NIDECKER · Astral
Astral
- Colour
- Blue · Purple · Pink · Orange · White
- Design
- Repeating pattern
- Sizes
- 139 · 143 · 147 · 151 · 155 cm
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24/25 season review
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The Nidecker Astral is a women's all-mountain board putting a directional twin on a CamRock hybrid. Turn entry and tree sections are good and switch is comfortable, making it good for riding everything on one board, and above all the value for money is good.
On the other hand it chatters as speed builds and it's weak in deep powder and on rough landings. It's for intermediate-to-advanced riders who look at versatility and price over premium performance.
A closer look
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Board profile
The profile describes the curve of the board when viewed from the side.
Hybrid camber
Nidecker's CamRock — a hybrid with camber as the base and rocker at the tips. A directional twin shape with an extruded (N-5000) base keeps the price down.
How stiff is it?Closer to 10 means stiffer. It does not mean better performance.
A medium-soft flex at 5 out of 10. Turn initiation is good and catching is rare, so it's easy to handle. That said, if a landing isn't clean the nose and tail bend excessively, so it can't really be said to hold up.
Terrain suggested in the review
Rider levels suggested in the review
Intermediate · Advanced
A versatile board with good value for money. It fits intermediate to advanced women riders who want one board for everything without expecting premium-grade performance.
What the review liked
- ✓Good performance for the price — 16th of 25 women's all-mountain boards (83.1/100)
- ✓Good turn entry (4/5)
- ✓It supports you well between trees (4/5)
- ✓Switch is comfortable with little catch
What the review found lacking
- —It chatters as you raise the speed (speed 3/5)
- —Weak in deep powder (3/5)
- —The nose and tail flex excessively if a landing isn't clean
- —Edge transitions aren't snappy at low speed
