Tester’s Verdict

Tom Copsey – Onboard

“After being rudely awakened by the rather unforgiving experience of riding the Burton Landlord, the Modified Fish was an altogether more enjoyable affair for an afternoon of mini-shredding combined with high-speed hardpack blasting.

The first word that sprung to mind is ‘surfy’ – a cliché these days but totally apt for this board. The big soft nose eased into turns effortlessly but there’s plenty of stiffness, both torsionally and in the tail, for power in the slashes and carves when you’re gunning it.

All the while it remained friendly enough for anyone of an intermediate level and above to throw around. The tail popped well for soaring over rollers and smacking out methods off cat tracks, and even though it’s fully directional it coped with riding out switch easily enough.

Of course, the Modified Fish’s ideal habitat is deep snow and snaking through trees – there’s no doubt that it would excel in such conditions. Still, it performs equally well as an all-mountain board for cruising, charging and a little bit of jumping. Just don’t get it if the park is your primary focus.
In short: powder-orientated but fun for days all over the hill, and loaded with performance to cope with more aggressive riding, too.”

“The first word that sprung to mind is ‘surfy’ – a cliché these days but totally apt for this board.”