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2009 Rossignal Jeremy Jones

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By Fes

Board Model and Year: Rossignol Jeremy Jones 2008-2009

Board Size: 158

Age: 36

Riding Style: Freerider

Last weekend when I was at Stevens Pass, the backside was filled with fresh pow so I decided to demo some long boards. I am 150 lbs and only 5’4″ so a 158 is essentially a long board for me. My regular ride is a 156 Burton T6 and my board for hitting park jumps is a K2 Anagram.

I was pretty stoked to see that they had the Jones Rossi board in stock.

The Jones board is a very stiff ride meant for backcountry pow riding where the snow is nice and deep. It’s not a light board by any means and as such has a lot of dampening (the Burton Custom 158 I demoed later in the day was a lot lighter). It bombed through the slough and fresh snow. I felt very stable on the slough and the pow going at high speeds on it. On the groomers, it was a lot of work getting to stop it from slipping out. Tapered boards are not meant to be ridden on the groomers and in the icy patches when I was headed back down to the base area, this was an extremely unpredictable and dangerous ride. For this long a board, with the proper speed checking, I was able to get it to pop a bit over jumps and oh yes, stomp the landings like nobody’s business.

Overall, the board was a great ride, stable as all hell, but what sucked was the crappy Rossignol bindings they put on it and that’s the only binding that they had available for that board and they were not mixing bindings at all. This is not for groomer/regular resort riding. It’s for the steeps and the backcountry where the pow is fresh and a plenty. In those conditions, it rules supreme. Why do think Jeremy rides it in those conditions? 😛

Next year’s model for this board has Magnetraction and a rocker for even better pow float. Magne and reverse camber? In a non-Lib Tech board? Whudathunkit?

2009 Rossignol One-Magna Traction

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By Chris

Board Model: Rossignol One-Mag

Board Size: 163

Age: 41

Riding Style: Freestyle/all mtn

I’m a little surprised to see that nobody has reviewed Rossi’s latest Magne-traction boards. This is the latest technology to hit snowboards and I can tell you it gives you awesome control in even the crappiest conditions. I’ve always been a big fan of Burton boards and when I went out to purchase a new board for the 08-09 season I was introduced to Rossi’s magne-traction technology. Living in Idaho we get tons of light fluffy powder here so I was rather hesitant to purchase a board that’s made for riding ice and hard crummy conditions. This board works great in all conditions. I’ve been riding light fluffy powder all season until last weekend. It warmed up enough to melt much of our base and re-freeze that evening. The next day I took my Rossi One-Mag out and absolutely shredded the mtn. The side cut on this board is like a serrated knife and cuts through the crude like nothing I’ve ever ridden. I had so much control I thought I was riding on fresh powder. If you get a chance try one out or you’re in the market for a new board try out Rossi’s Magne-Traction, you won’t be dissapointed!