Nitro Squash 152 Snowboard Review 2019-2020

TESTER: Stephanie Nitsch

BOARD: Nitro Squash 152

TEST YEAR:   2019 SHAPERSUMMIT SNOWBOARD REVIEWS

OVERALL IMPRESSION FROM  1 TO 7:  5

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE THING ABOUT THIS BOARD?: It’s stable as hell

WHAT IS YOUR LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT THIS BOARD?: Hard to plow through the chop

OVERALL COMMENTS: Loved how stable and damp this board felt but had a challenging time turning in any choppy conditions. While it floated through pow, it felt stiff and heavy the moment I needed to make tight turns through heavier snow.

BOARD STYLE: POWDER BOARD   FREERIDE BOARD    

CONDITIONS TESTED IN: HARDPACK    POWDER

RATE THE SHAPE FROM 1 TO 7:  6

SHAPE COMMENT: FUN TO LOOK AT

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RATE THE FLEX FROM 1 TO 7:   4

FLEX COMMENT:  TOO STIFF

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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: OK

ADDITIONAL COMMENT ON PLAYFULNESS:  Responsive in wider terrain, but harder to wrangle when the terrain tightened up

RATE FLOAT IN POW FROM 1 TO 7:  6

COMMENT ON FLOAT IN POW: EFFORTLESSLY FLOATY

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RATE THE GRAPHICS FROM 1 TO 7:  5

GRAPHICS COMMENT: I’M FEELING IT

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