The ‘absorbnid’ topsheet of this freeride ferry gives the Odyssey even more response, while keeping the ride smooth as hell. In a nutshell, the absorbnid layer is designed to absorb unwanted vibrations and keep you turning and burning. What’s more, the carbon and Kevlar added to the board’s construction aid in dampening and soaking up chatter.

Carves like a queen, floats like a champ – the Nidecker Odyssey is a made for ripping. This board is ideal for laid back mellow freeriding, while also being a true champ when charging through the groomers.

“Carves like a queen, floats like a champ – the Nidecker Odyssey is a made for ripping”

If you’re looking for a fun little friend to ride switch with, then you might need to look elsewhere, but if you appreciate the advanced tech of this badass board then you’ll no doubt have the time of your life setting sail with it strapped to your feet.

“Oh wow – what a joy! I had the perrrrrfect day to test this, guiding a really good rider in an empty Sainte Foy due to an absolute dump from the skies (felt like we were in JaPOW). Due to the low visibility, we were forced to lap the world-class tree lines for 8 hours, stopping only for a 20 minute fuel injection. It was a gamble committing to a new board for the day but boy, was I glad I had.

“The tail was tiny, however riding switch to manoeuvre out of the odd sticky spot(!) wasn’t that difficult and I even enjoyed trying a few jibs on the piste at the end of the day!”

The lower lifts in Sainte Foy access open faces at the higher altitudes allowing for big surfy turns and slashes, with pillow pops here and ther ( while lower down, the trees become pretty tight – requiring a more technical approach). The set-back stance of the Odyssey allowed for the ultimate floaty feeling in the open terrain while the fact that I was able to ride the same size board as I usually would, even in these deep conditions, meant that tighter turns were as easy as a dream. What a nimble board this is.

The tail was tiny, however riding switch to manoeuvre out of the odd sticky spot(!) wasn’t that difficult and I even enjoyed trying a few jibs on the piste at the end of the day. The only downside would be the dry base which resulted in a few slow run-outs at day’s end. However what I noticed most about this board was the way Nidecker have blended the ease of riding big open faces with nippy tight tree runs all in one.. and all for women as well? Amazing!”