I sent Salomon customer service a message, lets see if they respond... I did some more searching on the internet and came across this article with this excerpt: Q: Construction. This is the place where you can talk to us about the new ingredients in your boards, and how you are building differently....

Hello, I have purchased a snowboard with cork/bamboo sidewalls. I figured this forum would be the best place to ask this question: How durable can I expect these sidewalls to be compared to UHMW or ABS sidewalls? I did some searching on this forum and found a bunch of different view points. Some say...