Nitro Fusion 159 Snowboard Review 2019-2020

TESTER: Owen Ringwall

BOARD: Nitro Fusion 159

TEST YEAR:   2019 SHAPERSUMMIT SNOWBOARD REVIEWS

OVERALL IMPRESSION FROM  1 TO 7:  7

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE THING ABOUT THIS BOARD?: Stiff where you need meat, but still playful and loose where you need it to be. Would make my daily driver.

WHAT IS YOUR LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT THIS BOARD?: I can’t think of anything. Maybe it’s a bit torsionally stiff if you’re riding groomers.

OVERALL COMMENTS: Let’s go fast, let’s spray snow. Let’s charge. This is a board for someone who likes to charge.

BOARD STYLE: POWDER BOARD      

CONDITIONS TESTED IN:     POWDER

RATE THE SHAPE FROM 1 TO 7:  6

SHAPE COMMENT: AT THING OF BEAUTY

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RATE THE FLEX FROM 1 TO 7:   6

FLEX COMMENT:  JUST RIGHT

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RATE STABILITY THROUGH TURNS FROM 1 TO 7:  7

STABILITY COMMENT: ROCK SOLID- AS GOOD AS IT GETS

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RATE THE POP/ PLAYFULNESS FROM 1 TO 7:  4

COMMENT ON PLAYFULNESS: PRETTY DARN FUN

ADDITIONAL COMMENT ON PLAYFULNESS:  You need to be ready to manhandle your board.

RATE FLOAT IN POW FROM 1 TO 7:  7

COMMENT ON FLOAT IN POW: EFFORTLESSLY FLOATY

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RATE THE GRAPHICS FROM 1 TO 7:  7

GRAPHICS COMMENT: AESTHETIC AND INSPIRING

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