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Comparing Snowboards for Men

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Awards Editors' Choice Award Top Pick Award Top Pick Award Best Buy Award Top Pick Award 
Price $524.96 at Evo
Compare at 3 sellers		$384.96 at Backcountry
Compare at 2 sellers		$699.00 at Backcountry
Compare at 2 sellers		$349.96 at Backcountry
Compare at 3 sellers		$543.99 at Evo
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Pros Great edge hold, lots of pop, incredibly stable, torsional flex patternFloat, precise edging, good construction, playfulUser friendly, turning experience, versatile, playfulGreat value, pretty easy to ride, versatile, stable, beautiful graphicsLightweight, well-made, fun, responsive, user-friendly, improved pop
Cons Narrow waist width, hard to butter, suited toward advanced riders, limited size offeringsSwitch performance, harder to control in uneven terrainTopsheet scratches easy, topsheet is slipperyPlank-like feel, decent edge hold in hardpackMarginal float
Bottom Line Our first pick when we demand exceptional performance anywhere on the mountain and won't accept many compromisesOur board of choice for advanced riders on groomer and deeper powder daysHas a playful merit to its high-performance abilitiesA great value option for those looking for an engaging ride on a budgetThis is a well-rounded freestyle-inspired all-mountain board that is very easy to ride
Rating Categories K2 Alchemist Yes. Optimistic United Shapes Cadet Jones Frontier Never Summer Proto...
Edging (25%)
9.0
9.0
8.0
8.0
8.0
Float in Powder (20%)
8.0
9.0
8.0
7.0
6.0
Stability at Speed (20%)
9.0
7.0
7.0
9.0
8.0
Playfulness (20%)
6.0
8.0
9.0
7.0
9.0
Pop and Jumping (15%)
9.0
7.0
8.0
8.0
8.0
Specs K2 Alchemist Yes. Optimistic United Shapes Cadet Jones Frontier Never Summer Proto...
Riding Style Big mountain Alternative Freeride Freeride All Mountain All Mountain Freestyle
Shape Directional Directional Directional Directional True Twin
Camber/Rocker Rocker/Camber Hybrid-Rocker/Camber Camber Hybrid-Rocker/Camber Camber/Rocker/Camber
Flex Stiff Stiff Medium Medium Stiff Medium
Weight 6.8 lbs 6.2 lbs 6.22 lbs 6.44 lbs 6.45 lbs
Tested Length 157 cm 151 cm 156 cm 159 cm 155 cm
Available Lengths (cm) 154, 157, 159W, 160, 163, 164W 151, 154, 157, 161 144, 152.5, 156, 159, 162 152,156,158W,159,161W,162,164W, 165, 167W 149, 152, 155, 158, 161, 157X, 160X, 163, 159DF, 162DF
Construction Type Sandwich Sandwich Sandwich Sandwich Sandwich
Core Material Bamboo, Carbon, Wood Carbon-wrapped wood A11x (poplar, bamboo) Wood NS Superlight Wood
Waist Width 25.0 cm 26.6 cm 25.6 cm 25.4 cm 25.5 cm
Radius 7.8 6.5 m 7.5 m 7.5 m 7.426
Taper 6 mm 6 mm 20 mm 0 mm 0 mm