BATALEON · Cruiser Men's Snowboard
Cruiser Men's Snowboard
25/26 season
Colour
Color makeup
Solid
Design
Repeating pattern
Expert reviews 1
A medium-flex directional freestyle carving board combining traditional camber with 3BT. It covers everything from mellow to deep carves on blue groomers and handles light freestyle such as buttering. Performance in soft snow is excellent but edge grip on ice is somewhat lacking. It suits riders who cruise groomers and want the occasional power carve, rather than aggressive racing carvers.
Base shape (camber)
Hybrid camber
A hybrid camber construction with traditional camber through the middle, high 3BT (Triple Base Technology) rocker at the nose and low 3BT rocker at the tail. The nose 3BT raises powder float and ease of turn initiation, while the low tail 3BT improves grip when driving off the back foot.
StiffnessHigher means stiffer
A medium-flex, fully directional construction: a soft nose, a mid-stiffness midsection and the stiffest tail. Torsional flex is supple so it twists easily, with the two main flex points inside and outside the front foot.
Where it shines
Who it suits
It suits intermediate to advanced riders enjoying mellow carving on blue groomers or occasionally digging into deep, hard carves. For beginners it may be demanding, being rather directional with a stiff tail.
Good
- ✓Versatile carving performance that handles short, long and deep carves alike
- ✓3BT softens the nose contact point, making buttering and freestyle tricks easy
- ✓Sufficient snap and pop from the medium camber provide slingshot power out of turns
- ✓Natural edge-to-edge power transmission in soft snow
Not so good
- —Insufficient edge bite from the 3BT nose on ice can cause grip loss and washout
- —Snap and pop aren't top-tier, and boosting big air off flat terrain is limited
