Slideshow Teton 165 Snowboard Review 2018-2019- Rated Radical!

Description

TESTER: Shane Rothman

BOARD: Slideshow Teton 165

OVERALL IMPRESSION FROM  1 TO 10:  Radical (10)

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE THING ABOUT THIS BOARD?: Sharp shape & wood tone graphic looks great

WHAT IS YOUR LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT THIS BOARD?: Nose is too sharp, stabby!

OVERALL COMMENTS: Strong all Mountain board but pretty stiff for maneuvering hardpacked chop

RATE THE SHAPE FROM 1 TO 7:  6

SHAPE COMMENT: AT THING OF BEAUTY

ADDITIONAL SHAPE COMMENTS:  Round the nose out please?

RATE THE FLEX FROM 1 TO 7:   6

FLEX COMMENT:  JUST RIGHT

ADDITIONAL FLEX COMMENT:  Perfect torsional stiffness, but a lil too stiff to have maximum fun in chunder

RATE STABILITY THROUGH TURNS:   6

STABILITY COMMENT: ROCK SOLID- AS GOOD AS IT GETS

ADDITIONAL STABILITY COMMENTS: Carves and holds edge perfectly

RATE THE POP/ PLAYFULNESS FROM 1 TO 7:  6

COMMENT ON PLAYFULNESS:

ADDITIONAL COMMENT ON PLAYFULNESS:  Not exactly the board to pop huge and land in ruckus

RATE FLOAT IN POW FROM 1 TO 7:    6

COMMENT ON FLOAT IN POW: EFFORTLESSLY FLOATY

ADDITIONAL COMMENT ON FLOAT IN POW: I’d prefer slightly wider

RATE THE GRAPHICS FROM 1 TO 7:  RADICAL

GRAPHICS COMMENT: AESTHETIC AND INSPIRING

ADDITIONAL GRAPHICS COMMENTS: Thought it was a new school igneous because it was on the same rack and said teton on it

ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE TO SAY: Stabby noses scare me, round is preferrred!

TEST YEAR:   2018/19 SNOWBOARD REVIEWS

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