Shape, Profile and Sidecut

It’s quite clear at first glance where the Malibu is built for riding, the shape alone marks it out as a snowboard that will make a name for itself in the deeper snow. With almost 3cm of taper running from nose to tail and a curvaceous 26.6cm waist width, the Malibu is gonna float is pretty much anything. Add in the big old rocker in the nose and the setback and you’ve got a powder cannon that’s primed and ready.

But funnily enough, it’s also these same features that make it such a trench digger on piste. The width allows you to lay out a carve without catching toes, add in the nifty sidecut plus the pin tail to let you drive and slash with your back leg, and you’ll be holding through the whole arc of your turn. Let’s be real, it’s not gonna be excellent if you want to lap the park all day, but that doesn’t rule out some floaty backcountry freestyle when you get the goods.

“It’s quite clear at first glance where the Malibu is built for riding, the shape alone marks it out as a snowboard that will make a name for itself in the deeper snow”