Endeavor Next Series RC - 2010

SB-RV Review

The Next Series 159RC is new to the Endeavor line up, it’s Endeavor’s premium freeride rocker. My first thoughts were that the Next Series was quite heavy compared to similar boards of it’s length, this is because of a fuller nose and a slight taper at the tail to assist float, and no-doubt because the rocker construction has had to be beefed up to handle big cliff drops and powder landings. Despite being a little heavier than other boards, the Next Series was extremely quick and nimble edge-to-edge, I felt like snake hips weaving my way around Kaunertal, definitely more agile than similar boards of it’s size, but still stable at high speed. The Next Series also provided impressive float in deeper snow. I can imagine pumping through tight trees would be amazing fun on the Next Series, especially in heavier snow. Off kickers the Next series was really poppy. At high speed on bashed pistes, the Next Series did display a bit of chatter, but in deeper snow this wasn’t a problem, it’s a trait that I’ve seen in a number of rockered boards at high speed. An all-mountain board which would be happy in the park and dropping 30ft cliffs at high speed in head height powder, I would have loved to have hit some big backcountry booters into deep powder, I’m sure the Next Series would be in it’s element. If I was doing a season in Whistler and I could only take one board, I’d take the Next Series.

Posted by Rich Ewbank in • Endeavor