Niche Theme 2018 Review The Niche Theme is mostly camber, medium flexing freestyle board that is pretty fun to ride. [tabs type=”tabs”] [tab title=”Description” active=”true”] Features of the Niche Theme 2018 Camber Dominant Hybrid Pretty similar to a regular camber profile, though it is a bit flatter between the bindings. It has solid pop, is stable at speed …
The Ride Warpig is a new board for 2017, that comes in two sizes – small and large. It is made to be an easy carving, park board that floats in pow. It’s one of those boards that is popping up in edits all over the place.
Capita Kazu review The Capita Kazu is Kazu Kokubo’s powder and all mountain board. A cambered, smooth turning machine – a solid board all over the mountain. Features of the Capita Kazu Kokubo Pro Directional Shape Radial Taper 0.5″ Setback 6.5/10 Flex Like a few of the higher end Capita boards, I think that that …
Salomon Super 8 2017 Review The Salomon Super 8 is a wider board, that is made to be a mix between a hard charging all mountain board, and a surfy powder board. [tabs type=”tabs”] [tab title=”Description” active=”true”] Features of the Salomon Super 8 2017 Tapered Directional Shape The width of the tail is tapered (compared to the nose/tip) by …
Salomon Huck Knife Review The Salomon Huck Knife is a twin shaped, camber park board with a medium flex. Since 2017 it has stayed the same, but for the 2024 model there are a couple of fairly small, shape and measurement changes. Features of the Salomon Huck Knife EQ Rad SidecutThis is a blend of EQ (equalizer …
Salomon Ultimate Ride 2021 Review A board that was added to the Salomon range in 2017, that won best overall board in the 2018 Blackboard experiment, and for me it is one of the best boards that I have ridden. The first few years the Ultimate Ride was a mid-stiff flexing, twin shaped almost full …
The Never Summer Proto Type Two is a new model for 2017, which is based on a combination of the older Proto, the Funslinger and the Ripsaw.
The Never Summer Twenty Five is designed as a directional freeride version of the Proto Type Two. It is a special edition made for the 25th Anniversary of Never Summer.
Dinosaurs Will Die 2016 Review The Dinosaurs Will Die Larson is a flat and reverse camber, twin park board with a medium soft flex. [tabs type=”tabs”] [tab title=”Description” active=”true”] Features of the Dinosaurs Will Die Larson: Twin Shape The twin shape means that the board will ride exactly the same in both the regular and switch directions. …
Sims Juice 2017 Review The Sims Juice is an all mountain freestyle board, with a micro camber profile and retro graphics. [tabs type=”tabs”] [tab title=”Description” active=”true”] Features of the Sims Juice: True Twin All Mountain Freestyle Same size nose and tail mean that the Juice will ride the same in both regular and switch directions. …
GNU Mullair 2019 Review The GNU Mullair is Nicolas Müller’s pro model snowboard. GNU describe it as a “directional all terrain freestyle/free ride power” board, but to me it rides like a good, old school traditional camber board. [tabs type=”tabs”] [tab title=”Description” active=”true”] The GNU Mullair has GNU/Lib Tech’s C3 camber profile, which for all intents …
The Capita Defenders of Awesome is a hybrid camber, medium flexing hybrid camber board, that has won 4 Transworld Good Wood awards.
Capita The Outsiders is a true twin board, with a profile that is pretty close to regular camber. It has a medium flex, and is made to handle high speeds and big jumps.
The Never Summer Swift is a powder board made for those deep pow days, but actually rides well in hardpacked conditions as well.
The Never Summer Ripsaw is an all mountain twin board, that isn’t my cup of tea, but has a few super nice features when you ride it.
The Salomon Assassin is made to be a freestyle and powder snowboard.
It was explained to me as being like a big brother to the Salmon Villain, with a stiffer flex and more features.
Stepchild Dirtbag Review 2015/2016 The Stepchild Dirtbag is a flat camber, asymmetrical medium-soft flexing twin snowboard. [tabs type=”tabs”] [tab title=”Description” active=”true”] Sizes available: 148cm 150cm 154cm 154cm Wide 157cm Wide 158cm 160cm Wide Technology in the Stepchild Dirtbag: TGIF Flat Camber The TGIF Flat Camber is a flat for the length of the board, which is made to …
K2 Fastplant Review The K2 Fastplant is a flat profile, twin shaped poppy freestyle snowboard. [tabs type=”tabs”] [tab title=”Description” active=”true”] Features of the K2 Fastplant: Freestyle Baseline The majority of the board is flat, with smaller rocker sections at the tip and tail of the board. Tweekend From the K2 Site: A revolutionary tweek to the ends …
The Nitro Glory Stomper is a park board that is made to handle everything on the mountain. [tabs type=”tabs”] [tab title=”Description” active=”true”] Features of the Nitro Glory Stomper 2016 Twin Shape The twin shape means that riding it switch will have the same feel as riding it in the regular direction. Flat Out Rocker The Flat Out …
The Nitro Uberspoon is designed to be a do it all board, that has a few changes in the 2017 model compared to previous years.