Franco Women’s Swallow Tail 150 SNOWBOARD REVIEW 2016

TESTER: Sarah Steinwand

BOARD: Franco Women’s Swallow Tail 150

OVERALL IMPRESSION FROM  1 TO 10:  9

OVERALL COMMENTS: Super responsive, great sidecut, easy turn initiation. I can only imagine how it would perform in powder!

RATE THE SHAPE FROM 1 TO 5:     5

SHAPE COMMENT: Franco seems to be the only company making a women’s specific swallowtail. Love the narrow waist width. LOVE IT!

RATE THE FLEX FROM 1 TO 5:     4

FLEX COMMENT: Stiff but still forgiving on inconsistent snow conditions.

RATE STABILITY THROUGH TURNS:    4

STABILITY THROUGH TURNS: Very powerful board. Stable even with such a short tail.

RATE THE GRAPHICS FROM 1 TO 5:    4

GRAPHICS COMMENT: Graphics are very simple. Might be nice to add something to the base of the board. It is currently solid black.

RATE THE POP/ PLAYFULNESS FROM 1 TO 5:    4

COMMENT ON PLAYFULNESS: Even though a swallow tail design, it still has great pop.

RATE FLOAT IN POW IF AVAILABLE FROM 1 TO 5:    5

COMMENT ON FLOAT IN POW: I am sure it floats like a dream!