There is nothing like a bit of pre-season splitboarding in Chatel. Its quiet, no lifts are running and the snow has been quite frankly remarkable so far for December. We are already 9 powder days in at the time of writing this entry and there are more forecast to come in the New Year.<\/p>\n
With all this powder I have been lucky enough to put the new Never Summer UK <\/a><\/strong>Swift splitboard through its paces. The new profile on this 2018 Shaper Series <\/strong><\/a>board has given it even more agility and float which is beyond impressive. <\/p>\n It still remains to be seen how it copes with long tours but I’m hopeful. We’ll let you know on that as soon as we’ve done one. I am riding a 162 but to be honest that’s verging on excessive. We reckon a 152 – 157 will give you all you need for those deep days and more maneuverability in the trees. <\/p>\n Here is a rough n ready little edit we put together of the Swift splitboard riding in powder. As you can see it just eats the terrain up. I can’t emphasise enough just what a great snowboard this thing is. We will have the 2019 regular Swift for test<\/a> <\/strong>here at The Rider Social from mid January 2108 if you want to try one out. Just drop us an email to hello@theridersocial.com or get in touch on Facebook<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n