Kirk Reviews the Revel8 BWPs

After a very disappointing December of no snow, I finally got a chance to try out Ben’s new pro model.

This board amazing. After riding 105s for a season, it feels really good to be back on a pair of sub 100cm skiboards. They bring back that feeling that initially drew me to skiboarding. They are extremely light and nimble on rails, incredibly easy to spin, and have a flex I’ve never experienced on any other skiboard. I’ve never been a fan of butters, but the springy flex of these just makes me want to do them.

It took a little bit to get use to these after riding the Revolts all last season. They aren’t quite as stable at high speeds or big jumps, but they are extremely light and manuverable. I really liked like Revolts last season, but I think I’m more of a fan of these. Most of my time on the mountain is spent hitting rails, and I think that these are the best boards out there right now to do that.

As far as all around riding goes, they flawlessly handled all of the crappy Pennsylvania snow conditions you can expect: slush, ice, and dirt. Again, they aren’t quite as stable as the 105s, but personally, I like the manuverability of the shorter boards and I think that these will be my main boards for the season. The skatelike feel of these boards is something that really can’t be comletely duplicated with the longer boards.

Now I just have to get on the slopes again to try the EMPs and see if my mind changes.

- Kirk Thompson