Rossignol One Mag - 2010
All mountain performance in One snowboard. With snowboarders like Swiss uber guru Jonas Emery choosing to ride the One for pretty much every terrain he encounters, you can be sure the One will stand upto what you can put it through. Loaded with Magnetraction for the 09/10 season and reinforced with carbon and kevlar this Rossignol will offer uncomprimising grip and stability in all snow conditions. Definitely sporting one of the classier more understated graphics of this years Rossignol line-up.
Manufacturer's Description:
The One Magne-Tractioned twin is equally suited for slaying pipe or pow, or any type of terrain you come across. You can dull the edges for jibbing and it will still have you turning like a GS racer or hold strong for blasting airs.
Recommended for park riding.
Recommended for halfpipe riding.
Recommended for freeride riding.
High cost $
Available in MidWide.
Camber Construction.
Directional Twin Shape.
Year: 2010
Available Lengths (cm):
153, 156, 159, 163, 157mW, 161mW
Riding Style: All Mountain
Specifications:
Directional Twin Shape
Poplar wood core
Carbon and Kevlar reinforcement
4400 grade sintered base
Stone ground base
Flex 7/10
Similar boards: Burton T6 - 2010 Rome Anthem SS - 2010 Amplid HiDef - 2010 Capita Black Death - 2010 Volkl Spark - 2010
Snowboard Review:
If you’re the kind if rider that is interested in spring park sessions and handrails then there’s not much point in you reading this review because the One Mag isn’t that kind of board. It’s fast, it’s powerful and it’s surprisingly rigid; both laterally and longitudinally. Nevertheless, if you’re the kind of rider that likes charging down the mountain at ridiculous speeds, getting your hand to glide over the piste when you carve, and boosting off rollers at terrifying speeds then you may have found the ‘One’ for you. If there’s anything that I’ve learnt about Rossignol boards through this test it’s that they build a board for every kind of rider. Every Rossi board has had a great deal of thought and R&D put into its development, not just a different colour scheme.
To begin with I found the One Mag a bit cumbersome and unresponsive at low speeds; it isn’t particularly playful and it isn’t poppy at low speed. This is due partly to an incredibly stiff tail and added torsional strength from carbon and Kevlar reinforcements. What this added strength means is that the One Mag’s pop is compromised at lower speeds; a lot of energy has to be transferred into the board to get the explosive pop which the board is capable of generating. I found this easier when I was travelling quickly and could use the increased force and pressure created by speed. Once I was travelling fast I could ollie the board surprisingly high, a heavier rider would definitely benefit from this increased strength if they were looking to downsize. A stiff longitudinal and lateral profile also means that any foot pedalling or lateral body movement is immediately picked-up when you gain a bit of speed; as a result the board carves beautifully. The One Mag’s ability to carve, no matter how icy the piste gets, is helped no-end by magnetraction along both edges and the positive camber which snaps you in and out of turns.
Another great benefit of the One Mag’s stiffness is that it is ridiculously stable at high speeds, no matter what the conditions are, and landings from drops are a lot more manageable. When I took this board out for a day of testing the light was very flat so rather than seeing the undulation ahead I had to feel it and brace myself for small drops and changing snow conditions; the One Mag really came into its own in these conditions. Rather than falling-over the board popped me back into position and absorbed the majority of forces.
If you’re a powerful and competent rider looking for a board for blasting around the mountain, boosting out of the pipe and taking into the backcountry on occasions this could be the board you’re looking for. Ideally this board would suit somebody who is looking at a Burton T6 or Ride Concept TMS, because it’s pretty stiff and responds well when you’re hanging on for dear life. Heavier riders looking for a shorter board may also want to consider the One Mag.
Posted by Tom Ewbank in • Rossignol
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on April 05, 2010 at 01:45 AM
I bought this board (a 159) in February 2010 and have used it at Camelback (PA). I agree with everything Tom has said here. Great board—insanely stable at crazy speeds. Too many times to count, I’d see some icy bump, get ready to be thrown down—and then be shocked to find myself somehow still upright.
The One Mag is also much lighter than I expected. I also have a 2005 Rossi Split Twin (which is now my go-to rock board), and it’s much heavier.
My riding style is exactly what Rossi was aiming at with this board, evidently—no park, ever, and mostly groomers, with some rare pow when I can get it. (Although the reviews here of the Rossi Experience are making me want one of those as a designated pow board.)
The one caveat I can think of is that a couple of times (on switchback-style traverses between runs), there was some hookiness in the tail—probably due to its stiffness. I’d input for a quick toeside correction and feel some refusal to submit. This only happened a couple of times. Now on the steeps, I got none of this; it was perfection. But you definitely have to be putting some force into this board if you want total control.
I’ve not ridden it in pow nor on bumps, so I can’t comment there. On ice and crust, however, it absolutely kills. You will be blowing the doors off everything out there except for the rare hardbooter.
I’m age 37, weigh about 170, size 10 boot. Been riding since 1998.
