MtnLocal Oceanic 152 Snowboard Review 2019-2020

TESTER: Stephanie Nitsch

BOARD: MtnLocal Oceanic 152

TEST YEAR:   2019 SHAPERSUMMIT SNOWBOARD REVIEWS

OVERALL IMPRESSION FROM  1 TO 7:  7

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE THING ABOUT THIS BOARD?: This board is solid, stout and shreds.

WHAT IS YOUR LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT THIS BOARD?: Heavy and stiff in anything choppy

OVERALL COMMENTS: Love this board! Carves smooth, hard and low, giving off excellent stability on groomers and euro style carving. Floats in pow like a butterfly, with quick handling through tighter turns. It fell short in choppy pow or mogul conditions, immediately stiffening up my turns and zapping the energy in my legs and feet. While it’s not a very poppy and snappy board, it handles airtime well. Landing was a bit challenging and I washed out on almost every landing.

BOARD STYLE: POWDER BOARD   FREERIDE BOARD    

CONDITIONS TESTED IN: HARDPACK    POWDER

RATE THE SHAPE FROM 1 TO 7:  7

SHAPE COMMENT: AT THING OF BEAUTY

ADDITIONAL SHAPE COMMENTS:  Love it!

RATE THE FLEX FROM 1 TO 7:   5

FLEX COMMENT:  JUST RIGHT

ADDITIONAL FLEX COMMENT:  It was somewhere in the middle of just right and too stiff.

RATE STABILITY THROUGH TURNS FROM 1 TO 7:  4

STABILITY COMMENT: OK

ADDITIONAL STABILITY COMMENTS: Torn on this answer. It was super stable on groomers and pow but dropped a couple of stars if it wasn’t perfect conditions

RATE THE POP/ PLAYFULNESS FROM 1 TO 7:  4

COMMENT ON PLAYFULNESS: OK

ADDITIONAL COMMENT ON PLAYFULNESS:  While it was too stiff for me to do much with it, this is a lively board that wants to move

RATE FLOAT IN POW FROM 1 TO 7:  6

COMMENT ON FLOAT IN POW: EASY TO STAY UP

ADDITIONAL COMMENT ON FLOAT IN POW: Creamy and smooth!

RATE THE GRAPHICS FROM 1 TO 7:  6

GRAPHICS COMMENT: I’M FEELING IT

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