Drake has been known for their bindings but behind the bindings lies a snowboard company with boards built in the GST factory in Austria. Their boards were stamped with the Drake name in 09-10 and they are bringing back their signature line for 10-11. Drake has added a few reverse cambers to their line with [...]
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Location: Whistler, BC Snow Conditions: Bluebird to overcast on hardpacked snow, choppy snow and ice in spots. Setup: I rode the Drake DF1 with Union Forces and my Rome Vamps size 8. First Impression: Camber is like coming home…it won’t die and the DF1 proved that for me. Size: 155cm Weight: average Flex: The DF1 [...]
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Location: Whistler, BC Snow Conditions: Bluebird with hardpacked ice in the morning and slush in the afternoon. The DF2 was the 3rd board of the day so the snow was getting softer and less ice on the mountain. Setup: I rode the Drake DF2 with Union Forces and my Rome Vamps size 8. First Impression: [...]
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With the well established binding name behind them, Drake snowboards (once known as Venue Snowboards) is back in the saddle for 2009-2010 bringing out a line of men’s and women’s boards to compliment the drake bindings. Drake Rio, Rio, DF2 and DF One Drake Urban, Urban, Rio, Rio and DF2 L-R: Drake Empire, Player, [...]
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