Burton Supermodel - 2011

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The Supermodel has always shied from the limelight, the same limelight the more famous sibling the Burton Custom has always basked in. People have either forgotten, ignored or just don’t know about the rich history of the Burton Supermodel and the legends that have been involved in its development… we’re talking Brian Iguchi, Johan Oloffson and of course the late and great Craig Kelly; this is design know-how you’ll struggle to find in other Snowboards. A snowboard for epic conditions and surf inspired freeriding.

Manufacturer's Description:

A strikingly smooth all-mountain mixture.

Our most versatile ride, the Supermodel™ begs for early morning blower and keeps charging long after the junk sends the kooks in for wings and wine coolers. Like off-road rally shocks, new Smooth Ride™ lets you to charge with more speed and control by absorbing the impacts of rough terrain and chewed up conditions. A slightly tapered hourglass figure adds float and quickness, while the new Lightning Bolts strike swiftly for instant grip and shocking precision.

Recommended for freeride riding.

High cost $

Camber Construction.

Directional Shape.

Year: 2011

Available Lengths (cm):
155, 158, 161, 164, 168

Riding Style: Freeride

Specifications:

The Channel ICS binding system
Camber profile
Directional shape with 10mm of taper
Twin flex
Super Fly II™ Core with Dualzone™ EGD™ and Negative Profile
Triax™ Fiberglass, new Lightning Bolts, and Carbon I-Beam™ reinforcement
Sintered WFO sintered base
Grip and Rip™ Tune
10:45™ dual angle sidewalls
New Smooth Ride, Pro-Tip™, and Infinite Ride™
Feel: 5

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Snowboard Review:

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2011 Burton Supermodel Video Snowboard Review

Firstly, I must apologise for the delayed posting of this review. Since finishing the video for the Supermodel review Austria has had one of the best early season dumps for some time so I’ve been away from my computer making the most of the epic conditions. Four thigh deep powder days before Christmas isn’t bad going!

Unfortunately when I took the Supermodel for a spin the snow was yet to fall and the conditions were a little hard, to say the least. First impressions of the Supermodel were pretty good. The board is very well put together and the ICS system continues to impress me with the cheeky dial hidden under the foot bed that tells you your angles it makes finding the right stance completely effortless. I paired the Supermodel up with Burton’s top of the range C60 bindings, together the package was extremely light, in-fact so light that my girlfriend insisted I carried her skis too.

Having ridden the brutal Salomon Burner all morning I could feel the differences between the boards immediately. The Supermodel has a very narrow waist which means edge to edge response was incredibly fast although I did feel an immediate loss in stability at speed. Burton have introduced the Smooth Ride dampening to this year’s Supermodel, unfortunately I didn’t really feel the benefits of it, like the Custom Flying V I rode at the board test in May the Supermodel was one of the least damp snowboards I have ridden this year and so riding over small boulders of ice was pretty sketchy as was carving on anything that wasn’t soft. For me one of the major issues with the Supermodel is that the lack of dampening is made worse because the Supermodel has a medium twin flex. It’s an incredible board to ride when the snow is softer as the flex really allows you to pump through carves and work those short radius turns, so in powder the Supermodel is undoubtedly going to make you feel like Kelly slater, but when you are riding hard early season pistes the relatively soft tail and chatter-filled ride causes the tail to wash out. Like I said as soon as I got the board into anything that resembled snow rather than ice the Supermodel was in its element, providing an incredibly surfy feel, the slight pin tail just loved a snappy slash and cut-back. Unfortunately I didn’t get to ride the Supermodel in any powder, but I could tell from riding it on little stashes of wind-blown that it would respond well to deep pumping turns, perfect for open powder bowls and tight trees alike.  Oh and don’t worry about getting caught out on any flat spot run-outs the base on the Supermodel was Greased lightning.

The conditions I got to take the Supermodel out in were the complete opposite to those that the board thrives in. On the hard snow, the narrow waist felt a touch unstable, the board’s soft flex and lack of dampening made the board feel even sketchier when I turned up the speed and dug in some heavy carves. However, in softer, lighter snow I caught glimpses of the Supermodel’s potential. To really enjoy it you have to be riding powder. In soft snow it dances from edge-to edge effortlessly and the soft-ish (compared to other freeride boards) flex will have anybody with a bit of powder experience pumping through their turns and setting about producing roosters on every powder bank. I’d recommend the Supermodel to someone who rides a lot of fresh snow and wants an effortless ride to cruise around on or an intermediate looking to add a powder board to their quiver. For those freeriders riding difficult lines on variable snow conditions I’d suggest you look at a board with a bit more muscle.

Posted by Rich Ewbank in • Burton

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