Burton Process 2018 - 2011 Review by The Good Ride

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2017-2018 Burton Process Review

Size: 155
Days:  1
Conditions:  Good Soft Mid Winter Sierra Snow a few days after a good snow.
Riders: James
Boots: Burton AMB
Bindings: Burton Cartel
Set Up: Centered 23″ wide 15 front -15 back

Sorry, I forgot to film that day….sometimes I forget, forget to charge batteries or just get caught up in the moment.

Approximate Weight: Felt Normal.

Flex: Nice medium flex that feels easier and more playful on snow than it does when flexing it in hand. still, it’s not easy to butter compared to the Flying V and I couldn’t really bend this around like a champ.

On Snow Feel: It’s stable flat basing and one footing but it is catchy like camber and felt that way.  There is some consequence to it. Especially comparing it to the Jones Ultra Mountain Twin on the same day with the same bindings. I got to say the 155 felt better than the 157 for my size 9 boots.  The 25.2 cm waist of the 157 feels almost more like a 25.5-25.7 cm waist instead but the 155 seems a little closer to its 25.1 cm waist but not as much as you would think.  Still, I wish this had at least Burton’s PurePop Camber or even a new hybrid camber with more rocker so it would still have the pop and stable feel that camber does but not be super catchy like camber. It’s not as catchy as camber was in the early 2000s but it’s still pretty catchy compared to many boards out there these days.

Edge Hold: Nothing great and we all wish Burton would do a little more even with the camber models.  The Frost Bite tech is very subtle and doesn’t really grab in harder snow but with the camber it does hold better than the Process Flying V.

Turn Initiation: Still not super quick compared to boards like the Custom Twin or even the Burton Custom Camber but not super slow either.  Just kind of mid-level but I did like the turn initiation better with the 155 than I did the 157.  I wish I had the 155 turn initiation in the 157 and it would be more fun for my size 9 boots.

Turning Experience:  The overall turning experience is pretty good but it’s not magical like the Custom or Custom X.  It feels less dynamic underfoot like it prefers to go straight towards a kicker to get air than really get into some well-linked turns. Still, it’s not going to bore you and the camber gives more than sufficient pop underfoot for turning in each direction.

Skidded Turns: Nothing like the Process Flying V at all.  It’s not for those that get off your game and skid out or for those that don’t know how to turn correctly all the time.

Carving: It’s not the Custom X but it does carve well for a Twin. It’s a good board for those who like to cave regular and switch.

Speed: Carries it’s speed really well even though the base isn’t as fancy as some of the higher end Burton boards. Also, it holds it’s speed pretty well.

Uneven Terrain: Liked the 155 better than the 157 Off Axis I tried.  It’s not the best but not bad when it comes to messy resort snow.

Powder: So the blunted tip and tail did pretty well in some short off-piste runs in a little over 1 foot of thick Sierra snow but it wasn’t effortless like the Jones Ultra Mountain Twin. If this had rocker after the tip and tail combined with the set back of .5″ and the bigger blunted nose/tail of the newer models this would be a great powder board.

Switch: The only thing directional about this directional twin is the .5″ set back so when centered it’s just like a Twin.  That’s great for riding switch and a good thing for what we define an all mountain board as.

Jibbing: Didn’t even bother.  Just felt like a little too much board to take my beaten up the body into the jib park with.

Pipe: Didn’t really get a lot of pipe time but went through a pipe around 12 ish feet and it was a pretty good time.  I prefer the Custom Twin and Custom a little better but it’s good enough for some laps.

Jumps: Nice pop off the tip/tail and that’s expected from camber.  It’s also great for hitting kickers.

So all in all the Burton Process is a good camber board but in a land of really good all mountain to aggressive mountain hybrids, it’s just not as versatile as the rest.  We’d love to see this with rocker starting shortly after the bindings or even PurePop Camber it would be a much better ride.