Nitro Fusion 159 Snowboard Review 2019-2020

TESTER: Cliff Roberts

BOARD: Nitro Fusion 159

TEST YEAR:   2019 SHAPERSUMMIT SNOWBOARD REVIEWS

OVERALL IMPRESSION FROM  1 TO 7:  5

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE THING ABOUT THIS BOARD?: Good pop, seems to be a board that could do anything.

WHAT IS YOUR LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT THIS BOARD?: Kinda boring to ride

OVERALL COMMENTS: I liked this board, but didn’t do anything I absolutely loved. Very weird. I maybe lend that to the conditions it was in (Heavy slush), and not to the board itself. It checked a lot of boxes for me, but just didn’t really leave you saying “wow”. Would like to get this thing out in some different conditions, maybe some corduroy, and see if I liked it more.

BOARD STYLE:    FREERIDE BOARD    

CONDITIONS TESTED IN: HARDPACK     SLUSH

RATE THE SHAPE FROM 1 TO 7:  5

SHAPE COMMENT: NOT JUST GOOD BUT GOOD ENOUGH

ADDITIONAL SHAPE COMMENTS:  Timeless, slightly directional shape. Good waist width for me as well.

RATE THE FLEX FROM 1 TO 7:   5

FLEX COMMENT:  JUST RIGHT

ADDITIONAL FLEX COMMENT: 

RATE STABILITY THROUGH TURNS FROM 1 TO 7:  4

STABILITY COMMENT: OK

ADDITIONAL STABILITY COMMENTS: Charger.

RATE THE POP/ PLAYFULNESS FROM 1 TO 7:  5

COMMENT ON PLAYFULNESS: PRETTY DARN FUN

ADDITIONAL COMMENT ON PLAYFULNESS:  You could load this board up, and it would respond

RATE FLOAT IN POW FROM 1 TO 7:  5

COMMENT ON FLOAT IN POW: OK

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RATE THE GRAPHICS FROM 1 TO 7:  7

GRAPHICS COMMENT: AESTHETIC AND INSPIRING

ADDITIONAL GRAPHICS COMMENTS: Love all the Quiver designs.