ÄSMO SI V1 Powsurfer Review - €890
ÄSMO SI V1 Powsurfer Review - €890
Whilst the price does make your eyes water, it’s actually a small sum to pay for what could be considered a piece of hand-crafted art – like a Stradivarius violin or Greg Noll surfboard, its beauty is only matched by its simplicity and functionality.
Like a Stradivarius violin or Greg Noll surfboard, its beauty is only matched by its simplicity and functionality
As well as a sintered base and nose to tail rocker shape, the AESMO comes with a 3D edge-to-edge shape that lets you rock from side to side in the middle before it digs down straight into the snow to provide grip in the turns. Quite simply though, it rips. Out of all three boards, this was by far the best to ride, allowing the rider to rip turns and slashes with a surfy, almost skate-style ease.
Issues? You try riding a nine hundred Euro board through bushes and branches, ever fearful of rocks and tree stumps. It’s not the strongest looking snowboard ever-produced, but then again, how often do you have the chance to get on something like this? Grip it and rip it, this is powder snowboarding turned up to the next level.