GENTEMSTICK · MANTARAY
MANTARAY
26/27 season
Colour
Color makeup
Solid
Design
Simple solid
Sizes
Expert reviews 1
A tapered directional freeride board that produces unexpected carving performance despite minimal camber. It carries powder float and groomer carving together in a mountain-surfing one-board-quiver character, and its glide is particularly excellent. It's for advanced riders who prefer a directional surfy style, with switch and jibbing off the table.
Base shape (camber)
Directional camber
A directional camber combining a shallow 1mm camber underfoot with nose early rise and tip/tail rocker. The shallow camber makes buttering far easier than on comparable snowsurf boards. There's 20mm or more of taper at the tail.
StiffnessHigher means stiffer
A medium flex at 6 out of 10. The tip and tail bend easily while it stiffens considerably between the feet. That distribution creates both float and carving stability.
Where it shines
Who it suits
For advanced to expert riders. It fits riders who understand and use a directional surfy riding style; if your focus is switch or park, it doesn't fit.
Good
- ✓Outstanding base glide carries you further than other boards on traverses into and out of powder lines
- ✓It carves well despite not being heavily tail-biased, with especially good heelside hold
- ✓Fast edge transitions while loving long, drawn-out carves
- ✓Nose early rise and over 20 mm of taper give it stable powder float
Not so good
- —Poor switch riding performance
- —Not suited to jibbing
- —Boot sizes US 10 and above may find the width a burden
- —Not the sort of board for high-speed straight-lining
