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Location: Winter Park, CO Snow Conditions: Hardpacked to softpacked to icy groomers. Setup: I rode the Bataleon Goliath with Flux RK30 bindings and Vans Veil Boots size 8. Size: 153cm. First Impression: Ride everything and ride it good, that’s the goliath. It was one of my top 3 boards of the demos. Weight: Average Flex: [...]

When you think of TBT, only one company comes to mind for standing out from the crowd and doing a shape that works.  Bataleon Snowboards patented TBT in 1998 and the concept has fully developed into a brand defined by the movement in a range of boards with variations for different riders.  And if you [...]

Location: Whistler, BC Snow Conditions: Hardpacked and icy to new bumpy snow on the slopes. Setup: I rode the Bataleon Riot with my Union bastardized bindings and Vans Veil Boots size 8. Size: 155cm. First Impression: The Riot is always a favorite board to ride at the demo days…consistently great. Weight: average Flex: The riot [...]

While the other snowboard companies are thinking of all the different ways to bend boards from tip to tail, Bataleon snowboards patented the idea of bending your base from rail to rail since 1997.  Their Triple Base Technology is offered on all their snowboards in a variety of flavors for twin for park and rails, [...]

This review was done through Board Insiders and will be featured on their site as a review with video of me explaining the board and riding it. I’ll update this link to that when it goes live. Location: Stevens Pass, Washington Snow Conditions: Snowing with powder on runs, some groomed areas. Setup: I rode the [...]

Location: Whistler, BC Snow Conditions: Bluebird to overcast on hardpacked snow and ice in spots. Most of the morning was icy spots. Setup: I rode the Bataleon Riot with Union Forces and my Rome Vamps size 8. First Impression: TBT is like a carvers dream Size: 155cm Weight: average Flex: Stiffer nose and tail with [...]

Location: Keystone, Colorado Snow Conditions: Bluebird with hardpacked groomers. Setup: I rode the Bataleon Enemy with Union Forces and my Rome Vamps size 8. First Impression: TBT is not anything close to reverse camber, two different technologies. Size: 157cm Weight: lighter than average Flex: The overall flex for the enemy is stiff throughout the board, [...]