AMPLID · MORNING GLORY
MORNING GLORY
26/27 season
Colour
Color makeup
Accent colour
Design
Repeating pattern
Sizes
Expert reviews 1
A hybrid camber freeride board with 25 mm of taper. It's softer than others of its type, so ollies and butters are easy, and both powder float and hardpack edge hold are good. That said, it's more about pushing down the fall line in a straight line than drawing arcs, and it wants weight on your front foot. It suits upper-intermediate riders who want approachable pop and powder over aggressive carving.
Base shape (camber)
Hybrid camber
A directional freeride shape with 25mm of taper on a camber-based hybrid. Setback is built in, so at a 22-inch stance the position sits roughly 5.25 inches back, and the nose floats that much better in powder.
StiffnessHigher means stiffer
A medium flex. It's on the soft side among comparable directional shapes, so ollies and butters come easily. Its character is rubbery yet keeps its pop alive.
Where it shines
Who it suits
Soft enough to be forgiving for a freeride board, but it prefers front-foot-weighted turns, so fundamentals are needed. For intermediate to advanced riders.
Good
- ✓Excellent powder float (4/5)
- ✓Softer than comparable directional boards, so ollies and butters are easy
- ✓Quick to initiate turns with a satisfying feel following a line
- ✓Predictable response as snow conditions change, with good hardpack edge hold (4/5)
Not so good
- —Weighted toward straight-lining rather than drawing carve arcs (carving 3.5/5)
- —It wants front-foot weight, which feels unfamiliar to back-foot-centred riders
- —Soft flex for a freeride board, so support in extreme situations is lacking
