Neversummer Mountain Slayer 163 Snowboard Review 2019-2020

TESTER: Chance Cooke

BOARD: Neversummer Mountain Slayer 163

TEST YEAR:   2019 SHAPERSUMMIT SNOWBOARD REVIEWS

OVERALL IMPRESSION FROM  1 TO 7:  6

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE THING ABOUT THIS BOARD?: The agility and response

WHAT IS YOUR LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT THIS BOARD?: The graphics, which really don’t matter when the board is covered with 18” of fresh snow!

OVERALL COMMENTS: This would be a great everyday bird for me

BOARD STYLE:    FREERIDE BOARD    

CONDITIONS TESTED IN:     POWDER

RATE THE SHAPE FROM 1 TO 7:  6

SHAPE COMMENT: FUN TO LOOK AT

ADDITIONAL SHAPE COMMENTS:  Super friendly shape, feels great through variable conditions

RATE THE FLEX FROM 1 TO 7:   5

FLEX COMMENT:  JUST RIGHT

ADDITIONAL FLEX COMMENT:  Damp and forgiving, we made friends quickly

RATE STABILITY THROUGH TURNS FROM 1 TO 7:  7

STABILITY COMMENT: ROCK SOLID- AS GOOD AS IT GETS

ADDITIONAL STABILITY COMMENTS: Tracks strong and steady

RATE THE POP/ PLAYFULNESS FROM 1 TO 7:  4

COMMENT ON PLAYFULNESS: OK

ADDITIONAL COMMENT ON PLAYFULNESS:  The boards seems like it would be playful but I think I would need to move my stance around a bit to find the sweet spot for piping the board.

RATE FLOAT IN POW FROM 1 TO 7:  5

COMMENT ON FLOAT IN POW: EASY TO STAY UP

ADDITIONAL COMMENT ON FLOAT IN POW: Pretty easy going and surfs well

RATE THE GRAPHICS FROM 1 TO 7:  3

GRAPHICS COMMENT: OK

ADDITIONAL GRAPHICS COMMENTS: Like the color combo but the image is ho hum