1/3/2024 0 Comments Yes typo review![]() Our Favorite Snowboard (Courtesy Lib Tech) Lib Tech Travis Rice Orca ($600) In the weeks following the test, my bedroom floor turns into a mosaic of beer- and coffee-stained review forms, which I read through and catalog, contacting testers with questions. On the last day, we box up the losers and encourage testers to take longer spins on 20 potential winners. We then put the scores from each test sheet into a master spreadsheet, and after a couple of days, we have a pretty good idea about which boards are contenders and which are duds. ![]() That translates to up to eight boards and over 25,000 vertical feet of riding per tester per day. Riders take a board out for a couple laps, fill out a review form, swap out bindings, and repeat. Our testers represent a cross section of the industry, including former professionals, up-and-coming competitors, shop techs, and instructors. We generally test up to three boards from each brand, aiming to include a men’s, a women’s, and a wildcard when possible. We evaluate anywhere from 50 to 100 boards from more than 20 companies, ranging from corporate behemoths to mom-and-pop operations (last year it was 56 boards from 24 companies). In the early spring of 2019, we set up shop at Crested Butte, Colorado. How We Test SnowboardsĮach year, about 30 testers-most recently, nine women and 21 men-converge for the annual Outside snowboard test. Here, to aid you in your quest for the perfect board, we’ve put together an authoritative review of the best boards in recent years. I’ve been running the annual test for the last five years, reviewing snowboard gear professionally for the last seven years, and snowboarding for the better part of the past two decades. Thankfully, Outside does the research for you.Įvery spring we call in the best boards from brands big and small, rally testers from all rides of life, wade through mediocre models, and hoist a few select winners high above the rest. Imperceptible design variations, seemingly limitless options, and an avalanche of technical jargon-it’s enough to paralyze the ill-prepared shopper with indecision. Singling out your next snowboard has never been trickier.
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