Cold Smoke Voodoo 154 Snowboard Review 2019-2020

TESTER: Alli Noland

BOARD: Cold Smoke Voodoo 154

TEST YEAR:   2019 SHAPERSUMMIT SNOWBOARD REVIEWS

OVERALL IMPRESSION FROM  1 TO 7:  6

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE THING ABOUT THIS BOARD?: A splitty that rocks!

WHAT IS YOUR LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT THIS BOARD?: splitboard bindings. And, it tried to kill me on the groomer.

OVERALL COMMENTS: After meeting the Cold Smoke boys at the meet and greet, I had to try one. The first splitboard I had in 1996 turned me off to them forever, so it was a goddamned epiphany getting on that Voodoo. A crud-busting mother scratcher, I loved it on the steeps and deeps! It did try to kill me on the groomer and may have an invisible anchor on the flats, but it’s built for pow, so we won’t take any points away. Solid 9.2 score from the Wilson judge.

BOARD STYLE: POWDER BOARD       SPLITBOARD

CONDITIONS TESTED IN: HARDPACK    POWDER

RATE THE SHAPE FROM 1 TO 7:  5

SHAPE COMMENT: FUN TO LOOK AT

ADDITIONAL SHAPE COMMENTS:  How radical can you get with a split board?

RATE THE FLEX FROM 1 TO 7:   6

FLEX COMMENT:  JUST RIGHT

ADDITIONAL FLEX COMMENT:  I was afraid it would be too stiff, but I was proven wrong.

RATE STABILITY THROUGH TURNS FROM 1 TO 7:  6

STABILITY COMMENT: ROCK SOLID- AS GOOD AS IT GETS

ADDITIONAL STABILITY COMMENTS: Bitchin! Until you hit the groomers

RATE THE POP/ PLAYFULNESS FROM 1 TO 7:  5

COMMENT ON PLAYFULNESS: PRETTY DARN FUN

ADDITIONAL COMMENT ON PLAYFULNESS:  Again, way better than expected from a splitboard

RATE FLOAT IN POW FROM 1 TO 7:  6

COMMENT ON FLOAT IN POW: EFFORTLESSLY FLOATY

ADDITIONAL COMMENT ON FLOAT IN POW: ahhhhhhhhhh.

RATE THE GRAPHICS FROM 1 TO 7:  5

GRAPHICS COMMENT: I’M FEELING IT

ADDITIONAL GRAPHICS COMMENTS: Sure.