WESTON · Hatchet
Hatchet
25/26 season
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Multicolour
Design
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Expert reviews 2
The Weston Hatchet is a unique board in that it takes a short/fat volume-shifted design to an extreme. At a size 148 it has a 26.3cm waist width, wide enough underfoot to accommodate up to a women's 13 boot. The heel-to-toe transitions are slow, but once on edge it holds smooth edge control, and it rode like a 152-154 — a really fun board.
Base shape (camber)
Camber
A twinish shape with a mostly camber profile and a centered stance. It takes a short/fat volume-shifted design to an extreme — at a size 148 the waist width is 26.3cm.
StiffnessHigher means stiffer
A medium/stiff flex with moderate buttering, and it feels heavy.
Where it shines
Who it suits
Advanced to expert — individuals with larger feet and more height and weight would have an easier time maneuvering this board.
Good
- ✓The volume underfoot is so wide that it can accommodate up to a women's 13 boot
- ✓Even though it's a 148, the board rode like a 152-154 — the turning experience and overall board were really fun
- ✓Once on edge, the board maintained smooth edge control
- ✓It comes in a splitboard version
Not so good
- —The transitions from heel to toe were slow
- —The turning experience was challenged in tighter and icier conditions
The Weston Hatchet is a short, mean, wide ride for bigger footed riders who want a tapered mountain freestyle board, or normal-footed riders who want a short superspeeder. It is unbelievably fast for a 152, and all that width underfoot makes it feel far more locked in than its camber profile suggests.
Base shape (camber)
Hybrid camber
The shape of a true twin except for one major thing — the tail has a little taper. You don't feel it much on groomers and it acts pretty similar to a double ender. It has a decent amount of camber underfoot transitioning into a mellow early rise that is about the same in the tip and tail.
StiffnessHigher means stiffer
Not super butter friendly for the testers' weight, but for sure doable with some effort. It has a pretty energetic pop without feeling too chattery, light or ultra poppy — it feels like a very well constructed damp board, but it is more work than expected to get it to ollie for their specs.
Where it shines
Who it suits
Advanced to expert — all that width underfoot makes it hard to skid turns and it feels more locked in than you would think for the camber profile.
Good
- ✓Sooooo fast for a 152 — it just doesn't stop accelerating
- ✓A short, wide ride for bigger footed riders who want a tapered mountain freestyle board
- ✓It has that same big wide feel in anything from hard snow to powder
Not so good
- —It likes a heavier build — the testers felt like they barely had enough weight to handle it on groomers
- —So fast that you often have to check your speed after a few turns
- —All that width makes turns hard to skid, and it takes work to ollie
