Fri, 02/12/2010 - 11:13amWhat to expect next winter: Forum, Special Blend, Foursquare

A quick look at what to expect from Forum, Foursquare and Special Blend next season

Pushing themselves properly down the freestyle route, Forum has taken out any freeride-erring boards from it’s previous ranges to concentrate on what it knows best.

New pro rider Andreas Wiig has had his fingers all over the Holy Moly and helped to develop it in a pro-model-that’s-not-really-a-pro-model way.

Also getting their fingers stuck in the base-profile-medling pie, Forum have created Combo Platter technology. This essentially lifts the effective edge off the snow a little, with the idea being to create a compromise between the looseness of a reverse camber board and the edge hold of traditional camber.

New graphics on the destroyer boards were a little disturbing and definitely drew our attention. Traditionally they’ve always been a little on the dark side, but the 2011 topsheet is something else. The skull graphics are photographs taken from genuine murder victims, with a little hint as to what the weapon of choice was on the base graphic. Which is nice.

For the bindings, again the Shakka is doing well and their flexible insert disk are looking big again.

There are a few exclusive rail shreds on the cards for next season, built to withstand anything and also featuring some attention-seeking graphics.

Check a little edit the guys made in Munich

Forum goes to ISPO from Forum Snowboarding Europe on Vimeo.

Find your way through the splurge of next winter's gear:

Snowboard line for 2011 unveiled in Manchester – first previews at Slide in Manchester

What to expect next winter – kind of like an intro

What to expect next winter: trends – start the journey with a dip into reverse camber

What to expect next winter: trends – getting on an eco tip

What to expect next winter: Forum, Special Blend, Foursquare

What to expect next winter: Protect your noggin – a little expose on helmets

Next winter's gear: snowboards, boots and bindings

Next season's kit previewed: Goggles