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Expert level freerider
Alex's rating of this snowboard:
Considering his boarders profile:
en-US - * - 3020
"Easy float, let me hike, surf and play any terrain. I don't like a powder board to be too flexible, because I want to lay some trenches on the groomers too. When the snow starts falling in the evening, I get happily nervous for the next day."
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Fitness
Speed
Length:181 cm
Weight:77 kg
My favourite freeride snowboards:
1. Jones Carbon Flagship
2. Nitro Mountain
3. Jones Flagship
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Lightweight, easy to ride
The Nitro Highlander (163cm) is the top-end snowboard in the Nitro collection. Still the performance specs must fit your personal preferences or it can be disappointing. If you want a super light weight snowboard that is relative easy to ride in any terrain, the Highlander might fit you. The Highlander is not a punisher, more a board to make your life easier on the mountain. It floats well in powder and likes to ride big lines. The light weight makes it on piste easy to switch and maneuver quite precise. In that sense it actually is a more of an all-mountain category snowboard than a freeride that Nitro calls it. Riding on the edge is made easier by the waved edge which gives early contact with the piste. All this together makes it a board that an intermediate+ skilled boarder can already take.
The challenge
Although the Nitro Highlander is a camber snowboard, it is nowhere near the Pantera regarding rebound and flex. The Highlander doesn't have the stiffness for an amazing pop. Personally I like that a lot and I expected that from this board as well. The challenge is not in the snowboard this time, you have to find it on the mountain. And again it is very personal as I don't care much about light weight and all day easy boarding. That makes that I give the Highlander 3.5 stars.
Nitro about the Highlander
"The absolute lightest weight technology combined with new KOROYD® technology to create the lightest and most responsive board in the entire Nitro lineup. This Directional boss has a perfect mix of response and aggressiveness, supplied by a combination of TRÜE Camber and Diamond Laminates, for flying down any face in any condition. The KOROYD® in the tip and tail provide an amazing swing weight reduction for increased control. Our Power Pods allow for high-speed turns and edge hold on any surface. The bar has been raised.", says Nitro. If you look for a very lightweight snowboard, this is one of them.
Related snowboards
Burton Gate Keeper: stiffer but still not extreme, freeride board.
Flow Maverick: big powder lines, thrasher of anything but forest.
Jones Flagship: one of the best freeride snowboards.
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