Purchased a new board after using the last one for nearly a decade. Very satisfied with the Goliath. Bataleon’s customer service was extremely helpful in providing suggestions when I was stuck between the Evil Twin and Goliath
I’ve been riding for over 25 years. The last 15+ on the same snowboard (Sims FS600). It was a great board and I loved it. This year I decided to go new and wanted something with flex and tech to make buttering smoother. I chose the Bataleon Disaster and OMG I can’t / won’t go back. This thing does everything I wanted and more. Makes for a super smooth style on the hill and even holds fine in tight hard carving.
Very happy with this purchase
I am simply amazed by this board. I bought it pre-season and then the season didn't come for a long time this year and only now I got to try it.
IT IS FUC*ING AMAZING! The best board ever.
I have currently tried it only once in the resort but man I am just in love. Just so responsive and so adaptive to the surface. Snowboarding is a whole new deal right now for me.
I even decided to switch my stance to the other side and right away I could go down the hill with nice surfy feel the first try. (I switched stance to other side because I surf with the other foot front and want to improve that)
100% recommend, although I don't really want to, because I WANNA BUY ONE MORE OF THESE JUST TO HAVE TWO but only two are left and I'm out of cash now :D
Best board out there and finally a good looking snowboard (the designs suck for other boards)
oh yeah and it's completely rideable the other way around too if you are worried about landing 180 tricks. Pop is great and I don't see a reason why not take this board to the park.
Where to start? The beyond medals board is the bees knees. This stick always has me smiling and that’s what snowboarding is about. I’ve stomped some new tricks and shat bricks from the airtime on this. The edge hold on this is an absolute creamer. Not a single complaint other than seeing low stock, please keep making this beauty.
Great bindings. Only complaint is with the M/L bindings I wear size boots 8.5 and even with the heel cup set all the way to the smallest setting I still get heel overhang with no toe overhang and there's no way for me to center my boots.
Just buy the thang! Put it on a credit card worry, about the money later just be ready to shred!!
Gotta be honest, I was skeptical of the 3D base and worried that the rail to rail engagement would be too floaty with the boat hull shape. My wife got a the Storm a couple years ago and ever since has been telling me how much I would enjoy it. Finally decided to give it a go (especially with an insane sale price) and am now feeling like I wasted multiple seasons as a loyal warpig fan. This board is nuts! Noticeable quality right out of the box and a pleasant but simplistic graphic which I really appreciate. But some mileage on it in central Oregon and so far it has been nothing but epic. Playful and rowdy and GODDAMN she wants to go fast. Rails are super grippy and carry speed through big carves. Flexible enough for all the butters and stiff enough to give you all the pop you could want. If you don’t pick a rail…this board will pick for you. I wouldn’t suggest it for any riders lacking confidence and still in the more timid phase of riding, but if you are really comfortable riding give this thing a chance to change the way you approach the hill. Thanks for a great board, I will be back for more!!
These are a beautiful pair of bindings! I was stoked to see a small package inside the box containing extra straps and hardware with a note of "Never miss a day"! That's a reason to choose Bataleon right there, living somewhat remotely (Newfoundland, CAD) this sort of thing means a lot more!
These people from Bataleon are doing an amazing job!
Got a pair of Bataleon bindings from an online website, good bindings, only the toe ladders got worn out in the first days of use, they helped me by sending me a new replacement for free, and giving me tips to about other issues I had on my board (which is not even from Bataleon!).
Massive respect for that and I would definitely recommend to anybody who is thinking about becoming their customer. Just do it!
Fast shipping, my daughter is fan of the colours and graphics, board is light and easy for her to use. Seems great quality so far.
My brother rode an older evil twin for years which prompted me to give Bataleon a shot. I purchased an evil twin+ and was super excited to get it out. Two days in ( 1 at lake louise and 1 at revelstoke) and I was absolutely loving this board and then on the third day having it out I did a little butter as I was stopping and the nose snapped clean out from under me. I filled out the warranty form, attached the pictures and waited. A few days later i heard from Kara at Bataleon EU and was told that because the board snapped edge to edge the "warranty team" deemed the damage was due to impact or normal wear and tear and my $810 dollar board would not be covered. Since they wanted to make sure i was taken care of anyways they offered me 40% off of a new board. I tried to plead my case but was told" the factory team has a strict policy about edge to edge cracking as it 100% implies heavy impact."
As that was not the case and after reading other reviews with similar issues this seems to be a trend for bataleon and I would steer people in the direction of a more reputable brand that actually cares about their products. Also wanted to note the terrible response time for customer service, I was lucky to receive 1 response per day which caused the board I was going to give a shot to sell out before I could utilize the discount they offered. But after going through the reviews on many of their products they just don't seem worth the money even at a discounted price.
Nice thick material, good fit and workmanship.
Bought this board for my son, and wow what a huge difference in his riding ability coming from a competitor brand to Bataleon. I myself have been riding Bataleon 3BT for over 12 years and got my son to switch to this board and he is in love with it. Edge to edge carving is seemless and the control he has on pow/groomers is amazing. Also purchased the Bataleon Bindings to go along with this board. Great combo.
My previous Bataleon snowboard had delaminated out of warranty. I wrote to their customer services to see if anything could be done and found that they could not have been more helpful, assuring me that the quality control had been rectified on the next generation of boards, so I bought my replacement from Bataleon too!
They are great boots, have amazing support, beautiful design and are good for narrow feet. I did heatmolding to make them feet better, as I had pain in one spot.
I was very excited to ride them, great performance, but unfortunately, the top layer (syntetic leather) started breaking after the first days in the mountains. It keeps spreading.
In March we visited Tomorrowland winter edition and the snow in Alp d'huzes was crap. Too warm, old snow, however I found a piece of 'virgin' snow and started cruising on my Evil Twin '22. Floating like a boss and surfing like the Surfer, my ET did it all.
Being in the moment, I suddenly realised that the steepness of the hill increased rapidly and I stopped instantly...just in time... a few meters further a 30 meter drop popped up. A drop I couldn't see clearly. In a split second I had to make a decission and go further and see if I could find a path or walk back and hope the snow wasn't going to slide.
I decided to take off my board and use is as a support to climb uphill while my feet sunk into the soft snow. Step by step I was getting away from the drop and hoping to find a different trail. Sweating all over in the warm sun. I crossed the top of the hill and put my board back on. The snow was even softer here, but my Evil twin was floating like a maniac...until I found two hickers having a break on the hill. I found the trail back to the Tomorrowland area in the mountain and my buddy came up with one of the best beers I have ever had!
From the festival area I looked back at the spot where I just was and the decission to walk back was the right one....trust your Bataleon and enjoy snowboarding responsibly my friends. #onelove
Usually ride directional twins on the stiffer side. Wanted a true twin on the flexy side to adventure into the butter and jib worlds. Usually ride 163w (I’m 6’3 200 lbs) and got a 156w. The low camber is poppy but forgiving. And despite it being super flexy, holds a sharp edge and still cruises at speed. Different at first but once I got used to it it’s INCREDIBLE. Totally recommend it !
You better be a good driver, because this thing loves to ride fast. O man does this thing love to move. It just wants to go go go. If you don't ride control it, it will control.
Couldn't be happier. I love this board.
This is by far my favorite snowboard after trying an endless amount over the past 10 years. The 3bt helps give confidence on ground tricks .