Nitro Mercy 2019-2024 Snowboard Review – By Steph W

Nitro Mercy Women's Snowboard Written Review Review by The Good Ride

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How This Review Happened: We borrowed this for an extended demo and returned it.

Size: 146

Days: A few runs during demo days

Conditions: Medium soft snow to hard pack groomers, and dust on crust

Riders: Steph

Boots: Vans Ferra Pro

Bindings: Union Milan

Sizing

138, 142, 146, 149

Approximate Weight

The Mercy feels normal to light on your feet, it is very maneuverable and easy to throw around in a pinch.

Flex/Buttering

It is a 4/10 on Nitro’s flex scale, it felt like good responsive medium flex to me, and was pretty easy to butter as well.

On Snow Feel

Stable on a flat base. And easy to lock into an edge if need be, but also easy to release it.

Edge Hold

Nice edge hold for the hard pack and semi-icy snow conditions.

Turn Initiation

Very fun and easy and fast turning from edge to edge.

Turning Experience

The Mercy has a great nimble yet stable feel when turning. That’s my favorite combination. It helps me feel inspired about taking interesting lines and playing around but still confident enough when you have to get serious as well.

Carving

I found the Mercy to be fun to carve. It seems to have a smaller radius carve than your average “carve” board, but you can lay a few trenches for sure.

Speed

Stable at higher speeds. But it is a shorter freestyle deck so it’s not going to rocket down the mountain. It wants to turn a little bit in between.

Uneven Terrain

The Nitro Mercy is great on multiple types of snow. It’s easy to turn around bumps, probably not the best for charging through super choppy snow, but it is nimble enough to turn through it. You’re just going to get a leg work out by the time you reach the bottom.

Powder

Not really a powder board, it is a true twin. It has a little bit of early rise in the tip and tail but not much else.

Switch

Rides switch just as good as normal.

Jumps

Really fun on jumps, great pop and easy to get off the ground. Also very easy to spin.

Jibbing

Fun to take to rails or boxes, very light and nimble.

Pipe

Would do well in the pipe. It’s short and stable, has nice pop and has camber which is all the ingredients I want in a pipe board.

Overall

The Nitro Mercy would make a very solid park snowboard. I found it a lot of fun to turn all over the mountain, playing on side hits and in the park. It is really easy to turn and progress on. If you are looking for a freestyle board that is a true twin, this would be a solid option.

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