Weston Japow 159 Snowboard Review 2019-2020
Description
TESTER: Ian Haney
BOARD: Weston Japow 159
TEST YEAR: 2019 SHAPERSUMMIT SNOWBOARD REVIEWS
OVERALL IMPRESSION FROM 1 TO 7: 7
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE THING ABOUT THIS BOARD?: Nimble and easy to maneuver but still floats well
WHAT IS YOUR LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT THIS BOARD?: Tail prongs could be a touch stiffer
OVERALL COMMENTS: I really enjoyed this board. Super fun and easy to ride in a variety of pow and firm steeps. Floats well for being smaller, but still feels capable at speed and on chunked up 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
ADDITIONAL SHAPE COMMENTS:
RATE THE FLEX FROM 1 TO 7: 6
FLEX COMMENT: JUST RIGHT
ADDITIONAL FLEX COMMENT: Overall flex felt great, tail prongs could be a touch stiffer. Can feel them fold a bit when pushing out of a turn
RATE STABILITY THROUGH TURNS FROM 1 TO 7: 5
STABILITY COMMENT: PRETTY GOOD
ADDITIONAL STABILITY COMMENTS: Not a huge gun type of swallow tail. Held a line pretty well in rough conditions though
RATE THE POP/ PLAYFULNESS FROM 1 TO 7: 5
COMMENT ON PLAYFULNESS: PRETTY DARN FUN
ADDITIONAL COMMENT ON PLAYFULNESS:
RATE FLOAT IN POW FROM 1 TO 7: 6
COMMENT ON FLOAT IN POW: EASY TO STAY UP
ADDITIONAL COMMENT ON FLOAT IN POW: Floated well for being a 59. Never felt like it was going to bury the nose
RATE THE GRAPHICS FROM 1 TO 7: 5
GRAPHICS COMMENT: I’M FEELING IT
ADDITIONAL GRAPHICS COMMENTS: Simple fun graphic
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