Bataleon Party Wave Snowboard 2021

BATALeON’S SHORT FAT BOARD FOR eNDLeSS FUN ON AND OFF-PISTethe 2021 Bataleon Party Wave has very quickly earned itself a reputation as being one of the most fun to ride snowboards on the market. Aimed squarely at riders who are looking for a board that combines outstanding float in the powder with class-leading performance on the piste; this state of the art genre-defining snowboard is designed to be ridden up to 10cm shorter than a traditional all-mountain board. Built around an advanced short/wide shape and featuring Bataleon’s unique Pow 3BT profile, the Party Wave breaks all the established norms of snowboard design and build. This not only delivers a ride that is nothing short of sensational in the pow, but one which is intoxicating on-piste and which will make you re-evaluate
what and how you ride.Rider Style: Piste and Powder riders Intermediate to pro-level riders who are looking for a fun to ride snowboard that makes you rethink the whole riding experience.Shape Overview: Fully Directional (Short and Wide)The Party Wave utilises a state of the art, wide platform tapered directional chassis which swaps length for volume to deliver truly mind-blowing levels of lift and float. This powder inspired shape takes advantage of an advanced nose and tail profile, which not only gives that lift in powder but also helps drive the board both into and out of the turn. Now, although that nose creates lots of lift, in real terms it’s pretty compact. This allows the designers to create a long effective edge for what is such a short board, ensuring that when you’re
blasting those groomers, it’s solid as a rock. It’s this combination of powder board float with stunning on-piste performance that makes this game-changing board such a hit.Profile: Freeride 3BT with Low CamberWhat is most impressive about the Party Wave is its stunning performance over the whole mountain. This is down to the combination of that advanced shape and Bataleon’s responsive Freeride 3BT with Sidekicks technology. This performance-oriented directional version of triple base features a narrow centre base with larger side base uplifts in the nose, giving unrivalled lift and float at the front. That larger and longer uplift also gives the board effortless edge to edge transition and drives the contact points into the snow. Now the shorter and lower uplift at the tail
creates a more solid and reassuring feel in the back of the board, allowing you to drive the Party Wave through the turn giving a stable and responsive carve. Combine this with the mellow camber, and you get a board that is not only dynamic but also smooth and progressive.Side KicksSideKick dramatically increases the side base uplift just outside the widest part of the nose and tail. This makes turn initiation smoother, increases float in powder and improves the handling of the board in rough terrain.ConstructionThe Party Wave’s classic construction is headed up by the durable and responsive Core core. Combining poplar with beech stringers running tip to tail through the centre of the board, it delivers the perfect balance of control and response without being overly aggressive. Now
to give the Party Wave its playful overall feel, the structural layers are formed from torsionally softer bi-ax glass. It’s this softer flex that makes this type of board so much fun to ride and the reason everyone should have one in their quiver.Base: Super Slick X Base (High Molecular extruded)To deliver excellent performance across all snow conditions, the Party Wave utilises the durable Super Slick X Base. This high quality extruded base has the highest molecular weight of any extruded base on the market. That means it’s more robust and faster while remaining virtually maintenance-free.Float Surface: 148 = 86 151 = 88 154 = 91New for this season on all Bataleon Boards is the Float-Surface rating. This measurement is calculated via a complex equation that takes into account
surface area, nose and tail profile and set back. This then gives you a rating on how the board lifts and floats in powder, giving you a real comparison between the new generation of short, wide board against a traditional snowboard. Float surface starts at 50 for the lowest-rated board and goes up to 96 for the highest-rated board