Nitro Squash 153 Snowboard Review 2019-2020

TESTER: Max Raymer

BOARD: Nitro Squash 153

TEST YEAR:   2019 SHAPERSUMMIT SNOWBOARD REVIEWS

OVERALL IMPRESSION FROM  1 TO 7:  Not Entered

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE THING ABOUT THIS BOARD?: backseat camber and taper

WHAT IS YOUR LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT THIS BOARD?: just a notch softer and i think this thing would have been more playful where we were shredding but I really have nothing bad to say about this board.

OVERALL COMMENTS: easily the sickest directional all mountain board that you can rip every single day. groomers to chunder to pow this thing does it all effortlessly

BOARD STYLE:    FREERIDE BOARD    

CONDITIONS TESTED IN: HARDPACK  ICE  POWDER

RATE THE SHAPE FROM 1 TO 7:  7

SHAPE COMMENT: AT THING OF BEAUTY

ADDITIONAL SHAPE COMMENTS:  nothing better than the squash

RATE THE FLEX FROM 1 TO 7:   7

FLEX COMMENT:  JUST RIGHT

ADDITIONAL FLEX COMMENT:  maybe 7/10 perfect with the 153

RATE STABILITY THROUGH TURNS FROM 1 TO 7:  7

STABILITY COMMENT: ROCK SOLID- AS GOOD AS IT GETS

ADDITIONAL STABILITY COMMENTS: backseat camber is baller

RATE THE POP/ PLAYFULNESS FROM 1 TO 7:  7

COMMENT ON PLAYFULNESS: PRETTY DARN FUN

ADDITIONAL COMMENT ON PLAYFULNESS:  the backseat camber makes the small tail poppy and the board is just easy to play around on.

RATE FLOAT IN POW FROM 1 TO 7:  7

COMMENT ON FLOAT IN POW: EFFORTLESSLY FLOATY

ADDITIONAL COMMENT ON FLOAT IN POW: big nose doesn’t matter how small you go it was easy to ride pow

RATE THE GRAPHICS FROM 1 TO 7:  4

GRAPHICS COMMENT: OK

ADDITIONAL GRAPHICS COMMENTS: the top is sick, but the bottom literally just looks dirty. It hides grime and such which is nice but I think the squash is so sick you could really go all out on this board.