Telos Back Slash 2021-2022 Women’s Snowboard Review – By Steph W

Telos Back Slash 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.
Size: 143
Days: 3

Conditions: Deep California powder day, off piste cruddy snow, normal groomers

Riders: Steph (Weight 108lbs, 5’4″, 7.5 Women’s Boot Size)

Boots: Vans Ferra Pro (7.5 Women’s)

Bindings: Union Milan(Med)

Set-Up: 20″ Wide Stance, 15, -15 degree binding angles

Sizing: 143, 148, 153, 158

I love that the Back Slash is available in a 143! Even though it is a volume shifted board, I was able to ride this board and feel good on it. However I feel like my “volume shifted” size is more around a 138 because of my weight (108lbs).

Waist Width: Because the Back Slash is meant to size down from your normal size, it has a wider waist width. So the 143 comes with a 260mm waist width. This helped a lot when I was riding through deep powder, and also when carving. But when riding normal on groomers it was a bit slower to turn for my boot size (7.5W).

Flex: The Back Slash comes with an 8/10 flex. Which surprised me, because I didn’t feel like it rode super stiff. I think because it isn’t super stiff torsionally, so I was still able to twist the board with minimal effort.

Camber Profile: This board comes with a set back positive camber, with rocker on the nose. It looks like a pretty mellow amount of camber as well. This keeps it feeling not so locked in while riding.

Powder: I rode the Telos Back Slash on a pretty decent powder day. It floated really well. The small size kept it maneuverable, but the wide waist width, taper, directional nose, and fish tail all had a hand in helping it float.

Off Piste / Trees: I mainly ride in the trees when riding powder. And I had a lot of fun on the Telos Back Slash off piste. As long as the snow was soft it turned really well for me. If I ducked into the trees on a firm snow day, it took a bit of effort to get it to turn quickly. ( I’m thinking due to the wide waist width).

Steeps: The Back Slash handles well on steeps. It still seems to like a wider turn radius. The Back Slash felt stable and turn quickly for me in steep terrain, but I couldn’t make super small turns with out a lot of effort. It liked to have a larger turn.

Carving: The mix of the multi radius sidecut, wide waist width, stiffer flex and positive camber make for a fun board to carve. I felt better carving the Back Slash at a medium to fast speed. I didn’t get a ton of energy back from the positive camber, but it was still a very solid board for carving.

Edge Hold / Ice: The Telos Back Slash doesn’t have any sidecut disruption, but it stayed grippy in hard and icy conditions. At least the conditions I rode it in. It may not be as grippy as a board with disruption along the edge. But it will do fine in most icy conditions.

Who Is This For?

The Telos Back Slash would be good for a rider who wants a smaller board but doesn’t want to loose performance on groomers and float in powder. It would be good for a rider who has a wider boot, or a heavier rider who wants good stability without having to size up to a bigger board. Someone who likes to carve, find pow stashes, and cruise through steeps. The Back Slash could fit well for an intermediate rider up to expert rider.

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