Nitro Mountain 160 Snowboard Review 2019-2020

TESTER: JACK STEVENS

BOARD: Nitro Mountain 160

TEST YEAR:   2019 SHAPERSUMMIT SNOWBOARD REVIEWS

OVERALL IMPRESSION FROM  1 TO 7:  6

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE THING ABOUT THIS BOARD?: Very stable ride, whether in chop or deep snow, this board handled!

WHAT IS YOUR LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT THIS BOARD?: I might have felt more comfortable on the 157, I felt as if the board was a bit sluggish and not as agile as I would have liked.

OVERALL COMMENTS: Really felt comfortable in deep snow. The camber was poppy and stable, but the nose surfaced every time. Effortless float in this board.

BOARD STYLE: POWDER BOARD   FREERIDE BOARD    

CONDITIONS TESTED IN: HARDPACK    POWDER SLUSH

RATE THE SHAPE FROM 1 TO 7:  7

SHAPE COMMENT: FUN TO LOOK AT

ADDITIONAL SHAPE COMMENTS:  Solid shape, I thought it was fun to look at.

RATE THE FLEX FROM 1 TO 7:   5

FLEX COMMENT:  TOO STIFF

ADDITIONAL FLEX COMMENT:  Too stiff might be attributed to the 160 CM vs the 157 CM I should have been on…

RATE STABILITY THROUGH TURNS FROM 1 TO 7:  7

STABILITY COMMENT: PRETTY GOOD

ADDITIONAL STABILITY COMMENTS: Very stable in all conditions.

RATE THE POP/ PLAYFULNESS FROM 1 TO 7:  7

COMMENT ON PLAYFULNESS: WICKED POPPY AND PLAYFUL

ADDITIONAL COMMENT ON PLAYFULNESS:  The camber in the back was AWESOME! I love camber pow boards because you can still pop and feel comfortable doing freestyle things.

RATE FLOAT IN POW FROM 1 TO 7:  7

COMMENT ON FLOAT IN POW: EFFORTLESSLY FLOATY

ADDITIONAL COMMENT ON FLOAT IN POW: Couldn’t have been better!

RATE THE GRAPHICS FROM 1 TO 7:  7

GRAPHICS COMMENT: AESTHETIC AND INSPIRING

ADDITIONAL GRAPHICS COMMENTS: GRIFF!!! He’s my boy, and I love his graphic.