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Burton Women's Supermodel Snowboard Review

Burton Supermodel Snowboard - Women's
$579
Advanced to Expert Freeride
Tapered Directional Camber Shape
Discontinued as of 2011
Made for everything outside the park and not much in it.  There are many boards like this in the men's catagory but this is one of the few for the women made.  This makes us applaud Burton for this.  If you like to make fun carvy turns, straightline and of course live for when it dumps then you will be pleased.  Once you choose a supermodel you are stuck with burton bindings.  That isn't such a bad thing but there are some great bindings other than burton out there.  This board is long and a good friend in powder.  It will perform well in almost any freeride situation.
Similar tapered freeride Snowboards- Salomon Lark, Venture Storm
How It Rides
Groomers Excellent   Speed Excellent   Flex Medium   Rails/
Jibbing
Rough
Powder Good   Lightweight Light   Carving
Excellent   Pipe Rough
Turn Initiation
Moderate   Edge Hold Good   Switch Average
  Jumps Average

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The Good Ride Take


The Burton Women's Supermodel Snowboard Review By The Good Ride

Groomers- This is one of this boards best qualities.  It's fast, easy to turn for its size and super fun to carve.  It owns the groomers if you fancy the eurocarve or the good old american straightline.   It excells on firm but not hard days and still does pretty well in hard pack.  On the slushy or chewed up days it handles the chatter the bumps can create well but is a little more difficult to make tight turns through the rutted out snow. 
Powder- Who says a cambered board isn't fun in the powder!  The 10mm taper and 2.5cm setback  makes for good flooating.  It's not going to be as good in the trees as the Fish or Malolo but it will dominate in terms of speed.  It's size helps on those wide open days or keeping speed in less than steep situations.
Turn Initiation-  This turns much better that a non tapered board of it's size and rides a little smaller than you would expect.  That being said this board still takes a little work to turn and we like that.  You don't want a freeride board that you can't lean into?   You want a bit of both worlds.  Something easy to initiate a turn but not too easy to where you can't carve.  Burton does a good job with both ends of it.
Speed-  This is almost chatter free and that's pretty impressive for its medium/stiff flex.  There are faster boards out there but it's not bad.
Lightweight- It's pretty light but its not going to break any records.  It's sized bigger than most boards so it will be a bit heavier but pound for pound it's pretty light.
Edgehold- The tapered shape takes a little from the edge hold but it's size and sharp edges make up for it and keep it where it should be. You will be fine in anything but the snowment.
If you are riding this board the rest of these catagories won't matter too much but we will say this board has a lot of spring to make any natural feature a jump.  It will also handle a few jumps in the park well and anything on the mountain.  It's more of a method type of board than a 540 type of board but you should know that all ready. 
            

The Good Ride Take on Burton

Burton is huge. They have developed or acquired most of the technology that we use today. Burton is one of the only companies that can provide you with everything you need to snowboard from boards to beanies. Burton even owns arguably the best surfboard company Channel Islands because Jake likes to surf. They are like the Yankees of snowboarding because they can always outspend their competition to win.

The positives- Burton provides more products for each gear/clothing/accessory category than any other company. Burton has possibly the best customer service in the snowboarding industry. Burton continuously spends more money than almost any company to develop new tech or just make what they have better. Burton sponsors more pro’s and get’s more high level user feed back than any other company. They have some of the best boots, bindings and boards in the industry. They also have great clothing.

The Negatives- Because Burton spends so much money on sponsorship and tech they have to pass this cost along to the products they sell. They relentlessly continue to jack up the prices every year. You are almost always going to get a good product from Burton’s higher end line but some mid to low level products don’t stack up to the competition in the same price range. Just remember it’s not always good because it hast the Burton label on it.

Company Information


With a flex, shape, and feel tailored specifically to female riders, the Supermodel’s slight taper offers unmatched float and versatility from deep snow to groomers. The twin flex keeps it playful whether you’re ripping regular or landing switch. Dial in your dream stance with The Channel, which offers mind-altering adjustability with any Burton binding.

Supermodel rides well with:
Escapade EST bindings and Q boots

Core
  • Dualzone EGD

    The wood grain is positioned along the toe and heel edges, perpendicular to the rest of the wood core, for superior edge hold and added strength.

  • Negative Core Profile

    The team’s favorite profile features thinner sections of core between the bindings for softer flex and torsion. Perfect for everything from park, pipe, and pow to rails and boxes, these boards excel over a variety of terrain and conditions.

  • Powder Fly Cores

    Feature a more resilient, lighter-weight nose that when combined with the board’s tapered shape and set-back stance, promotes float and eliminates rear leg burn so you can relax when riding powder.

Glass
  • Carbon I-Beam

    Our ultra-light carbon backbone gives the board added pop and longitudinal snap.

  • Triax Response Fiberglass

    Versatile flex and response that’s capable of everything from straight-line big mountain descents to mellow laps through the park.

Base
  • Sintered N2O WFO Vision Base

    Sintered N2O WFO base with the insane clarity of our Vision materials for hole-shot speed and the poppiest graphics possible.

Shape
Tuning
  • Infinite Ride

    This exclusive pop and power-enhancing technology allows us to maximize pop and strength by overbuilding the board, then putting it in a machine that breaks the board in for you. The result is a consistent feel from the first day forward, season after season.

    Infinite Ride
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Sidewall
  • Pro:45 Sidewalls

    Found on select tapered boards, Pro:45™ Sidewalls feature a slantwall sidewall shape towards the nose that transitions to the burlier 10:45™ Sidewall at the tail. This allows the nose to cut through pow and crud while the tail takes all the abuse of off-piste riding.

Edge Technology
  • Grip & Rip Edge Tune

    Our tried and true edge tune, perfect for slicing and dicing the entire mountain to pieces.

Flex
  • Twin

    The flex is perfectly symmetrical from tip to tail for a balanced ride that’s equally versatile when ridden regular or switch.

    Twin
Feel
  • 4

    To help simplify things, we've assigned a single "feel" rating to each of our boards. This number is based on a variety of factors including the board’s materials, shape, tip-to-tail flex, and torsion (aka edge-to-edge rigidity). This number is based on a scale from one to ten with one being softer and more relaxed and ten being most responsive. Keep in mind that a higher number doesn't mean the board is more difficult to ride. It simply helps you compare boards within our line to determine which is best for your riding style.

    Board Feel - 4
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Other Features
  • Tapered [10mm]

Specs

Burton Women's Supermodel 2010


Burton Supermodel Snowboard Burton Supermodel Snowboard Burton Supermodel Snowboard
BOARD SIZE 146cm 151cm 156cm
RUNNING LENGTH 1060mm 1110mm 1160mm
WAIST WIDTH 238mm 240mm 242mm
SIDECUT DEPTH 19.75mm 20.7mm 21.6mm
SIDECUT RADIUS 7.12m 7.45m 7.8m
STANCE WIDTH 505mm 505mm 505mm
NOSE WIDTH 282.5mm 286.4mm 290.2mm
TAIL WIDTH 272.5mm 276.5mm 280.2mm
EFFECTIVE EDGE 1105mm 1155mm 1205mm
STANCE LOCATION 25 25 25
WEIGHT RANGE 95-140 lbs. / 45-63 kg. 100-145 lbs. / 45-66 kg. 120-165 lbs. / 54-74 kg.
BINDING SIZES Medium Medium / Large Medium / Large

 

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