Smokin Awesymmetrical Snowboard Video and Written Review Review by The Good Ride

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Size: 156
Days:  3
Conditions:  Very good mid winter Sierra snow with only a few bad patches here and there.
Riders: James, Peter, Jimbo, Kyle
Boots: Burton SLX, Burton AMB, Nike Lunarendore
Bindings: Union Atlas, Union Force,
Set Up:  Centered, approximately 23″ wide 15 front -15 back.

Approximate Weight: Felt normal and very middle ground.

Flex:  The 2017 Smokin Awesymmetrical felt a lot different than the past models we tried.  It felt medium in the tip and tail but almost soft between the feet. It’s super easy to butter and I’ve never felt the bend point so prominently between the feet before with any board.  It’s very easy to butter.

On Snow Feel:  Even though this is hybrid rocker the board we tried did not have exaggerated bends between the feet or the tip/tail and it almost felt as stable as some hybrid camber boards with minimal camber between the feet like the Nidecker Camrock profile, some Rossi boards and all of Slashes Camrock boards.  Wood is a hard thing to keep consistent so our demo model could be drastically different than a production model you buy. Your’s could be much higher off the ground in the tip and tail and feel looser between the feet.  Regardless I’d say on average the board feels pretty stable for a hybrid rocker.

Edge Hold: We love this mellower mag similar to Mervin’s .5 MTX with boards like the Gnu Space Case and only Peter wanted more.  It’s perfect for not grabbing in soft snow and holding in medium to hard snow pretty well.  You will want more grip if you consistently ride Ice and hard snow but for most this will be perfect.

Turn Initiation:  Really quick and easy edge to edge.  It’s a fun board to turn for sure and we felt it had a good feel for just turning around the mountain despite such a soft flex between the feet.

Skidded Turns: Very easy to skid turns and it will flatter an intermediate rider who isn’t making correct turns very well.

Carving: It’s not a stellar carver but you can rail it pretty well for the kind of board it is and it’s still fun to do so.

Speed: With the soft flex between the feet we thought this would be a chattery mess but instead it held it’s composure very well on the hill and could definitely be a board to ride the mountain as well as the park.

Uneven Terrain: With some messy patches we found it had a really easy way about it.  It isn’t the dampest of boards and you really feel the wood core but it’s an easy board to weave around messy bumps made by a crowded day of riding.

Powder: There is good float for an asymmetrical twin. This board is meant to be ridden centered and perfectly duck to get the most out of the Asymmetry and that applies to powder too.  Even if you wanted to set it back for more directional float you probably won’t get it back much or at all depending on your stance width.  So yes it floats great for an asym twin and it’s a good choice for those that ride fakie in powder but you can do a lot better if you like to set it back and surf powder.

Switch:  Perfect either way and we love the Smokin Awesymmetrical for this.  It’s like all the other Asym boards.  They make turning easier if you are set up duck and centered and therefore make switch riding better.

Jibbing: Really good jibber for a mountain freestyle board and we couldn’t believe how well it handled any jib in the progression park we tried. Usually, a board of this design compromises with jibs to be good on the mountain, hitting kickers and the pipe.  The Smokin Awesymmetrical only compromises a little bit to do so making it a very balanced do anything park ride.

Pipe: I could lap the pipe all day with this ride.  So could all of us.  We felt very comfortable there.

Jumps: The soft flex in the middle makes it less of a recommendation for those that go super big but for us, this was a great board to ollie and hit average sized kickers with.

So not sure if we tried a really broken in board this time or if Smokin changed the flex up since the first time we rode this board but we like it.  So you will have a ride like this right out of the wrapper or down the road when it’s broken in. Either way, it’s worth it.  Yes, there are better boards for those that spend more time on the mountain like the Yes Greats and NS Proto Type Two but this is the best for those that truly spend equal time in the park and on the mountain.