Cardiff powgoda 152 Snowboard Review 2019-2020

TESTER: tom frampton

BOARD: Cardiff powgoda 152

TEST YEAR:   2019 SHAPERSUMMIT SNOWBOARD REVIEWS

OVERALL IMPRESSION FROM  1 TO 7:  6

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE THING ABOUT THIS BOARD?: shape and finish, stability

WHAT IS YOUR LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT THIS BOARD?: stable on everything, top 3 out of the boards ive ridden so far.

OVERALL COMMENTS: i want a board the can do it all. a lot of the stuff ive been riding seems to go one way or the other. good here not so good there. This performed everywhere I took it. I need that.

BOARD STYLE: POWDER BOARD   FREERIDE BOARD   POWSURF BOARD  

CONDITIONS TESTED IN: HARDPACK  ICE  POWDER

RATE THE SHAPE FROM 1 TO 7:  6

SHAPE COMMENT: AT THING OF BEAUTY

ADDITIONAL SHAPE COMMENTS:  straight foward, shaped the way it needs to be. I’m getting tired of the silly shapes. I just want a snowboard.

RATE THE FLEX FROM 1 TO 7:   6

FLEX COMMENT:  JUST RIGHT

ADDITIONAL FLEX COMMENT:  Medium stiff

RATE STABILITY THROUGH TURNS FROM 1 TO 7:  6

STABILITY COMMENT: PRETTY GOOD

ADDITIONAL STABILITY COMMENTS: I could ride whatever I wanted at high speed.

RATE THE POP/ PLAYFULNESS FROM 1 TO 7:  5

COMMENT ON PLAYFULNESS: PRETTY DARN FUN

ADDITIONAL COMMENT ON PLAYFULNESS:  I wouldnt say this board is poppy to the moon but you can put it where you want it. Playful more in the pow for me.

RATE FLOAT IN POW FROM 1 TO 7:  6

COMMENT ON FLOAT IN POW: EASY TO STAY UP

ADDITIONAL COMMENT ON FLOAT IN POW: stands up, no need to try to keep the nose up.

RATE THE GRAPHICS FROM 1 TO 7:  6

GRAPHICS COMMENT: AESTHETIC AND INSPIRING

ADDITIONAL GRAPHICS COMMENTS: beautiful finsih