Gear Review
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Maverick: She’s lost that loving feeling.
Goose: She’s lo… No she hasn’t.
We’ve aggregated the 3 Top Gun Snowborads of 2016 according to the industry’s highest awards and displayed them here.
These are the Best of the Best – the Top Guns of the Snowboard world.
Check out the:
- Top Gun Powder Skis of 2016
- Top Gun All-Mountain Skis of 2016
- Top Gun Ski Jackets of 2016
- Top Gun Ski Boots of 2016
- Top Gun Goggles of 2016
Wolfman:Thirty seconds. We went like this, he went like that. I said to Hollywood, “Where’d he go?” Hollywood says, “Where’d who go?”
Hollywood: Yeah, and he’s laughing at us, right on the radio, he’s laughing at us.
Slider: That was me laughing, dickhead.
THE AWARD WINNING SNOWBOARDS OF 2016:
SNOWBOARD: 2016 Flow Blackout
AWARD: Transworld Snowboarding’s Good Wood Award
– Transworld Snowboarding gave its Good Wood Award to 6 snowboards this year, but the 2016 Flow Blackout had the best price at $500.
– Pick up a Flow Blackout snowboard at evo.com: 2016 Flow Blackout
- Sizes: 153, 156, 159, 160W, 163cm
- Terrain: All-Mountain
- Ability Level: Intermediate-Advanced
- Rocker Type: Camber
- Shape: Directional Twin
- Core/Laminates: Carbon, Wood
- Warranty: 1 Year
What Transworld Snowboarding had to say about the 2016 Flow Blackout:
Lightweight and nimble, this board was quick edge-to-edge if just a little unstable while maching flat-based on firmer snow. The flattish camber underfoot made it forgiving while slashing around on mellow, slushier terrain, and testers dug the combination of stiff tip and tail with a looser, rather playful torsional flex. This lent itself to more control of their turn shape at all speeds while still holding a rock-solid edge. “For how soft the board flexes in the middle, it was surprisingly stable while carving and had good pop off jumps,” said one shredster. Not enough board to jump anything bigger than a 20- to 30-foot gap.– Transworld Snowboarding
SNOWBOARD: 2016 Burton Family Tree Custom Splitboard
AWARD: Backcountry Magazine’s Editors’ Choice Award
– Backcountry Magazine gave its Editors’ Choice Award to 9 splitboards but the 2016 Burton Family Tree Custom Splitboard has the best price by far at $750. Splitboards aren’t cheap, but this board has a good price and an award from Backcountry Mag. Boom.
Pick up the Burton Family Tree Custom Splitboard at evo.com: 2016 Burton Family Tree Custom Splitboard
- Sizes: 156, 160
- Terrain: Splitboarding
- Ability Level: Advanced-Expert
- Rocker Type: Camber
- Shape: Directional
- Weight: 7lbs. 14ozs.
- Core/Laminates: Carbon, Wood
- Series: Family Tree
- Warranty: 3 Years
What Backcountry Magazine had to say about the 2016 Burton Family Tree Custom Splitboard:
Bottom Line: Ideal for aggressive pow hounds who throw a little freestyle into their freeride.
– Backcountry Magazine
SNOWBOARD: 2016 Never Summer Funslinger
AWARD: Outside Magazine Editors’ Choice
– Outside Magazine gave their Editors’ Choice Award to 6 men’s snowboards this year, but the 2016 Never Summer Funslinger got the highest marks of them all.
– PIck up a pair of 2016 Never Summer Funslinger at evo.com: 2016 Never Summer Funslinger
- Sizes: 154cm
- Terrain: Freestyle
- Ability Level: Intermediate-Advanced
- Rocker Type: Camber/Rocker/Camber
- Shape: True Twin
- Core/Laminates: Carbon, Wood
- Warranty: 3 Years
- Made in the USA: Yes
What Snowboarder Magazine had to say about the 2016 Never Summer Funslinger:
Best For: Parks and pipes.
The Test: The aptly named Funslinger excels in the terrain park. Riders who prefer soft rides that can absorb heavy impacts said it was their favorite board of the test. “Smooth as butter and makes you want to rip,” said one. It turns on a dime, with a long sidecut that initiates edges with minimal pressure. The wide platform keeps ollies and landings aligned and simplifies rail slides. Outside the park, the Funslinger is a bit noodly in steep, technical terrain, but it’s responsive enough to handle moguls. Concluded one giddy tester: “Pop. Snap. Spin. Stomp.”
The Verdict: A playful park board that absorbs impact.– Outside Magazine
Stinger: And if you screw up just this much, you’ll be flying a cargo plane full of rubber dog shit out of Hong Kong!
Maverick: Yes, sir!
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