Influenced by its fondness of deep powdery days of past, DEUS POWDERTOOLS is a notion conjured up by the Deus chapter in Japan. With steady snowfall common in many regions of the country, frosty winters are a part of life here. With the ‘SnowSurf’ subculture being around in Japan for decades, the Japanese have been experimenting with hand shaped edgeless snowboards for some time now. Incorporating radical tail and nose concepts to innovative technology and material applications for … easy carve, awesome float, smooth glide. But this movement has recently spread globally focusing interest to Japan’s winter mountains.
DEUS EX MACHINA presents the 2018-19 Deus Powdertools snowboard collection.
At a glance one might think this collection of 7 odd shaped boards were created specifically for the fluffy white stuff, but in truth these alternative shapes are designed to carve exceptional on groomed runs as well as excel in deep powder.
The backcountry of Hakuba, Japan is known for its dynamic topography and extra long runs making it the perfect place to put Deus Powder Tools to the test. Time was of the essence as sunlight sinks fast and early in winter, but riders Yusuke and Hyuga wast...
The changing of seasons means changing wardrobes for the change in weather but for some it’s also a change of playgrounds. A shift from sea to snow and bringing out toys for winter playgrounds. The concept of snowboarding originated in the United States in...
雪月花 ”Setsugekka” (雪snow 月moon 花flower) …is one of those elegant Japanese expressions that succinctly describes the beautiful scenery of the four seasons. Japan is an island nation that stretches 3,000 km from north to south and with its own dramatic set o...
Deus Powdertool Snowboards - Pray for powder Introducing the newest range of Deus Powder Tools A limited range of powder specific boards designed by Tappy Yoshikawa at the Deus Residence of Impermanence in Japan Available in various shapes, featuring origi...
The Deus "Dues" is a true regularity bike, ready to give the extraordinary traction and directionality of its two-wheel drive, even in the most extreme off-road use, on mud, sand, snow or ice! Read more on Deus Dues Video: Davide Calafà
Outside the window is white snow and the thermometer has plummeted to -15 centigrade (5 fahrenheit). The last thing that comes to any sane person’s mind is a motorcycle ride… Unless you plan to go to Snow Quake. This was the second edition with the same fo...
