BATALEON · Whatever Men's Snowboard
Whatever Men's Snowboard
26/27 season
Colour
Color makeup
Multicolour
Design
Illustration
Sizes
Expert reviews 1
An all-mountain freestyle board that puts 3BT on traditional camber to eliminate catch. Effortless turning and low-speed agility are its strengths, and it handles jumps, spins and butters alike. High-speed stability and ice edge hold are lacking, though. It suits freestyle-heavy riders who want a camber board but on the soft, playful side.
Base shape (camber)
Camber
Traditional camber, but Bataleon's 3BT (triple base) makes the actual feel quite different from standard camber. The lifted contact points mean no catching. A directional twin with light setback and a sintered (Hyperglide S) base.
StiffnessHigher means stiffer
A medium-soft flex (4/10). Turns come round effortlessly without feeling flat. It's agile at low speed and easy to butter.
Where it shines
Who it suits
Forgiving and catch-free so it's easy to handle, but with clear limits at speed and on ice, it fits intermediates and up who know that character going in. It suits lighter riders especially well.
Good
- ✓3BT eliminates catch and turns come effortlessly
- ✓Broadly strong across freestyle elements — jumps, spins and butters
- ✓Agile and playful at low speed
- ✓Especially good on side hits and small kickers — 13th of 33 all-mountain freestyle boards (85.6/100)
Not so good
- —Unremarkable at speed and it gets unstable past a certain point
- —Ice and hardpack edge hold disappoints
- —The centred stance means it isn't suited to deep powder
- —Less stable overall than stiff all-mountain boards
