Resort Ripper
GNU Essential Service

Riding this board makes a snowboarder ride better than their abilities. This board cuts into the groomers and floats on pow. This powerful jibber won’t be the reason you can’t hit those doubt-inducing park features.

The Essential Service’s hybrid rocker profile makes this board long-lasting and poppy.  The C2 hybrid rocker has control, precision, and float. On top of that, the Magne Traction guarantees effortless edge hold. This board’s design is meant to rip everything.

Although not the widest board, the rocker between the feet allows for an awesome float on powder. This board also shreds groomers with nice carves due to the camber outside the foot.

Our Overall Review

We have thoroughly tested - and read reviews from other experts and users. In summary, this is what we think:

4.4

Things we like:

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    Tough and fast board
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    Strong and poppy
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    Good in pow
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    High butterability
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Things we don't like:

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    Can be unstable at high speeds or jibbing
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GNU Essential Service

Specs & Features

  • Ideal For: All Levels, Intermediate
  • Best For: All Mountain, Groomers
  • Flex: 6/10
  • Profile: C2 Hybrid Rocker
  • Shape: Barely Directional (Nearly a directional twin)
  • Base: Sintered Sublimated
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Related Reviews

Our Overall Review

We have thoroughly tested - and read reviews from other experts and users. In summary, this is what we think:

4.4

Things we like:

  • check-mark
    Tough and fast board
  • check-mark
    Strong and poppy
  • check-mark
    Good in pow
  • check-mark
    High butterability
Click to see more

Things we don't like:

  • check-mark
    Can be unstable at high speeds or jibbing
Click to see more
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