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Best Men's All Mountain Snowboards : Zion Z1 : 2015-2016 Good Wood Board Test

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Channel: Snowboarder Magazine · 2015 · Entertainment

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“Elegance in simplicity” was the key phrase to sum up this dark horse of the test. OGs who appreciate traditional camber and standard sidecut with mid-stiff flex will get up early to rail this classic plank on fast corduroy with exceptionally snappy response. Testers had all the pop in the world for busting ollies and nollies off rollers and still found the Z1 playful enough to set spins off of sidehits. The only thing remiss was more torsional flex. “When quickly switching from edge to edge for small radius turns, it felt like the board stayed flat and had to be tipped high on edge to engage it,” said one corduroy cruiser.

From the testers:  “This board would be the shit for anyone who is an advanced snowboarder who gets up early and gets that fresh ‘roy!”

Length (cm) — Sidecut Radius (m) — Waist Width (cm)

153 — 7.4 — 25.2
156 — 7.6 — 25.6
159 — 7.7 — 25.7
162 — 7.8 — 25.8

Flex: Stiff

Camber: Regular camber

See more winners from the 17th annual Good Wood Snowboard Test: http://twsnow.co/GoodWood2016

About the Good Wood board test:
With new and improved criteria, the 2015-2016 Good Wood snowboarding test results are in, and we present our reviews of the 44 best snowboards for 2016. Click the boards below for videos, photos, and reviews. This year our 18 testers spent eight days hammering nearly 400 boards through the park and pistes of Winter Park, Colorado. With firsthand feedback from our talented team of testers, we give you the most comprehensive board test in snowboarding, 17 years running and the best-performing all-mountain and park snowboards for the 2015-2016 season.

For more gear reviews on 12 varieties of snowboarding products, check out our 2016 Tested & Approved picks: http://twsnow.co/Tested2016

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