There are skateboards made for the half pipe but that’s just part of the skate scene. The Loaded Boards Chubby Unicorn is meant for downhill/freeride, where the experience is a bit more like snowboarding on the streets. The name reportedly came from the fact that the “unicorn” was somewhat mythical – as was this board given its long production time. The Chubby part of the moniker comes from its wide, flat stance.
Either way this serious deck took some serious design chops to get it to reality. Loaded Boards reportedly used 3D mapping to develop the board, which features ultra-high molecular-weight polyethylene that is commonly found in snowboards, along with CNC routed grab rails.
In other words this is so much than just a wooden deck and wheels. This is a revolution of skateboard technology for a new type of skateboarding. Video after the jump