Rossignol Taipan - 2011

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The board everybody has been waiting for Rossignol to build. Perfect for intermediate snowboarders who have mastered the art of turning and want a board to help them advance their freeride and freestyle skills. Rossignol have loosened up the Taipan with the ‘must have’ Amptek All Mountain rocker/camber hybrid profile and packed it full of features like the a tip-to-tail wood core, a medium weight glass and a 4.4K Sintered base. Rossi have then held back on the flashy extras like Kevlar and Carbon stringers, so this board has a softer flex for helping intermediate riders master the art of snowboarding and costs less too.

Manufacturer's Description:

The cosmic charm of a laid back grass rooted legendary trick meets the best technology of the year AmpTek and a few dark trimmings.

The Taipan has a progressive directional twin shape capped off with AmpTek All Mountain camber to give it the ability to ride the pipe or the powder equally well. It’s firm where you need it to be, soft otherwise, which makes it perfect for the groomers and the crud as well.

Recommended for park riding.

Recommended for halfpipe riding.

Recommended for freeride riding.

Medium cost $

Available in MidWide.

Rocker Construction.

Directional Twin Shape.

Year: 2011

Available Lengths (cm):
153, 156, 158, 160, 158mW

Riding Style: All Mountain

Specifications:

All Mountain FS
Directional Twin with AmpTek All Mountain
7.4 to 8.1m deep progressive sidecut
Wood 6420 core
Sintered 4400 base
Designed for Intermediate to Advanced riders
Flex 7/10

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What colour is powder?

Dustin on December 09, 2010 at 07:20 PM

I’m considering the Angus and the Taipan…just wondering what the differences are from the Angus.

Rich Ewbank on December 09, 2010 at 09:08 PM

Less reinforcement in the Taipan than the Angus, so a softer less punchy flex, a slightly tighter sidecut too.

Eddie Perez on January 08, 2011 at 08:33 PM

I am new to the snowboarding world. The first time I went snowboarding I rented some gear from the power house in Tahoe. Thats all it took. I been hooked with snowboarding since. I came back home and did a lot of research on boards (magazines, websites, people and shops).

I wanted a board that I could grow into and was of good quality and not too expensive. I finally brought it down to the Rossi Taipan. Its a great board. I went back to the snow with my new gear (2011 flow 5 bindings and 2011 K2 Maysis boa boots). Only my second time snowboarding I noticed a huge difference in my performance. this board handles great. By the end of the day I was carving.

I am a greenhorn and I highly recommend this board to beginners who want to expand their skill. This board will last you a long time and will keep up with ur skills.

Renting gear is good by try to rent a demo board that u want to buy.

crash77 on March 01, 2011 at 12:51 AM

First time I went snowboarding, I rented a board & took the lessons. After about 4hrs I could only do heel side turns and stop. Even after this frustrating experience, I fell in love with the sport. So, I came home and researched everything I could get my hands on regarding snowboarding. I scheduled a 2 day trip back to the mountains and purchased the 2011 Rossi Taipan 158 w/ 2011 Union Force bindings.

The 1st day on my trip, after about 3 runs on the beginner slope on this board, something CLICKED! It’s hard to explain, but the communication between me(my feet) and the board improved 200%. I had it and I knew it.

To make a long story short by the end of the the 2nd day I was carving on blue runs. Not only was I carving, but I was doing it with confidence. I could actually interpret what was going on under my feet and it felt awesome! If you have the love and desire to progress in snowboarding, the Rossi Taipan is a great starting point!

Jojo on March 02, 2011 at 03:11 PM

Does the Rossignol Taipan board have Magne Traction?

IkBenLief on March 02, 2011 at 05:13 PM

@Jojo

No only AmpTek.

The Rossi One has Magne traction + Amptek, that is why it is labeled MagTek.

crash77 on March 02, 2011 at 11:09 PM

No magne traction, but I can say it holds an edge very well. I live on the east coast and at night the slopes were sheets of ice and I still didn’t have any problems holding an edge.