The Matriarch

The time has come. Introducing The Matriarch, an all-new series with Torstein Horgmo. Inspired by the transition from park to powder through a shared freestyle and freeriding mindset — The Matriarch provides the ability to slay the local park and stand confident at the drop-in at Natural Selection™. This all-new, custom designed, directional, full camber, lightweight and agile chassis offers maximum control and versatility through varied conditions.

After two years of prototyping with Torstein at The MotherShip™ — The Matriarch is now ready to transcend the best all-mountain and powder terrain your local resort has to offer.

Limited Release — Nov 24th — 158cm first pressings all uniquely hand-signed by Torstein.

Full Release — September 2026 — 155, 158, 161, 157w, 160w

Words by Torstein. Photos: Kevin Nolan

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"Being able to see the process at The MotherShip™, was a humbling experience to learn and discover this and to see how much goes into it and how many hands each snowboard touches before its rideable, and the standards they set there. The bar is really high."
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“This was a process for me where I realized I can’t rush this, I have to take my time and really study this and learn as much as I can along the way.”
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"This is a powder-focused board but there’s influence from two decades of experience riding transition in here, from hot lapping parks, big air contests, slopestyle, transition, groomers, carving even riding steel. Where I’m at now, I’m falling more in love with what I see as the essence of snowboarding which is powder freestyle riding and connecting turns, features, finding new lines and connecting with nature."
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"For me The Matriarch represents the ultimate creative force."

 

The Matriarch is available now at the following shops.

USA:

Civil – East Greenwich, RI
Cutting Edge – Berlin, CT
Recess Skate and Snow – Boone, NC
Flipside Boardshop – Maggie Valley, NC
Alpine Ski Shop – Sterling, VA
Shoreline-Tahoe – Stateline, NV
Truckee Boardhouse – Truckee, CA
Clark's Snow Sports – Roseville, CA
Milosport – Auburn, CA
Buckman's Inc. – Pottstown, PA
Out of Bounds – Scotch Plains, NJ
Always Board – Jones Mills, PA
The Boardroom – Ellicottville, NY
Gravitee Sports – Copper Mountain, CO
Radio Boardshop – Aspen, CO
Village Ski & Snowboards – North Olmsted, OH
Damage Boardshop – Duluth, MN
Focus Boardshop – Madison, WI
Zombie Boardshop – Burnsville, MN
SPSS – Gold Bar, WA
7B Board Shop – Sandpoint, ID
Mt. Bachelor – Bend, OR
The Ski Station – Billings, MT
Wave Rave – Mammoth Lakes, CA
Blauer Board Shop – Big Bear Lake, CA
Ski Pro – Mesa, AZ

CANADA:

Propaganda – Prince Albert, SK
Rude Boys Snow & Skate Ltd – Banff, AB
The Source – Calgary, AB
Alternative Sports – Rimouski, QC
Empire Sports – Longueuil, QC
Performance Sports Extremes – Blainville, QC
Switch Skate and Snow – Ajax, ON
Sanction Skate and Snow – Thornhill, ON
The Boardroom – North Vancouver, BC
The Circle – Whistler, BC
Tribute – Nelson, BC
The Truth – Kamloops, BC

 

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