Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. (lesson to be learnt – stay at home when it rains).” That said, on the flip side when the pow was fresh I had one of the best days shredding last season. It basically felt like I forgot to take the handbrake off. I guess it’s because the nose is such a spoon shape that the claggy snow had more base to cling onto, making the MC super slow and sticky. In wet snow (and it was literally raining) the Magic Carpet was not my friend. That’s when you want the Magic Carpet, a twin powder stick with a slightly wider waist that floats super well and allows you to downsize a little so it’s mega fun in the trees.

“In wet snow, it basically felt like I forgot to take the handbrake off” You want to take a powder board out, but you know a few runs in you’re gonna want to launch off into the powder and land switch – and your normal pow board, with its long nose and short tail is not gonna help. “It’s one of those days when you look out the window and it’s dumped a foot fresh overnight and you get super excited but it’s tinged with the dilemma of what board to take out. Tester’s Verdict 2018/19 Darren Williams – .uk/ It’s definitely a board for first lifts, not last, though. Hollow carbon tubes milled along the middle sections of each sidewall help inject some more precision through the turns, so it keeps performing once the resort’s all tracked out. Even for a shorter twin board, it has deceptively solid pop. Carbon stringers placed from the inserts straight out to the ends of the nose and tail provide plenty of snap. The Magic Carpet is primed for hucking and chucking it off every sidehit and side-country drop, whichever way you want to come into the take-off or landings. Where you take it from here is up to you.

Asides from a very narrow centre base, the majority of the nose and tail are bevelled up to create a ‘wing’ like profile at the ends of the board which allow it to plane across deep stuff. Secondly, and more importantly, Bataleon’s one of a kind ‘Twin Pow’ triple base profile unlocks a secret level of powder performance that boards of this size and shape simply shouldn’t have. “It’s a bona fide beast for smashing powder laps around your home resort, though a quick glance at its spec could deceive the untrained eye” Even by downsizing between 3-6cm from your regular snowboard, you have all the surface area to stay up top in deeper conditions. Firstly, the board has a slightly wider waist width. Bataleon are able to achieve this through two simple steps. It’s a bona fide beast for smashing powder laps around your home resort, though a quick glance at its spec could deceive the untrained eye.Īgainst all logic, the Magic Carpet takes on a true twin shape with a full, tip to tail camber. The Magic Carpet might just be Bataleon’s secret weapon for the last few out there remaining to convert Triple Base. What exactly is Bataleon’s Magic Carpet? A park board or a powder quiver? A freeride deck for directional charging or something that’s equally suited for switch? A poppy, responsive core, or a friendly forgiving ride? One for the expert riders out there, or an intermediate’s confidence booster?

UPDATE: Check out our review of the Bataleon Magic Carpet Snowboard for 2020/2021 by clicking here.

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