Poppy, playful, and reliable. The 2025 GNU Velvet is the board to up your game. Designed to approach the entire mountain like your own personal park, the mid flexing board with a perfect combination of rocker-camber gives you one of the most poppy and playful boards on the market, without being overly aggressive or losing out on too much stability and response. With added Magnetraction for that edge hold advantage and intuitive asymmetrical design, the Velvet will be one of the smoothest rides you will take this season. FEATURES: Flex: 5/10 (1=soft, 10=stiff) Camber Type: C2 - Mild rocker between your feet with powerful camber to the tip and tail gives you power and pop on groomers and in the park along with float and freedom to charge through powder. Carves the resort, plays in the park, and slays powder Shape: Asym Twin - Identical tip to tail for controlled riding in regular or switch, with an asymmetric construction from toe to heel. Asymmetrical boards are built with a shorter sidecut on the heel edge and a different core construction from toe to heel, resulting in more precise carves on your toes, and easier and more powerful turns on your heels Core: Light, environmentally nice, strong, and poppy. Combines Aspen and Paulownia woods with Triax and Biax alloy glass for a super smooth ride and lighter weight Asym Sidecut: Deeper sidecut on heel side for increased power Base: Eco-Sublimated - A fast, tough, and easy to maintain base Mounting Pattern: 2x4 inserts Magnetraction - 7 strategically placed serrations along the edges of the board grip onto the snow and hold a strong edge in any condition