ARBOR · Element Snowboard
Element Snowboard
25/26 season
Colour
Color makeup
Multicolour
Design
Repeating pattern
Expert reviews 1
A forgiving, versatile mid-priced all-mountain freestyle board. It's comfortable when conditions vary a lot and hardly ever catches an edge. It's weak at both extremes, hardpack and powder, though, so it belongs as one half of a two-board quiver.
Base shape (camber)
Camber
Camber running tip to tail with the contact point tips lifted. It maintains the camber feel while securing catch-free forgiveness.
StiffnessHigher means stiffer
A medium flex at 6 out of 10, evenly medium across the whole board. Little vibration comes through, so it's comfortable on rough snow.
Where it shines
Who it suits
It fits intermediates through experts. Forgiving, but coping with both hardpack and powder calls for a degree of experience.
Good
- ✓It hardly ever catches an edge, so it's forgiving
- ✓Stable one-footing and riding flat base
- ✓It absorbs vibration well on irregular terrain
- ✓Excellent performance for the price
Not so good
- —The edge can feel like it washes out on hard snow
- —The centred stance limits powder float
- —Deep powder demands technical input
- —Not enough as a one-board quiver for all conditions
