The Burton NUG & NUG Directional now available at PIONEERS in NH

Despite having three decades of product innovation under their belts, the designers at Burton are still coming up with big ideas, like how to make high-performance boards smaller. With our 2012 Best of Test top finisher, The Nug & Nug Directional, they’ve done just that. Conventional wisdom has long dictated that a good overall board length should hover around one’s chin but the Nug is meant to be ridden 8-10 cm shorter than your regular board.

By tweaking tip and tail geometry, contact-point flexes, waist width, and camber in a way that compensates for the condensed size, The Nug not only achieves the stability of a conventionally sized setup, but improves upon performance due to the lively characteristics it gains from reduction of weight and materials. To ensure that The Nug can handle all the same conditions as a normal board, Burton has also integrated its V-Rocker reverse camber, Jumper Cable suspension, and Frostbite edges into this compact package. Easy to throw around, light under foot, and surprisingly floaty, it also features V-Rocker, a slight taper in the Nug Directional, and Side Effects to further enhance quickness and floatation. For these reasons riders from the White Mountains to the Sierra Nevadas proclaimed The Nug their top choice in the 2012 Best of Test.

Website: burton.com Best of Testimonials

“I charged, straight-lined it, and tried to go super-fast. I hit some jumps and boxes and it was super-fun everywhere. I rode a 138, but it didn’t feel any shorter than a 150. It was better than any other reverse-camber board I tried; really fun and really poppy.”
-Carlos Foralta, Alpine Meadows, CA (Shop: Ground Zero)

“It ripped and gripped. It was great in the woods and was a phenomenal all-around board.”
-Bill Langlands, Loon Mountain, NH (Shop: Darkside)

“Super-short and super-playful.”
-Justin Berkhart, Snowbasin, UT (Shop: Hole in the Wall)

“It’s stupid fun. You get out there and spin like a top, and you can still have control over it.”
-Mike Hogan, Winter Park, CO, (Shop: D and E)

"Beyond STOKED on my Nug! I've got two in every size!!!"

-Buck Rowlee, Hampton, NH, (Shop: Pioneers)

The NUG and NUG Directional is only available at RESTRICTED SHOPS, Pioneers is RESTRICTED!!!

As always PIONEERS is your number one source for all things SURF-SKATE-SNOW on the Seacoast!!! Hit us up with any questions or stop by to see the Nug for yourself!!!