Bataleon Distortia Review 3
Bataleon DistortiaConditions: Steeper runs and trees
Utah - land of the snowy nights and bluebird days. While I was in Utah, it happened to be predominantly sunny days and semi-warm temperatures. I rode the Distortia through a variety of steeper runs and glades - some were mellow, others steep, some were thick with trees, and others thin.
The Distortia has a bit too much flex to be a good board for steep runs, especially if they happen to be tree runs. The board doesn’t exactly stop on a dime when you’re on steeper pitches, which can be a bit dodgy in the trees.The lack of stiffness makes it harder to make the sharp turns and stops in those kinds of tree runs. Think of it as throwing some turns through some bumps in the trees, wanting to come to a stop to scope out the new set of trees below, and having to take an extra 10 feet to come to that stop because the board keeps flexing and moving down the pitch.
The board wasn’t too shabby in the mellower trees. However, when the snow in the trees started to warm up the light fluffy snow was traded in for heavier, stickier snow. It would have been nicer to have a stiffer board here to cut through the crud and choppy spots that the variable snow conditions created. I was getting the sensation of kind of being thrown around, subject to all the changes. Don’t get me wrong, the board isn’t a complete noodle, but has a more jump-friendly flex. To sum this detail up, I would prefer a stiffer board than the Distortia in the heavier, choppier snow conditions.
Posted by Sara on 01/25
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