BATALEON · Disaster+ Snowboard
Disaster+ Snowboard
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25/26 season review
A park-specialised twin that became extremely soft after its redesign. It's outstandingly playful in butters and jibs, but its flex is far too weak for jumps and high-speed riding, which can create serious safety problems.
It's an attractive option for lightweight jib kids, but riders with some experience will overpower it, making it dangerous instead — sizing up is strongly recommended.
A closer look
These descriptions and scores are linked to this review. They may differ from manufacturer specifications.
Board profile
The profile describes the curve of the board when viewed from the side.
Hybrid camber
Built on low camber (a very mellow traditional camber) with 3BT (Three Base Technology) and Sidekick applied, so the contact points lift slightly into a spoon shape. It loads up smoothly and is easy to drive, but it has limits for power driving.
How stiff is it?Closer to 10 means stiffer. It does not mean better performance.
An extremely soft flex, softened further after the redesign. The tips in particular are very flexible and fold easily, and torsional flex twists very readily. There's almost no rebound or spring, and on jump transitions it simply folds rather than loading up.
Terrain suggested in the review
Rider levels suggested in the review
Intermediate
A board specialised for lighter park riders who enjoy jibbing and buttering — the key criterion is riding style rather than level. For experienced riders it can actually be dangerously soft, and serious control problems arise on jumps, at speed and on variable terrain.
What the review liked
- ✓Buttering and nose/tail presses are very easy, coming naturally from a roll alone with no separate pop
- ✓The sidecut is well tuned for short, tight carves and mellow carves inside the park
- ✓3BT lifts the contact points, so swizzles come easily on jibs with no edge catch
- ✓It gives lightweight jib riders an extremely playful ride
What the review found lacking
- —The board doesn't load up on jump transitions and simply folds, which is very dangerous
- —It deflects badly and becomes uncontrollable at speed and in variable snow (ice chunks, slush)
- —Power carving is impossible, and driving it hard leads to skidding
- —Almost no rebound, making techniques that need pop difficult
- —Pressing too deep on jibs can hook the edge or drag the nose/tail on the ground
25/26 season review
A park-specialised twin that became extremely soft after its redesign. It's outstandingly playful in butters and jibs, but its flex is far too weak for jumps and high-speed riding, which can create serious safety problems.
It's an attractive option for lightweight jib kids, but riders with some experience will overpower it, making it dangerous instead — sizing up is strongly recommended.
A closer look
These descriptions and scores are linked to this review. They may differ from manufacturer specifications.
Board profile
The profile describes the curve of the board when viewed from the side.
Hybrid camber
Built on low camber (a very mellow traditional camber) with 3BT (Three Base Technology) and Sidekick applied, so the contact points lift slightly into a spoon shape. It loads up smoothly and is easy to drive, but it has limits for power driving.
How stiff is it?Closer to 10 means stiffer. It does not mean better performance.
An extremely soft flex, softened further after the redesign. The tips in particular are very flexible and fold easily, and torsional flex twists very readily. There's almost no rebound or spring, and on jump transitions it simply folds rather than loading up.
Terrain suggested in the review
Rider levels suggested in the review
Intermediate
A board specialised for lighter park riders who enjoy jibbing and buttering — the key criterion is riding style rather than level. For experienced riders it can actually be dangerously soft, and serious control problems arise on jumps, at speed and on variable terrain.
What the review liked
- ✓Buttering and nose/tail presses are very easy, coming naturally from a roll alone with no separate pop
- ✓The sidecut is well tuned for short, tight carves and mellow carves inside the park
- ✓3BT lifts the contact points, so swizzles come easily on jibs with no edge catch
- ✓It gives lightweight jib riders an extremely playful ride
What the review found lacking
- —The board doesn't load up on jump transitions and simply folds, which is very dangerous
- —It deflects badly and becomes uncontrollable at speed and in variable snow (ice chunks, slush)
- —Power carving is impossible, and driving it hard leads to skidding
- —Almost no rebound, making techniques that need pop difficult
- —Pressing too deep on jibs can hook the edge or drag the nose/tail on the ground
