ARBOR · Formula Snowboard
ARBOR
Formula Snowboard
25/26 season
Men
Colour
MintBrownBlack
Color makeup
Solid
Design
Simple solid
Expert reviews 1
22/23 season reviewDifferent season, same model
https://thegoodride.com/snowboard-reviews/arbor-formula-rocker-2016-2024-snowboard-review/A beginner board focused on stability and forgiveness. It's good to learn on because it rarely catches an edge, but as your skills improve the carving becomes unsatisfying and you outgrow it quickly. It's a board for the early stages of progression.
Base shape (camber)
Rocker
Arbor's parabolic continuous rocker. It creates catch-free, forgiving riding, well suited to the learning stage.
StiffnessHigher means stiffer
6/10
A medium flex at 6 out of 10 applied evenly across the board. Despite the rocker shape, butters and presses are comparatively easy.
Where it shines
ParkFreestyleAll-mountain
Who it suits
✓New
✓Intermediate
—Advanced
For beginners to intermediates. It's focused on riders just starting out in snowboarding.
Good
- ✓Very forgiving, reducing edge-catch mistakes
- ✓Good grip on hardpack without biting excessively
- ✓Good pop between the feet, suiting ollie and small trick practice
- ✓The centred stance is stable and suits lessons
Not so good
- —Limited directional powder float compared with setback boards
- —Carving isn't fun and it gets boring as you improve
- —The weight hurts its responsiveness
- —Few insert options, so binding placement freedom is low
