THE Speedmaster is the best snowboard in the world. All right, all right, if you weigh over 80kg, live for riding powder through trees, and are not into riding switch, it’s the best board in the world. If you live for the park, mount your bindings in the middle of your board, love rails, spinning and riding fakey then it’s not for you (and neither is this resort). You guessed it, the Speedmaster is my main deck, and I love it so much I have been known to sleep with it. The ‘double pin tail’ design was first envisaged by Niseko local Taro Tamai some 20 years ago, and it suits Niseko to perfection. The 172cm length is perfect, and as 40cm of that is not effective edge, it can still turn on a ¥10 piece. Leave the sub160cm Fish riders in your wake as you fly through the flat powder sections. The tail bites into the snow so the tip always floats above the pow. It is so forgiving you’ll often find yourself thinking you’re about to wipe out, only to find the board surging ahead, urging you to stay upright and keep up with it. Don’t be fooled into thinking it’s only for the pow – you can ride the groomers like you’re riding a wave. Like me, you’ll probably find you never want to ride another board. Available from Gentemstick Retail store in St Moritz. Call 0136-22-5581. The best ¥169,050 you’ll ever spend.
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