Telos DST 158 Snowboard Review 2019-2020

TESTER: Chance Cooke

BOARD: Telos DST 158

TEST YEAR:   2019 SHAPERSUMMIT SNOWBOARD REVIEWS

OVERALL IMPRESSION FROM  1 TO 7:  6

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE THING ABOUT THIS BOARD?: Responsive and fun, lively

WHAT IS YOUR LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT THIS BOARD?: It becomes a little grabby on the fast flats

OVERALL COMMENTS: I love this board, I could ride this as a daily, super fun and lively

BOARD STYLE:    FREERIDE BOARD    

CONDITIONS TESTED IN: HARDPACK    POWDER

RATE THE SHAPE FROM 1 TO 7:  6

SHAPE COMMENT: AT THING OF BEAUTY

ADDITIONAL SHAPE COMMENTS:  Love the aesthetics of the shape and the cutouts

RATE THE FLEX FROM 1 TO 7:   7

FLEX COMMENT:  JUST RIGHT

ADDITIONAL FLEX COMMENT:  I love the soft flex ride, performed like a well trained bird dog in the trees

RATE STABILITY THROUGH TURNS FROM 1 TO 7:  4

STABILITY COMMENT: OK

ADDITIONAL STABILITY COMMENTS: I can deal with the “ok” stability in trade fornthe flexy + poppy fun

RATE THE POP/ PLAYFULNESS FROM 1 TO 7:  7

COMMENT ON PLAYFULNESS: WICKED POPPY AND PLAYFUL

ADDITIONAL COMMENT ON PLAYFULNESS:  Love the agility and response

RATE FLOAT IN POW FROM 1 TO 7:  6

COMMENT ON FLOAT IN POW: OK

ADDITIONAL COMMENT ON FLOAT IN POW: Didn’t really get to run it in deep snow, it perfomed great in the 4” to 6” available

RATE THE GRAPHICS FROM 1 TO 7:  7

GRAPHICS COMMENT: AESTHETIC AND INSPIRING

ADDITIONAL GRAPHICS COMMENTS: Less is more, the shape and cut outs should be the focus, complex graphics would compete