Summary

The Rossignol Angus has a hybrid camber profile with magnetraction as well as lifted edges all around. It is a very catch free ride and pretty easy to jib for its flex but the lifted tech makes the ride washier compared to many hybrid camber boards when on the mountain. Some might like it and some might not.

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Riding Style All Mountain
Riding Level Intermediate - Expert
Fits Boot size (US) 8-10, 10-12
Manufactured in Taiwan or China
Shape Directional Twin
Camber Profile Hybrid Camber
Stance Setback -15mm
Approx. Weight Feels Normal
Split No
Powder Average
Base Glide
Carving Average
Speed Good
Uneven Terrain Good
Switch Good
Jumps Good
Jibbing Good
Pipe Great
On Snow Feel

Semi-Stable

Turn Initiation

Medium/Fast

Skidded Turns

Easy

Flex

Medium

Buttering

Semi-Easy

Edge Hold

Icy Snow

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Rossignol Angus Snowboard Video and Written Review Review by The Good Ride

Ethics Statement: We don’t get paid by the manufacturer to write these reviews.  We do make money from the “Where To Buy” links, but this is our best attempt at an honest and objective review from an average riders’ perspective.

Size: 158
Days:  5+
Conditions:  Everything from firm bordering on hard snow to soft slushy spring conditions.
Riders: James (Size 9, 5’10” 185-195lbs), Jimbo (Size 11, 5’11” 160lbs), Peter (Size 8, 5’11” 185lbs), Steph, Jack, Kyle, Stephen, Ginger, Mary, Grant (Size 11 6’ 160lbs), Zobel (Size 11.5, 6’ 180lbs),
Boots:  Burton ImperialBurton Ambush,
Insoles: Sandsole Custom Insoles,  Footprint Insole Technology Gameghangers Low Profile
Bindings:  Burton Genesis, Burton CartelUnion Contact Pro
Set Up
: 23-22.5” Centered 15 front -15 back

 
Rossignol Angus Past Reviews

2015 Rossignol Angus Review

2014 and below Rossignol Angus Review

The Rossignol Angus is a solid rocker board with a little camber snowboard that has the stability of camber and the float/catch free feel of rocker.  It has a pretty fun all mountain to semi-aggressive all mountain freestyle ride that many will appreciate.  This is like a slightly more aggressive Rossignol Taipan with a stance that is closer to centered for those who like to ride centered/switch all over the mountain.

The Rossignol Angus has a hybrid camber profile that debuted in 2010 called Amptek. There is 40% camber between the feet and 60% rocker after. Aside from a few minor tweaks here and there the Angus has remained a very similar ride from 2010 to 2014

Size 161 & 157
Days: 35+
Conditions: 3+ Feet of good Sierra powder (that means still pretty thick) to really hard almost icy snow.
Riders: James, Peter, Eli Kyle Jimbo and a few others
Boots: Burton Ion, Burton SLX, Burton Imperial, Nike Kaiju, DC Judge, Nike Zoom Ites, Burton Ambush
Bindings: Burton Cartel, Burton Diode, Union Force, Flux DMCC, Flux SF45,Burton Genesis, Union SL, Union Contact Pro and a few others.
Set Up: Centered to set all the way back. 22-23.5 Inches wide 15 front and -3 to -15 back. Basically we tried this almost every way we could.

On Snow Feel: The Angus has a solid stable feel between the feet and although it feels stiff and somewhat aggressive it’s still pretty forgiving and very quick turning. It seems to prefer the pipe, riding the mountain and has more of an aggressive ride.

Powder: The Angus has a good amount of rocker that starts about the mid part of the bindings. The float is pretty good when it comes to riding powder but we liked the Rossignol Taipan more for directional powder riding. The Taipan would give it a little bit more of a surfy float where the Angus felt more like a skate board. This is mainly because the Taipan has a little bit more of a set back. We’d love to see the Angus get the same -20mm set back as the Taipan and it would make it a really fun set back ride. As it stands now it’s more of a centered stance powder ride that can set back a bit when it gets deep.

Turn Initiation and Carving– Some might call this easy to turn and others might call it moterate. If you know how to turn very well then it will be easy and very quick edge to edge. If you skid your turns the stiffer flex might be more of a moderate board. Regardless most intermediate to expert riders won’t have much issue getting this board edge to edge. Hybrid Camber boards ride smaller on groomed runs and hard pack but ride bigger in powder. It’s narrower waist makes it quick edge to edge even though it’s not effortless to do so. Carving isn’t bad and it holds an edge throughout a hard carve without being washy. It doesn’t have much of a spring out of a turn but the minimal camber does keep the board from washing out. We’d like to see Rossignol give this board a little more camber between the feet like some competitors have done recently. We’d love to see a 50/50 or 60/40 camber/rocker blend or even a higher camber arc between the feet.

Speed: The Rossignol Angus has good speed for it’s flex and design but when going into a long straight line you can feel a bit of chatter. It’s nothing unbearable but it is noticeable. If you are looking for a bomber board this isn’t it. It you are looking to have fun all over the mountain the Angus is not afraid to step out of the park.

Uneven Terrain: It’s great for weaving in and out of bumps but it can pass some shock up to your body. With a good pair of shock absorbent bindings this isn’t bad in any type of terrain. So yeah it’s really good for it’s flex.

Approximate Weight– The Angus is well built and looks pretty sturdy. That being said it’s not heavy either. It’s kind of middle ground.

Edge Hold: The hybrid camber in the Angus seems to help it grip the snow between the feet very well. It does a great job climbing up a icy pipe wall but after a few weeks of hard pack conditions and some times snowment we found it not as grippy as let’s say a magnetraction board but it still did a pretty good job in just about anything you would want to ride from the Rocky’s and west. East coast riding in ice and snowment might not be the best choice compared to the Rossignol Onemag Amptek & Onemag Amptek Wide.

Flex: As you can see from the Rossignol Spec sheet is the Angus has a different flex throughout the board. We would still call this a medium flex. Despite it’s medium flex (stiffer in the middle it still has a playful feel that makes is feel like you are riding a soft board. It’s not going to butter very well but it can butter as far as the rocker bends up.

Switch: We rode the Angus with a centered stance and despite the directional twin shape and varied stiffness throughout the board the Angus rode switch just like we were riding regular. None of us noticed a difference and you will only notice a difference if you butter the board regular and switch.

Jibbing– This would be a shame to ruin those perfect edges and ride this board over kinked rails. This is more for riding the mountain, stopping to hit some jumps and then making a run through the pipe. It can jib ok but you would be happier on softer boards. This is pretty stiff for the jib park.

Pipe: Really fun and forgiving in the pipe. The edge hold is there and the Angus is forgiving enough to try new things. It has enough camber between the feet to drive pretty well from wall to wall. It’s not exceptional but it’s a perfect board for consequence free (well mostly) wall to wall fun.

Jumps: The Angus is pretty snappy and lively. It’s good when it comes to generating your own air or go off a kicker in the park. It’s not a spring factory but it’s got some mid level spring.

We know the Rossignol Angus isn’t the first board to come up when you think about the best of the best to buy but we feel Rossi’s hybrid camber and all around design has some serious merit. Also The Angus makes for a great all conditions ride that most will enjoy. We love the stable feeling between the feet and the forgiving tip/tail. We feel this is an excellent all mountain freestyle board. It’s definitely worth a look when shopping for a good all mountain to semi-aggressive all mountain freestyle board.

For 2011 there were a few minor tweaks but it’s pretty much the same board. We are glad Rossignol resurrected this tech. This little bend makes a huge difference in terms of all conditions performance compared to most continuous rocker snowboards. For 2012 and 2013 not much has changed in terms of the general ride. It’s still just as fun as it was in 2011 and 2010.
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Rossignol Angus User Reviews

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Jan 06, 2020 by Rob
Ability Level: Advanced • 
Riding Style: Mostly Freeride/Some Freestyle/Park • 
Days You Ride A Year: 50 

The Angus gives me the Snowboard Smile every time I ride it under the proper conditions. It took me a season and some responsive bindings to fully enjoy this board to its fullest potential. I’m currently using the Union Force Bindings with the Angus and Ride Lasso Boots. This board is so much fun in powder! It just floats and is so surfy in powder. I have taken the Angus through steep powder runs, trees, moguls, groomers, hard-pack, jumps, and rails and it performs awesome. This board likes to go fast, you can’t hesitate or not be on your game when going on rails or on jumps. I love the rocker/camber percentages on this board. It just eats through Chunder and poor end of the day resort conditions. With the 2mm milled out edges I’ve yet to catch an edge in 3 years. The only conditions I don’t prefer to ride on this board is slow straight aways and ice. It doesn’t do slow good and floats back and forth with the beveled edges not hitting the snow or ice. Also if the conditions are severely hard or icy I go with either my Rossignol XV Magtech or Rossignol One LF. The graphics rock also!


Quiver Killer- Do it all!!!

Apr 25, 2014 by Ken Schulman
Ability Level: Advanced • 
Riding Style: Freeride w/ some freestyle • 
Days You Ride A Year: Variable- 20+ 

I got an earlier Angus from the "Biest" himself, and I have been in love with it ever since. I have tried subsequent models, including the current year's board, and they have kept the tech nearly identical, so it performs the same from what I can tell. This boards kicks butt!!! It is my go to board among many boards I own or have tried. The Amptek "All-mountain" makes it versatile for any use. It holds firm when racing down the mountain yet is forgiving when hitting a sketchy landing. The board is easy to manipulate on any surface. It carves, floats on powder well, and doesn't feel loosey-goosey when pointing it like some more rockered boards. I love rocker-camber hybrid shaped boards, and this board delivers.


versatile board

Sep 02, 2013 by Gavin
Ability Level: Better when drunk • 
Riding Style: Tomahawk style • 
Days You Ride A Year: 30+ 

Bought this board to have one board I can take to New Zealand and ride everything without the board being an issue.

I rode this board flat out for a month and rode hard icy pistes, slushy melted crud, small firm kickers, a heli day and 40cm of fresh dry powder.
At first I felt the stiffness between the binding was making it a bit more work than I had hoped but this softened a little over the month, or I just got used to it.
Edge hold was really good, I got caught in a chute with nothing but ice and the stiffness and edge hold really helped getting thru it.
It felt a bit more catchy than I expected. I have a Jones Mountain twin (has similar camrock profile) and the Angus was much more catchy, just meant detuning the tips a bit further.
Speed was good, never had any issues getting along flat cat tracks.
Riding the powder was a joy on this board, steep lines in some nice snow and this board was as good as anything I've ever ridden. It holds in well in a carve and was so much fun jumping off natural bumps. I'm 190 pounds and have the 158 midwide, the deepest day I got was 40cm overnight but it was on a firm base but the board still showed it can float.
The base is pretty solid too, I hit quite a few hidden rocks on the powder day and a few felt for certain like a core shot and rail pulled out but the worst I got was just some gouges to fill. The top sheet doesn't mark very easily either.

It's a bit stiff for butters and you do feel the stiffness at other times too (maybe the wides are a bit stiffer than the standard widths too) but If I'm travelling and only want to take one board to ride it all I can't think of a better board.


4.5 5.0 4 4 The Angus gives me the Snowboard Smile every time I ride it under the proper conditions. It took me a season and some responsive bindings to fully enjoy this board to its fullest p Rossignol Angus 2010-2019 Snowboard Review

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