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Nidecker Odyssey 2020-2021 Women’s Snowboard Review

  • Price: £370 / €400 / $420
  • Category: Freeride/Powder
  • Ability Level: Intermediate, Advanced
  • Size: 143N, 147N, 151L, 151M, 155M, 158L
  • Flex: 6/10
  • Shape: Directional
  • Profile: Surfy CamRock
  • Base: Sintered

One of life’s biggest conundrums is whether you’re smashing that holiday fund piggy bank and throwing its contents at another life-improving escape into the winter mountains, or denying yourself the pow for a year and getting a dose of vitamin sea, where the waves are warm, the beach is sun-baked, and the beat of cheesy apres Euro trance and the klink of tiny Jager bottles is but a distant popping sound over the horizon.

Nidecker says, to hell with having to choose, get yourself a board that can do both. A surfy stick like this isn’t exactly a common occurrence in the traditional women’s line-up of boards – hey, snowboarding, it’s 2021 yo! – but their Odyssey opens up the opportunity for silky smooth slashing in a big way.

“The Odyssey opens up the opportunity for silky smooth slashing in a big way”

Ideal for the intermediate or advanced rider looking to add some steeze to their quiver, this freestyle weapon has a super surfy camrock, helping up the drive from the back foot – an essential ingredient needed to recreate the feel of a monster bottom turn in the water.

The Odyssey is also one of the floatiest in the Nidecker range, and keeps the good times dialled up with a full veneer ash top sheet stopping any distracting vibrations and chatter from reaching your feet and killing your super stoked vibe.

There’s a harmony in their Master Core too, where the mix of wood types and densities strikes a dreamy balance between strength, lightness, response a power. Just like its brother, the men’s Mellow board, this is the vehicle for keeping things chill. With it strapped to your soles, you’ll be focussing on little more than bringing the freedom of gliding up and down a wave to powder, tree runs, and even end-of-season slush.

Tester’s Verdict 2019/20

Beth WakelingShredder

“Carves like a champ and floats like a charm. This women’s directional powder board is incredibly surfy.

“Carves like a champ and floats like a charm. This women’s directional powder board is incredibly surfy.”

A sturdy, firm nose paired with a washy tale makes carving banks feel like perfect cut backs. In the powder it’s light and does a lot of the work for you. The ref stance leaves the tail a little too short, it can definitely be brought in for a bit more control.

It has understated graphics, which, up close, are beautiful; a light wood grain nose is complemented by a matte and gloss embellished tail and a teal strip on the base. Be sure to wax it regularly, especially for its first outing!!”

Tester’s Verdict 2019/20

Corinne MayhewMayhew Snowboarding

“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!”

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