2017 Good Wood

For the 18th year, snowboarders from around the country who we hand selected based on skill and board knowledge joined us for our annual Good Wood snowboard test. In years past, both tests have been conducted at the same location. This time around we mixed things up and traveled to Carinthia Parks at Mount Snow, Vermont, for the park board test, then to Aspen Mountain in Colorado for the all-mountain portion. We sought more specific terrain for each test, even though it meant extra time in planes and not-so-spacious rental cars. This is Good Wood, and we know test results determine where hard-earned cash is spent.

Our 30 testers were exhausted at the end of each day, but all were happy to contribute. Most grew up following Good Wood and selecting their own weapons based on test results, so they took pride knowing the extent of their efforts. It’s not easy to choose the perfect board. There are so many widths and camber profiles to choose from, fractional differences in taper and sidecut, and boards with tons of flex but lacking stability or vice versa. Those are just a few aspects of board selection we’ll help you sift through. And to simplify things further, we’ll use minimal technical jargon. No time to decipher all the mumbo jumbo. It’s time to shred.

 

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All Mountain Winners Men’s Park Winners
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      Capita

      CAPiTA Defenders Of Awesome
      $420.00
    • DC

      DC Space Echo
      $450.00

Highest Scores, Lowest Prices

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    Capita

    CAPiTA Outerspace Living
    $400.00
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    Dinosaurs Will Die

    Dinosaurs Will Die MaeT
    $399.00
Men’s
All Mountain Winners
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    Burton

    Burton Skeleton Key
    $600.00
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    GNU

    GNU Eco Choice
    $580.00
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    Jones

    Jones Explorer
    $479.00
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    K2

    K2 Eighty Seven
    $600.00
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    Lib Tech

    Lib Tech T. Rice Pro HP
    $600.00
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    Never Summer

    Never Summer Proto Type Two
    $569.00
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    Ride

    Ride Alter Ego
    $600.00
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    Rome

    Rome Blur
    $580.00
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    Salomon

    Salomon The Ultimate Ride
    $600.00
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    Sims

    Sims Blade
    $530.00
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    Slash

    Slash Brainstorm
    $449.00
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    Smokin

    Smokin Awesym
    $560.00
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Men’s
Park Winners
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    Arbor

    Arbor Westmark Camber
    $450.00
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    Bataleon

    Bataleon Global Warmer
    $529.00
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    DC

    DC PBJ
    $375.00
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    GNU

    GNU Headspace
    $450.00
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    Lobster

    Lobster Sender
    $530.00
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    Nitro

    Nitro T1
    $420.00
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    Ride

    Ride Burnout
    $600.00
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    Rome

    Rome Buckshot
    $480.00
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    Salomon

    Salomon Huck Knife
    $430.00
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    Sims

    Sims Juice
    $520.00
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    Smokin

    Smokin Hooligan
    $470.00
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    Yes

    YES. Greats UnInc.
    $519.00
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All Mountain Winners Women’s Park Winners
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      Rossignol

      Rossignol Justice MagTek
      $450.00
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      Slash

      Slash Happy Place
      $399.00

Highest Scores, Lowest Prices

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    Capita

    CAPiTA Space Metal Fantasy
    $370.00
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    Yes

    YES. Emoticon
    $399.00
Women’s
All Mountain Winners
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    GNU

    GNU Klassy
    $470.00
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    K2

    K2 Wildheart
    $550.00
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    Lib Tech

    Lib Tech TRS HP Narrows
    $600.00
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    Roxy

    Roxy Torah Bright
    $540.00
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    Salomon

    Salomon Rumble Fish
    $490.00
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    Yes

    YES. Hel YES.
    $499.00
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Women’s
park Winners
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    Bataleon

    Bataleon She-W
    $489.00
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    Dinosaurs Will Die

    Dinosaurs Will Die Bogart
    $440.00
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    GNU

    GNU Ladies’ Choice
    $570.00
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    Lib Tech

    Lib Tech TRS HP Narrows
    $600.00
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    Salomon

    Salomon Gypsy
    $460.00
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    Smokin

    Smokin Vixen Ltd.
    $500.00
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