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Burton Feelgood 2021-2022 Women’s Snowboard Review

  • Price: €550
  • Category: All-Mountain
  • Sizes: 142, 146, 149, 152
  • Flex: 6.5/10
  • Shape: Directional Twin
  • Profile: Camber / Combo
  • 3D: No
  • Base: Sintered
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With its seal of approval from the queen of halfpipe Kelly Clark, the Feelgood has been a staple in the Burton women’s line for more than twenty years. It’s been upgraded and modernised over time as befits a snowboard of its status but remains true to its roots as a dedicated all-mountain deck for experienced rippers.

With its directional twin outline and availability in both surfy Flying V or poppy camber the Feelgood is leading the charge for resort riding.

“With its directional twin outline and availability in both surfy Flying V or poppy camber the Feelgood is leading the charge for resort riding”

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Who Is The Burton Feelgood For?

The Feelgood’s main strength comes with its adaptability across varied terrain, so if you’re the kind of rider who likes a bit of everything then buckle up. Although like any all-mountain snowboard, the Feelgood will be beaten by something more specific when push comes to shove, so if you’re mega powder hound or an out and out park rat you might want to consider a full on freeride or freestyle option.

It can be a bit of a beast in terms of both speed and reactivity, so we’d push less confident riders toward something a little more mellow.

Shape, Profile and Sidecut

With its twin outline and flex pattern the Feelgood is more than capable of lapping the park all day, Burton’s Frostbite Edges offer increased traction and bite through your turns for solid performance on the hardpack and the added volume in the nose helps to keep it up above the snowline for easy pow turns. As we said, no all-mountain snowboard is the best at everything, but the Feelgood has a pretty solid grasp of most in-bounds riding.

Like many of their snowboards, Burton offer the Feelgood in two profile options- ride the camber version for more explosive pop, stability at speed and powerful turns, or the Flying V hybrid rocker for surfy float in powder, mellow butterability and catch-free contact points.

“It can be a bit of a beast in terms of both speed and reactivity, so we’d push less confident riders toward something a little more mellow. ”

Construction and Materials

The Feelgood isn’t the stiffest board on the market, not by a longshot, but its internal layup ensures that it’s still ultra-responsive, especially through the edges. The core is Burton’s lightweight Super Fly II 700g and uses Burton’s Dualzone EGD technology to drive power and offer a more consistent hold through the toes and heels.

Carbon stringers sit under the core running from tip to tail to allow for explosive snap through the length of the board and some slight dampening when conditions are choppy. These work with the triax fibreglass weave to keep the Feelgood responsive underfoot without being unruly, regardless of if you’re pushing it to the limit or just cruising round.

“As we said, no all-mountain snowboard is the best at everything, but the Feelgood has a pretty solid grasp of most in-bounds riding”

Roundup

While the Feelgood will be able to handle some deeper snow, (especially the Flying V version) it wouldn’t be our first choice for snorkel season powder days, we’d class it more as all-mountain freestyle. But that’s the sacrifice you make when you have one snowboard to do it all, whether it’s a monetary decision, or a baggage space issue.

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