Telos Legend

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The Telos Legend is an all-mountain twin, with a mid flex that is made to ride a bit of everything. I really liked this board, and even though I only planned to ride this board for a couple of days, I ended up riding it for a week straight. 

Nitro Cannon

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This board is such a surprise, easily the standout out of all the boards I have ridden in the last few years. Much more fun that I would ever have expected, I didn’t want to stop riding it.

A few years ago I had ridden the 173cm model (pictured below), and while that is still quite a bit bigger than most boards I had ridden, the 203 beats it in every way.

Never Summer Shaper Twin

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The Never Summer Shaper Twin, or just Shaper is a pretty unique board, as it is twin from tip to tail, but has a directional camber profile, as well as taper. No other boards come to mind as having a weird combination of features like this one, but I was pretty impressed overall in how fun this board was.

Season Nexus

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Yes Season Nexus 2023 Review The Season Nexus is a slightly wider, do everything all-mountain board. It has a mainly cambered profile, with a bit more rocker in the nose than the tail, and a small amount of taper. The first time that I flexed the Nexus (off snow) I was very surprised about how …

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Korua Shapes Otto

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Korua Shapes Otto Review This review was based on the older model, which was made in Poland. The newer models made in China are noticably softer. The Korua Shapes Otto is easiest intro to Korua Shapes boards, which has an almost twin shape, very different from the extreme shapes of the rest of the range. …

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Korua Shapes Transition Finder Plus

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Korua Shapes Transition Finder Plus Review The Korua Shapes Transition Finder Plus (used to be called Tranny Finder Plus) is an upgraded version of the regular Transition Finder. Generally there aren’t any/many changes each season for Korua Shapes boards, but the original (white) Tranny Finder had more taper than the updated Transition finder. The Transition …

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Never Summer Proto Ultra

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Proto Ultra Snowboard Review The Never Summer Proto Ultra is a twin shaped, wider than normal freestyle board. A bit of a step up in features from the Proto Synthesis, though I couldn’t really tell too much of a difference. *The current version of the Proto Ultra has a different camber profile than the one …

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Telos Chillum

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Telos Chillum Twin 2023 Review The Telos Chillum is a very solid, classic feeling camber board that I think old school riders who grew up riding camber will appreciate the most. How the chillum Rides Although I say that the Chillum Twin rides like an old school camber board, that is just the overall feeling, …

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Capita Super DOA

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Yes Capita Super DOA 2023 Review The Capita Super DOA is the upgrade from the very popular DOA/Defenders of Awesome, though a few of the features are the same, they are very different boards. They both share the same camber profile and shape, but pretty much everything after that is different. The main takeaway that …

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Yes Basic

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Yes Basic 2023 Snowboard Review The Yes Basic is a board that is exactly the way the name describes it – a basic board that that you can ride everywhere. It has a bit of camber between your feet, and rocker on the ends to tone it down and make everything a bit more forgiving. …

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Yes PYL 2023

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The Yes PYL (Pick Your Line) is a tapered, directional board that is no where near as full on as the description makes it sound.

Yes Greats Uninc 2023

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Yes Greats UnInc 2023 Review The Yes Greats is a wider than normal, asymmetrical twin shaped board with a few weird things going on with the shape How the Yes Greats 2023 Rides Board size: 156cm Boots: Vans Infuse Bindings: Burton Cartel I am 6 foot tall and weigh 155lbs – or 183cm tall and …

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Burton Family Tree Territory Manager

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Burton Family Tree Territory Manager 2023 Snowboard Review This is probably one of the least crazy shapes in the Family Tree set of boards, at first glance it looks almost like a regular twin-ish shaped board. It is a stiff flexing, tapered board with a directional camber profile. Read about it on Burton.com How the …

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Korua Shapes Cafe Racer

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Korua Shapes Cafe Racer Review The Korua Shapes Cafe Racer is a carving board, that I found to be have a pretty low learning curve, compared to some of their more aggressive shapes. Features of the Korua Shapes Cafe Racer Full Camber A full traditional camber profile, which gives very good edge hold and stability …

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Ride Zero

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Ride Zero Review The Ride Zero is a new board this season, which is a unisex, asymmetrical twin that rides really nicely all over the mountain, even in terrain it isn’t really designed for. How the Zero Rides Board size: 155cm Boots: Salomon Launch Boa 27.5 and later on Vans Infuse Bindings: Burton Cartel (Medium) …

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Jones Stratos

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The Jones Stratos isn’t a cheap board, but it does everything it says it will really well, and can pretty much justify the price.

Jones Hovercraft

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The Jones Hovercraft is one of their classic powder boards, and one that I think is an easy choice if you want power, float and reliability with minimal effort.

Bataleon Party Wave

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Bataleon Party Wave Review The Bataleon Party Wave is a short, wide, soft and playful board with their highest level of 3bt base shaping. How it Rides Board size: 151cm Boots: Salomon Launch Boa 27.5 Bindings: Salomon Highlander I am 6 foot tall and weigh 155lbs – or 183cm tall and 70kg. For almost all directional …

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Never Summer Harpoon

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Never Summer Harpoon 2022 Review The Never Summer Harpoon is a wider, directional and setback board that is made to ride a little bit of everything. The name is a joke aimed at the very popular Lib Tech Orca, another directional volume shifted board. It has the Fusion rocker camber profile, a medium flex and …

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Korua Shapes Transition Finder

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Korua Shapes Transition Finder Review This review was based on the older model, which had more taper and was made in Poland. The newer models made in China are noticably softer. The Korua Shapes Transition Finder was one of those boards that was recommended to me, and once I got used to it, was one …

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