Helvetico Posted April 29, 2011 Report Share Posted April 29, 2011 Rented the board at Sport Riml in Soelden and had a great day on it. turns on a dime (17.something waist width) upturned, rounded nose maneuvers well in bumps, crud and moguls stiff camber returns energy well, but doesn't overdo it Just for fun I compared it to two other boards. The first was a Kessler 168. Squared nose made it too grabby in mixed spring conditions. Effective edge feels a lot longer than the Virus. Great on packed powder slopes, I would imagine, but that's it. One-dimensional. Heavy. It's like lead, only denser. Tried the Virus 168 Lightning, which I liked the least. Grabbier than the Kessler, and less damp. Too much camber. I weigh 85 kilos (187 lbs), so this is saying something. I should have a third point here for the sake of parallelism, but what the hell. The Rocket required a little more alertness than my all-mountain board, but really, what's the point of being on the slope if you're going to tune out? Virus is a great builder with an obvious passion for hardbooting...and quality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ladia Posted April 30, 2011 Report Share Posted April 30, 2011 Timeless classic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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