NEVER SUMMER · Breezy Rider Snowboard
Breezy Rider Snowboard
25/26 season
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Multicolour
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Expert reviews 3
The Never Summer Breezy Rider is super fast, quick turning and holds a wonderful edge — a very playful women's freestyle board that suits natural features. The triple camber feel and its habit of initiating turns on its own make it trickier on tracked-out terrain.
Base shape (camber)
Hybrid camber
Never Summer's distinctive triple camber on a centred asymmetrical twin. If you are used to normal camber it takes some getting used to.
StiffnessHigher means stiffer
Soft flex, with moderate buttering.
Where it shines
Who it suits
Beginner through advanced — soft and quick turning, though it can initiate and release turns on its own, so it isn't purely easy.
Good
- ✓Super fast and quick turning
- ✓Wonderful edge hold
- ✓A very playful ride that lends itself to natural features
Not so good
- —A little trickier on tracked-out and off-piste terrain — it isn't really designed for that
- —It tends to initiate and release turns when you aren't asking, which can feel like being a passenger rather than the driver
- —The triple camber profile is noticeable and takes adjusting to if you're used to normal camber
An asymmetrical twin with three separate positive camber zones. Unlike most hybrid rockers that twist easily from the centre, it feels a bit stiffer underfoot when turning and its flex pattern is closer to traditional camber. In exchange the edge grip is pretty insane — it does really well in very icy conditions, in high edge angle carves, on steep terrain and even in the half pipe.
Base shape (camber)
Hybrid rocker
A centred asymmetrical twin with three separate positive camber zones — one between the feet and one outside each binding. Unlike most hybrid rockers that twist easily from the centre, it feels a bit stiffer underfoot when turning.
StiffnessHigher means stiffer
Medium to soft, with a flex pattern that feels more like traditional camber thanks to the three zones.
Where it shines
Who it suits
Intermediate and up — the grip is strong enough to ride icy snow with confidence.
Good
- ✓The edge grip with the three positive camber zones is pretty insane
- ✓It does really well in very icy conditions
- ✓Great grip for high edge angle carves, steep terrain and even the half pipe
- ✓Comes in women's sizing
Not so good
- —Stiffer underfoot when turning than most hybrid rockers
The Never Summer Breezy Rider is a park and freestyle board putting a soft flex on triple camber. The reverse camber sections help with turn entry so beginners can handle it too, and on groomers it turns fast with wonderful edge hold. On the other hand it isn't suited to powder or rough snow, and the distinctive camber layout means adapting at first to unintended turn engagement and release. It's for riders who enjoy jumps and switch on groomers.
Base shape (camber)
Hybrid camber
Never Summer's triple camber. Camber points sit at the nose, centre and tail, with reverse camber (rocker) between the inserts. At first it gives an unfamiliar sense of the cambers fighting each other, but the reverse camber section aids turn initiation and makes it forgiving.
StiffnessHigher means stiffer
Soft overall. There's considerable bounce in the nose and tail, and pressing the centre reveals plenty of movement. That said, rebound is average, especially when loading the camber sections outside the feet.
Where it shines
Who it suits
The reverse camber section aids turn initiation so beginners can handle it, and its soft flex and lively turn character also suit riders progressing. That said, the distinctive camber layout takes an adaptation period.
Good
- ✓Turns fast and lively with wonderful edge hold
- ✓Excellent carving and turn feel on groomers
- ✓Soft and playful, a good fit for park and freestyle
- ✓The reverse camber sections make turn entry easy and forgiving
Not so good
- —Weak in powder — it isn't a board built with off-piste in mind
- —It struggles on bumpy snow
- —Turns sometimes engage or release unintentionally, so it takes adaptation
- —Rebound isn't exceptional, so strong pop is hard to expect
