United Shapes Pioneer 2018 Snowboard Review

List Price US $529

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United Shapes Pioneer 2018 Review by The Good Ride

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The United Shape Pioneer is in the same family as the Explorer series but has its own personality compared to the Deep Reach (Explorer Family member) I tried.  Even though it’s smaller it feels like it has a stiffer more freeride appropriate flex and locked in a kind of pointy feel on snow. A big thanks to Gravity Sports at Mt. Bachelor for letting me borrow this.

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Size: 156
Days:   1
Conditions:  A wet Spring afternoon
Riders: James (Size 9, 5’10” 185-195lbs)
Boots: Adidas Tactical ADV
Insoles: Sandsole Custom Insoles
Bindings: Union Atlas,
Set Up: 22.5” a little wide of reference stance 15 front -6 back

Here is a look of the Camber Profile of the US Pioneer

Also if you set this all the way back you can get a 22″ wide stance width with 5.5″ back from center of board if you use the setback inserts with a full sized disc.  The one thing is you can’t do this with mini disc bindings.  You can only use normal discs as I have with the Union Atlas. That is a massive set back so combining that with the taper, early rise rocker and big nose you will have a really good float in powder.

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