Lib Tech 2026 Apex Orca

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• Expected delivery: April–May 2025 (subject to change)
• Lay-by available

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DESCRIPTION

The ultimate apex Natural Selection winning, pow pillow blasting directional snowboard in pinnacle apex “Techno Pop” carbon technology performance construction.

Travis took his beloved Orca and merged it with his elite high performance snowboard world freestyle tour dreams and multiplied them by Mike Olson’s technical composite wizardry to come up with this ultralight supreme Orca freestyle evolution. The long floaty Orca nose loves pow. A directional C2 contour rips resort, trenches hardpack carves and blasts off mountainous side hits. The Orca’s unique powerful short radius camber tail provides power and control and maximum mobility and control in tight, steep technical terrain. Unidirectional carbon over 30° carbon mega X over magnesium fiber bands wrapping a recycled PET plastic bottles, Paulownia, and FSC® certified Aspen core. Eco sublimated bio beans top and rugged, fast sintered base. All this and the elimination of swing weight with new “Anti Matter” 3-D tips and tails... Our favorite twin power fish snowboard just went bionic.
VOLUME SHIFTED, RIDE THIS BOARD 3-6 CM SHORTER THAN YOUR NORMAL BOARD.

• TRAVIS’ DREAM DIRECTIONAL PILLOW SLAYER IN DREAMY TECHNO POP CARBON CONSTRUCTION
• PERFORMANCE RESORT RIPPING TO HELI DROPS
• LIGHT WEIGHT ANTI MATTER 3-D FLOATY NOSE POWER CAMBER FISH TAIL

BOARD ART BY: Jessica Lichtenstein (@jesslicht)

PRODUCT DETAILS

DESIGNED FOR: Intermediate - Expert / All-Mountain, Backcountry, Pow

SHAPE: Directional

FLEX:  Medium 7/10

BASE: Sintered

CAMBER PROFILE: C2x

BINDING MOUNT: 4x2 12-pack

FEATURES:

MAGNE-TRACTION
Effortless edge hold. Serrated Steak Knife Technology Strategically located edge serrations provide unreal edge hold and control in all conditions. Turns ice into powder.

ANTI MATTER
3-D Carbon reinforced spin weight reducing absence of matter in the tip and tails. Travis pushed our experiMental division for less weight we gave him Apex performance.

C2x - Directional Xtreme

• FULL CONTACT AND CONTROL IN ALL CONDITIONS. “AWESOME EVERYWHERE”
• CENTRAL ROCKER BUILDS IN CARVE, EDGE HOLD & FLOAT
• CAMBERS BUILD IN POP, STABILITY AND CONTROL

Carves the resort, plays in the park and slays the powder. We worked with Travis Rice to develop this perfectly balanced all terrain contour. Mild rocker between your feet combined with powerful cambers to the tips and tails. Enough power, pop, and precision to hit the biggest wedges. Enough float and freedom to rip the gnarliest AK lines.

TECHNO POP CONSTRUCTION [TP]
LIGHTER • ENVIRONMENTALLY NICER • LIVELIEST

• CORE: EXTENDED 30% ASPEN / 25% PAULOWNIA / 45% (PET)RECYCLED BOTTLES
• GLASS: UNIDIRECTIONAL CARBON / 30º CARBON MEGA X / MAGNESIUM TECHNO FIBER BANDS
• TOP: ECO SUBLIMATED BIO BEANS TOP
• BASE: SINTERED KNIFE CUT
• TIP/TAIL: LIGHTWEIGHT SPIN SLIM
• BIRCH INTERNAL SIDEWALLS
• UHMW SINTERED SIDEWALLS
• UHMW TIP/TAIL IMPACT DEFLECTION

1-YEAR WARRANTY

SIZE GUIDE

VOLUME SHIFTED, RIDE THIS BOARD 3-6 CM SHORTER THAN YOUR NORMAL BOARD.

RIDER INFO

Travis Rice
Height: 5’11”
Weight: 190lbs
Boot Size: 11

Board size:

Apex Orca 153: I ride this board off resort and it excells in Backcountry and pow. I rode this board at the Revelstoke Natural Selection event.

Apex Orca 156: I ride this board off resort and I will frequently ride the Apex 156 where I normally would ride the Orca 153 as it is even lighter than the 153 and with a reduced spin weight but added surface area, it is a great hack if you normally would ride the Orca 153.

~Travis Rice