2011 Rossignol Temptation Snowboard
This is a women-specific, fun-focused board for the recreational to intermediate level rider. The flex rating of the Temptation is a 5, so right in the middle. It’s not too stiff and it’s not too soft. It’s perfect for those of you who like to just cruise around the hill and enjoy themselves. If you jump, OK. If you just cruise around, OK, as long as you’re having fun. That’s why Rossignol made this board.
The profile of this board is actually AmpTek Auto Turn which is a combo of traditional and reverse camber. This makes the board very easy to ride, smooth transitions on groomers and its very nimble in the pow. When you flex this board, it’s going to pop you in the direction that you want to go. This is a directional shape board as well. The nose is slightly longer than the tail, the tail is slightly stiffer than the nose, and the stance is set back 15 millimeters. There’s a single sidecut radius that is either between 6.5 and 7.5 meters depending on what size you get. The 6.5 radius is for the smaller boards of this line. It’s a 139. And the 7.5 meter sidecut radius is for the bigger sizes like the 153.
Now, the tip to tail wood core is called the 5620 Wood Core from Rossignol. Of course, it runs tip to tail and rail to rail, and it’s sandwiched by a bi-axle fiberglass that runs in two different directions, zero degrees and 90 degrees, both on the top and the bottom of the wood core. The combination ot the 5620 wood core and the bi-axle fiberglass is going to give this board a nice, soft, even flex. So when you’re railing through turns and jumping up to ollie on something, or jumping off a jump, it’s going to give you a nice, smooth feel—a consistent feel. You’re going to get used to this board, and it’s not going to surprise you at all. The extruded 3300 base pops the graphics, of course. It’s going to be low-maintenance and very durable. So ladies, if you like having a lot of fun and you are on a budget, this is going to be a great board. This is the Rossignol Temptation with a flex rating of a 5.
