DC Tone - 2011

Quick
stats: Recommended for park riding.

For a board with a twin shape and reverse camber the Tone really hammers the whole mountain. The Quadraxial glass means the Tone blasts through chop and heavy afternoon post powder day porridge and grips hard on groomers. The cambered core profile is a nice addition and combined with the shallower gradient 4mm tip and tail rocker offers a firmer and more lively ride than expected.

Manufacturer's Description:

The TONE delivers a whole different look and feel for snowboarding. With high performance drive combined with smooth transitional flex, it’s a true twin tip and a versatile all mountain freestyle board.

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Year: 2011

Available Lengths (cm):
149, 153, 159

Riding Style:
Freestyle/Park

Specifications:

Camber Core Profile
Radius to Flat tips
True Optic Base (Extruded)
Structurn Base Finish
-4mm anti camber
Stratus core (100% Poplar)
Quadraxial glass
Flex 6/10

SB-RV Review

Arriving at 3000m to be greeted by a glacier covered in fresh snow and a choice of boards longer than your arm, I guess it wouldn’t be DC snowboards who would be first on your list to provide you with your weapon of choice to shred some fresh lines in the new 6 inches of powder. Maybe it is the insane riding of some of their pros in this season’s videos, but for some time now I have been dying to get my hands on some of their models, and so it was that I found myself screwing my bindings on to a DC Tone. This board, like many of the DC range, is a rockered true twin which is flat between the feet with a really nice feeling flex which bends gently towards the tips. I was slightly surprised to find the board a touch stiffer than I had expected, but to be honest this worked quite well as the fresh wasn’t quite as deep as I had hoped and I found myself slaying through variable sections of chop as if I was riding the snowboard equivalent of a samurai sword. Switch riding was predictable and the pop was plentiful, I definitely think the shallower rocker angle on the Tone works better for all mountain riding.

The Tone floated through powder like a dream but somehow quickly adapted to the harder groomers or bumpy chop better than any board I can remember. For a DC I was expecting a super buttery, super soft jib machine but this wasn’t really the case. Sure, the flex was super nice but it was incredibly stable and to be honest was actually quite rigid when I tried to butter it. In fairness I was riding a 159cm version so it was almost certainly too big for me (I weigh 68kg) to ride as a true freestyle board but for the conditions I rode it in, it was very impressive and I was instantly comfortable taking as much speed as possible. I think the DC Tone is surprisingly good all-rounder charger which would lend itself very well to heavier or more aggressive riders who like to feel some stability but also like a bit of lower speed creativity. This board would not let anyone down on kickers, rails, pipe or backcountry but I would say lighter riders may need to look at the shorter versions; it’s just a little silly that there are no sizes between the 153 and 159.

Posted by Ben Molloy in • DC

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Rich Ewbank on February 04, 2011 at 05:54 PM

@Goofy Canadian

For stepping upto rails and jumps in the park the tone is a good choice. Ben our tester said it performed great on the rest of the mountain too. A bit less all mountain and a bit more park focused than your Manic.

Rich

Tom Wolfendale on February 06, 2012 at 08:20 PM

Took this board (157 wide tone 2012) out at Hemel indoor slope a couple of days ago and was very pleased with it. I am 6” and 13 stone in weight. I was worried I would not be able to press this board as it rated 7/10 for stiffness, however it was not a problem. I managed to tail press 360 with ease. The stiffness also allowed for great stability on jumps and landings. Overall very pleased and would recommend this board.

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