Winterstick Ark 158 Snowboard Review 2018-2019- Rated Radical!
Description
TESTER: Knut Carter
BOARD: Winterstick Ark 158
OVERALL IMPRESSION FROM 1 TO 10: Radical (10)
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE THING ABOUT THIS BOARD?: Aggressive
WHAT IS YOUR LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT THIS BOARD?: I set up my stance wrong.
OVERALL COMMENTS: Super fast hard charging board. Great in trees. Tons of pop. Floats great in pow.
RATE THE SHAPE FROM 1 TO 7: RADICAL
SHAPE COMMENT: AT THING OF BEAUTY
ADDITIONAL SHAPE COMMENTS: Perfect shape to ride big mountains in all conditions.
RATE THE FLEX FROM 1 TO 7: RADICAL
FLEX COMMENT: JUST RIGHT
ADDITIONAL FLEX COMMENT: Perfect flex for charging hard. It’s easy to pop off anything and land clean.
RATE STABILITY THROUGH TURNS: RADICAL
STABILITY COMMENT: ROCK SOLID- AS GOOD AS IT GETS
ADDITIONAL STABILITY COMMENTS: Stable in any condition
RATE THE POP/ PLAYFULNESS FROM 1 TO 7: RADICAL
COMMENT ON PLAYFULNESS:
ADDITIONAL COMMENT ON PLAYFULNESS: Great pop. Playful in powder. Stable in ice.
RATE FLOAT IN POW FROM 1 TO 7: RADICAL
COMMENT ON FLOAT IN POW: EFFORTLESSLY FLOATY
ADDITIONAL COMMENT ON FLOAT IN POW: My kind of board for powder. Just enough nose to stay up. Switch in powder would be possible with this great shape.
RATE THE GRAPHICS FROM 1 TO 7: RADICAL
GRAPHICS COMMENT: AESTHETIC AND INSPIRING
ADDITIONAL GRAPHICS COMMENTS: Really cool, artistic graphic. The graphic let’s you know the board has top notch architecture.
ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE TO SAY: I would love to ride this board in all conditions. Easy to stomp cliffs and be stable on sketchy run outs
