What Our Gearhead(R) Experts Are Saying:"I took this whole setup out on a mixed day of groomers, side hits, and a few natural drops. The board's medium flex and Triple Base shaping made carving forgiving even when I got lazy with my edges, and the boots let me crank the BOA tight in seconds before every lap. The bindings never once needed a re-strap all day."Some boards are built to be admired, and some are built to be ridden hard, and the Whatever X RvM w/ Twist BOA + Blaster AW FASE Snowboard Pkg, from Bataleon, refuses to pick a side. We strap into a board wearing Rop van Mierlo's watercolor cats, drop into a groomer, and find the Triple Base Technology holding a smooth, catch-free edge the whole way down. The Light Core and carbon stringers keep the board lively without ever feeling twitchy underfoot, while FlexWalls sidewalls soak up the chatter on firmer snow. The Blaster AW FASE bindings step in fast with AutoBack closing hands-free, and the Twist BOA boots dial in with a single twist, so every stop at the top of a run is shorter, and every lap after that comes faster.