Arbor Clovis 156 Snowboard Review 2019-2020

TESTER: Jack Stevens

BOARD: Arbor Clovis 156

TEST YEAR:   2019 SHAPERSUMMIT SNOWBOARD REVIEWS

OVERALL IMPRESSION FROM  1 TO 7:  5

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE THING ABOUT THIS BOARD?: The board turned easily, and was a lot of fun popping off hits, landing stable, and surfacing in pow.

WHAT IS YOUR LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT THIS BOARD?: It felt loose at times, not as stable as I would’ve liked in some chop

OVERALL COMMENTS: I felt comfortable in the board. In powder it surfaced quite well, it popped nice because it had a tail, and turned nice with camber under feet. At times I wish it was a bit more stable on he chop, maybe a slightly stiffer nose? Or a touch more camber? Either way, lots of fun.

BOARD STYLE: POWDER BOARD   FREERIDE BOARD    

CONDITIONS TESTED IN: HARDPACK    POWDER SLUSH

RATE THE SHAPE FROM 1 TO 7:  7

SHAPE COMMENT: AT THING OF BEAUTY

ADDITIONAL SHAPE COMMENTS:  I love this shape.

RATE THE FLEX FROM 1 TO 7:   5

FLEX COMMENT:  TOO SOFT

ADDITIONAL FLEX COMMENT:  Could have been a touch stiffer

RATE STABILITY THROUGH TURNS FROM 1 TO 7:  6

STABILITY COMMENT: PRETTY GOOD

ADDITIONAL STABILITY COMMENTS: Really stable until the mega chop- then it was a little loose.

RATE THE POP/ PLAYFULNESS FROM 1 TO 7:  7

COMMENT ON PLAYFULNESS: PRETTY DARN FUN

ADDITIONAL COMMENT ON PLAYFULNESS:  Pop was nice because of the profound tail. I enjoy pow boards with a solid tail, because you can pop really well.

RATE FLOAT IN POW FROM 1 TO 7:  7

COMMENT ON FLOAT IN POW: EASY TO STAY UP

ADDITIONAL COMMENT ON FLOAT IN POW: Awesome float on my ride- snow was deep and I never went down!

RATE THE GRAPHICS FROM 1 TO 7:  6

GRAPHICS COMMENT: I’M FEELING IT

ADDITIONAL GRAPHICS COMMENTS: I’m a big fan of the graphic, and the wood grain.