinger: Goodbye Funslinger, hello Proto Slinger! The main difference is the camber profile. The Proto Slinger comes with the new Shockwave camber, so you may notice a slight increase in stiffness, but the Proto Slinger remains the soft flex freestyle board that can carve.

Goodbye Funslinger, hello Proto Slinger! The main difference is the camber profile. The Proto Slinger comes with the new Shockwave camber, so you may notice a slight increase in stiffness, but the Proto Slinger remains the soft flex freestyle board that can carve. Proto Synthesis : Never Summer’s best selling board, the Proto Type Two, has been replaced. In its place is the Proto Synthesis, also with the Shockwave Camber. The Proto Synthesis will come in Drag Free (DF) sizes for those sasquatch riders. DF Proto Synthesis has a 28+ waist.

We had a chance to try the Proto Synthesis on snow, read our full review here.

: Never Summer’s best selling board, the Proto Type Two, has been replaced. In its place is the Proto Synthesis, also with the Shockwave Camber. The Proto Synthesis will come in Drag Free (DF) sizes for those sasquatch riders. DF Proto Synthesis has a 28+ waist. We had a chance to try the Proto Synthesis on snow, read our full review here. Proto Ultra: The Proto Ultra is basically the pro model of the Proto Synthesis, ridden by Chris Corning at X-Games and other contest events. Stiff flex, Shockwave camber. Don’t be surprised if this replaces the Ripsaw in the Never Summer lineup in a year or two, because there is some overlap in the demographic for this board.

The Proto Ultra is basically the pro model of the Proto Synthesis, ridden by Chris Corning at X-Games and other contest events. Stiff flex, Shockwave camber. Don’t be surprised if this replaces the Ripsaw in the Never Summer lineup in a year or two, because there is some overlap in the demographic for this board. Harpoon: If 2018-2019 was the year of the Orca, then 2020-2021 is the year of the Orca killers. Volume shifted technology on the Fusion rocker camber profile, the Harpoon combines the Insta/Gator and Maverix to create one board for surfy, all-mountain fun. We beat every other review site in trying it, read our full review of the Harpoon here.

New Sizes

The Big Gun, Swift, West Bound, and East have new sizes for 2021. Never Summer also brought their DF widths to the Proto Synthesis and West Bound. For the full details on Never Summer Industries size options, check out their 2021 catalog.

2021 Never Summer Reviews

As they become available, you can also read our reviews of the following Never Summer line:

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