Ride Berzerker Snowboard

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Freeride, freestyle, all-mountain, split board, alpine—just learning the lingo of the different snowboard types can be as confusing as trigonometry. And that’s the beauty of the Ride Berzerker: it’s really the only board you need. Think of those great days that brings everyone and their uncle to the mountain. One minute you’re shredding pow, the next run there’s no fresh turns left, just the ice underneath. The Berzerker, brainchild of pro big-mountain shredder Jake Blauvelt, is designed for precisely that transition. It floats on powder (and crud, powder’s inevitable cousin), but still holds a respectable edge on the hard pack. Our humble tester won’t pretend to measure up to Jake’s ability, but the Berzerker helps to make the performance abyss less noticeable. The board’s rockered nose keeps board and rider above the powder and provides plenty of pop in the terrain park. The level micro-camber zone adds stability on fast terrain, great for landing those big drops. The best feature is the Slimewall that reduces vibration, adding stability at speed and chatter in hard pack conditions that are the inevitable reality of any dedicated rider.