Speaking of the groomers, the Boss’ performance in this area has been enhanced for the 2017/18 season by the addition of ‘Side Kicks’. The regular uplift that the 3BT base already provides at the tips of the board has been maxed out at the widest points. You can see it clearly just by looking, and you can certainly feel it when riding, too. The Side Kicks make turn initiation smoother than ever, which is handy whether you’re carving into a kicker or just razzing some turns around the resort.

“Carbon stringers lie an ‘X’ shape under each foot for improved edge-to-edge response”

As a twin board it’s not perfect in the powder, but the 3BT design of the base makes it float far better than a regular park board. The effect isn’t exactly Moses parting the Red Sea, but it’s effective nonetheless. This, too, has been improved by the Side Kicks.

Another thing that makes the Boss more than just a run-of-the-mill park board is its super-fast base. Bataleon have spared no expense in this department, so as long as you look after it then it’ll go like a rocket. It’s also got a lightweight core augmented with bamboo stringers for longitudinal snap, plus carbon stringers lie in an ‘X’ shape under each foot for improved edge-to-edge response.

Our team riders were looking for a spec’d up park board – so we built an Evil Twin with a lighter core, carbon inlays, and a high-end sintered base, and the Boss was born.