Signal snowboards 20208/30/2023 It felt smooth edge-to-edge and fairly quick while not getting washy whatsoever. I figured with it being on the stiffer side turning would require more work but it didn't. Carving & TurningĬarving: Really capable of laying out nice carves with the traditional camber underfoot being ideal for deeper, more aggressive carves. While I'm sure it can handle smaller amounts of snow the 156 isn't ideal for deeper pow days. It's a centered stanced, true twin board with traditional camber underneath the feet. Unfortunately there was no powder available to test the 156 in but looking at the specs will do OK.Īccording to the specs the 156 doesn't have a whole lot going for it powder wise. The DC The 156 is the lightest men's board we've ever weighed - so yeah, you can say it's light! And it feels super light on snow too. * based on a sample size of around 200 models that I’ve weighed in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 & 2023 models. It was a good ride and I spent a good number of days on it so far this season but I’d probably ride it only early/late season due to the size and flex for me.Rider Boot Size: US9.5 Adidas Tactical Lexicon ADV Shay’s Honesty Box: For me personally I’d probably ride the 159 all over the mountain with how it rode, the 156 was perfect for the blend of park to mountain which was great for early season riding. Definitely the best bang for the buck reverse camber board I’ve seen on the market. The response is a board that does everything decent, it can ride powder or park, freeride groomers or chop and it won’t break your bank on owning it. Overall Impression: It was a good surprise to see how Signal took to reverse camber and their mountain board is definitely a board that can ride variables on the mountain. Of course I then realized I did that and totally felt like an idiot for it but the good thing was that it rode switch as it does normal. When I first got it, I mounted it up switch and ended up riding it switch which rode exactly how it did regular. Switch: The omni is interesting in the shape, it’s directional in that the nose is longer than the tail but it’s twin in that the radial sidecut meets in the center. I had some fun playing with the omni in the park, it wasn’t catchy on the boxes and I felt comfortable going into boardslides on it (still dialing them). The flex made it still playful when it came to butters and presses, not as easy as the Signal Park Rocker for obvious reasons but still capable of fun. Pop: It’s not as poppy as I was expecting and I just played with it on some rollers but didn’t stand out in that arena. I rode this board in the superpipe and the board handled the icy walls just fine. It handles speed quite nicely and despite some early season conditions the base looks brand new. I’ve taken it freeriding and never felt any chatter or vibrations, it absorbed rougher terrain and when I took it out on a snowy day with low visibility I could rely that the board would handle it without being able to see bumps ahead of time. Stable: The omni for it’s size has held up very well for stability when handling the mountain. It felt very comfortable staying centered on the board and riding that way, if I was leaning back it didn’t feel as good but that could have been me and my riding. The edgehold was surprisingly a good grip on some of the icy spots and I never felt uncomfortable on it with how it handled, this might me from the additional contact point at the transition from rocker to camber. It won’t catch with how the reverse camber is set up and the mix of camber/reverse gives you good stability for freeriding. This board can rally on edge through short and long radius turns, you can really carve with this board and feel stable in the carve. Turning: This is where the omni excels, groomers and carving. I didn’t ride it in deep powder but in smaller amounts of powder, the reverse camber helped float and felt comfortable while staying centered on the board. The omni’s reverse camber so it has camber between the feet, rocker from your feet out to the tip and tail. I actually found this board a easy and predictable ride for the mountain. It’s stiffer longitudinally with a softer torsional flex that gives you really quick edge to edge response when riding and the longitudinal flex helps keep the board stable on the mountain. Setup: I rode the Signal Omni with my Union Force SL’s and my Bonfire Geo boots.įirst Impression: Definitely not what I was expecting but a nice surprise on signal’s take to reverse camber.įlex: The omni isn’t as stiff as some other reverse camber boards I’ve ridden, it’s on the softer side compared to them but it isn’t a soft flexing snowboard. Snow Conditions: Mixture of weather with hardpacked groomers to overcast on new snow. Location: Breckenridge & Steamboat, Colorado
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