1/9/2024 0 Comments Big mountain snowboarding 2015![]() At a crawl it’s just OK but you don’t buy this board to ride lazy Sunday groomers the Flagship really excels at drawn out carves at medium and high speeds where you can use your momentum. Rides a little longer than stated length. Yeah, you can push this board, in fact it’s one of those boards that felt better and more responsive the harder you pushed it. Handling: This was one of the first boards I rode of the day, so screw it let’s open the throttle and see what happens. Ollie/Pop: This board is stiff, directional and camber dominant so if you are man enough to muscle this board around this deck is going to deliver really good pop from the tail especially. It has a directional flex, a tad burlier in the tail and pretty rigid torsionally, this board is borderline beast. Shape: Directional Rocker, camber underfoot, early rise nose, slight rocker tail with blunted tipsĬonditions: Hardpack & chop, with some light snow falling throughout the dayįlex: Jones bills the Flagship at an 8/10 flex and that’s probably about right. Now I’ve already had at least one kook try to call me out because “Jones doesn’t make a 162W Flagship”, do yourself a favor and check the catalog for yourself. ![]() The Flagship is as the name suggests, the flagship board from Jones Snowboards, representing a life’s work and designed to spec for big mountain riding. Nidecker hasn’t had any presence at Test Fest in the past so it was good to see them there with Jones, NOW, Yes, and Slash brands under the one tent. Interior Plain Project Snowboard Reviews. ![]() The 2021/22 Comprehensive Snowboard Gear Guide.
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