Burton Deja Vu 2018 - 2012 Review by The Good Ride

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Approximate Weight: Feels pretty normal and bordering on light.

Flex: Feels pretty medium to med/soft from tip to tail.

On Snow Feel

The Burton Deja Vu has that kind of stability that many like in softer snow. But the harder it gets the loser between the feet it feels. This isn’t unique to the Burton Deja Vu but more a trait of all hybrid rocker boards.  It can want to auto spin on you when trying to flat base along flat cat track or when one footing off the chair.  It likes to be always on edge to keep it from auto spinning. It’s something that takes a little getting used to but the fact it is so catch-free makes it worth getting used to.  In general, it’s harder to catch an edge with hybrid rocker boards like this.

Edge Hold

It shines in soft snow. But it becomes a slippery mess in medium to harder snow.  If you choose the Burton Deja Vu, try to get the edges sharpened because what comes out of the factory isn’t that sharp.

Turn Initiation

It’s a very easy board to turn and although not super fast edge to edge. You can make pretty quick turns in tight spots or trees if you match the board correctly to your boot size as well as other specs.

Turning Experience

The Burton Deja Vu is fun to turn and although it doesn’t drive really hard in and out of the turn there is spring there and it’s fun to ride around. It’s pretty consistent on the fun spectrum when it comes to quick short radius turns to long wide S-Turns.

Carving

Not an amazing carver but in softer snow you can lay it over and have a pretty rewarding turn.

Skidded Turns

Very easy to skid turns and if you aren’t great at making correct turns the Burton Deja

Speed

The softer flex and the nose/tail lifted off the ground can make the ride a little chattery.  The Burton Deja Vu isn’t a big mountain bomber but it has enough speed for those that want to slow down and butter too.

Uneven Terrain

The Deja Vu does a great job in crowded messy resort snow and if you want to ride all day it can handle it no problem.

Powder

There is some directional float here with a 12.5mm/1/2 inch set back on sidecut.  I think you can get a good bit more setback on board if you set it all the way back.  The nose isn’t longer than the tail or anything like that but it’s got way more float than most twins out there because of this setback.

Buttering

Very easy to butter and play around with.  The hybrid rocker camber profile makes the board feel more playful on snow that it would appear when flexing it in a shop.

Switch

So everything about The Burton Deja Vu is a twin except for the setback of 12.5mm on sidecut.  So when centered you are basically riding this just like a true twin.  We only call it a directional twin because of that setback but everything else about this board rides like a twin.

Jumps

Nice snap off the tip/tail when it comes to an ollie and it’s good to have that mellow camber there.  It pops pretty well between the feet too thanks to the Rocker and Burton really knows how to make a board with some camber in it pop well.  You can also take the Burton Deja Vu into the park and just lap jumps all day.  It does a very good job for those that like air.

Jibbing

One of the better all-mountain boards for jibbing and although not perfect it really does offer up a good ride for those that like to dabble in the jib park.

Pipe

If the edge hold was better this would be better here too but it’s hard to keep the edge set with the factory tune.  Even after a good sharpening, it’s not going to drastically improve.