Nitro Nitro x Grif x MTN 163 Snowboard Review 2019-2020

TESTER: Cliff Roberts

BOARD: Nitro Nitro x Grif x MTN 163

TEST YEAR:   2019 SHAPERSUMMIT SNOWBOARD REVIEWS

OVERALL IMPRESSION FROM  1 TO 7:  7

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE THING ABOUT THIS BOARD?: Stiff, stable, and poppy.

WHAT IS YOUR LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT THIS BOARD?: It wasn’t waxed haha

OVERALL COMMENTS: Loved this board. Plowed through all sorts of crud and junk. Could turn on a dime and was very confidence inspiring stomping drops. This board more than any other board in the test would be my answer to “If you could only have one board, everyday, which one would you choose?”.

BOARD STYLE:    FREERIDE BOARD    

CONDITIONS TESTED IN:     POWDER SLUSH

RATE THE SHAPE FROM 1 TO 7:  5

SHAPE COMMENT: NOT JUST GOOD BUT GOOD ENOUGH

ADDITIONAL SHAPE COMMENTS:  Aesthetically not the most inspiring shape, but got the job done when riding, which is the important part.

RATE THE FLEX FROM 1 TO 7:   7

FLEX COMMENT:  JUST RIGHT

ADDITIONAL FLEX COMMENT:  Stiff, but still very fun.

RATE STABILITY THROUGH TURNS FROM 1 TO 7:  7

STABILITY COMMENT: ROCK SOLID- AS GOOD AS IT GETS

ADDITIONAL STABILITY COMMENTS: Charger.

RATE THE POP/ PLAYFULNESS FROM 1 TO 7:  6

COMMENT ON PLAYFULNESS: PRETTY DARN FUN

ADDITIONAL COMMENT ON PLAYFULNESS:  You could really load this thing up and pop as much as your tired legs could handle.

RATE FLOAT IN POW FROM 1 TO 7:  6

COMMENT ON FLOAT IN POW: EASY TO STAY UP

ADDITIONAL COMMENT ON FLOAT IN POW: 

RATE THE GRAPHICS FROM 1 TO 7:  6

GRAPHICS COMMENT: I’M FEELING IT

ADDITIONAL GRAPHICS COMMENTS: Loved the pictures on the topsheet, got a lot of comments from random people about it too.