SOTN - MEMENTO MORI REVIEW

Initial thoughts: 
At first glance last year the graphics seemed all too familiar. OK, where have I seen this art before. Ah yes it's Kelsey Brookes who took part in the Vans Sky Gallery a few years back. Next up early this season the board was dropped off at my house by one of Dave's henchmen. I picked it up and was pretty amazed at how light it was compared to previous boards. Actually, I was amazed at how light it was compared other boards in the quiver. Who knew the bamboo would lighten it up so much.

Turning, Basic Snowshralping?
Sweet jeebus this thing turns like a Lambo on rails. Granted, I had my forward lean jacked up to compensate for the anticipated conditions the Ice Coast tends to bring but on one occaision as I lost an edge due to an errant skier coming into my path the ollie to cranking to side ollie resulted in a euro carve that Peter Bauer and Jean Nerva would be proud of! that shocked the crap out fo me.

Even the straight cruising turn allowed to mellow out and float into some nice big sweeping turns, that once you pumped through went back to a sharp edge-to-edge line. I would gather out west a 160 in this deck would be about perfect but in the more than crowded hill we were on the board moved nimbly and never squirrly. No surprises were to be had which is plus in it's own right. 

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posted by DAVE TRAN on January 04, 2010 at 8:56 AM in MNMNT BLOG