BATALEON · Goliath+ Men's Snowboard
Goliath+ Men's Snowboard
- Colour
- Black · Brown · Grey
- Design
- Repeating pattern
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24/25 season review
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An all-mountain freestyle board loaded with carbon on full camber, with pop and jump performance among the strongest in Bataleon's line, and 3BT keeps edge transitions smooth for full camber. Edge hold on firm snow is weak, though, and it deflects and gets unstable on chopped-up snow.
It suits advanced riders who can execute precise centre-weighted turns and ride mostly consistent snow — expect a do-everything resort all-rounder and you may be disappointed.
A closer look
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Board profile
The profile describes the curve of the board when viewed from the side.
Camber
Full positive camber from contact point to contact point, combined with 3BT (Triple Base Technology). The camber amount is rated medium but the curve is considerable, so it feels aggressive; thanks to 3BT's lifted sides, edge transitions are smooth and catching is rare. It's noticeably stiffer than the standard Goliath.
How stiff is it?Closer to 10 means stiffer. It does not mean better performance.
A medium-stiff flex, continuous from tip to tail with no abrupt changes. A triax layup and six radial carbon Super Tubes give it high torsional stiffness and very strong pop — enough that the reviewer called it the poppiest Bataleon they'd ridden. Conversely, buttering is hard work.
Terrain suggested in the review
Rider levels suggested in the review
Advanced
Performance only comes when you execute centre-weighted turns precisely. Without the technique the edge slips and it feels 'as if there's no edge', so it doesn't fit intermediates and below. It's for advanced riders who mostly ride consistent, smooth snow.
What the review liked
- ✓Overwhelming pop — rated the best of the Bataleons tested
- ✓Switch riding works very well from the reference stance
- ✓Especially strong on jumps, with outstanding response popping off kickers
- ✓3BT keeps edge transitions smooth with little catch despite the full camber
What the review found lacking
- —Weak edge hold on firm snow — panned as among the hardest steel-edged boards to handle
- —It deflects and gets shaky on soft, chopped-up snow, feeling unstable
- —Consistent snow is a prerequisite, so it doesn't suit highly variable conditions
- —Too stiff for buttering
